Hi,
Until recently, rugby was my main sport, but a bad ankle injury means my playing days are over. While rehabing i spent a lot of time in the pool, on the bike and more recently on the treadmill. This type of training has interested me and I am looking at doing a triathlon next year. My cycling and running is not an issue but i find i struggle in the pool.
I have spent the past 10 years between the pitch and the weight room and now I weight bout 270lbs at only 10-11% bodyfat so the majority of my bodyweight is muscle. I read somewhere that muscle doesnt float but sinks.
Is this much muscle mass a bad thing when it comes to swimming?
Thanks,
Yak.
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Yak is a suitable name given your size.
Pure bulk will probably make you tighten up more at the end of your races than someone 60-70s smaller than you. Note the Frenchman in the 100 free on the end of the relay. The guy is one of the biggest swimmers on the planet and he tightened up like a rock the last 15 meters.
Then again.... his pure power also enabled him to win the 100 in the individual event. However, he is also substantially smaller than you.
Yak is a suitable name given your size.
Pure bulk will probably make you tighten up more at the end of your races than someone 60-70s smaller than you. Note the Frenchman in the 100 free on the end of the relay. The guy is one of the biggest swimmers on the planet and he tightened up like a rock the last 15 meters.
Then again.... his pure power also enabled him to win the 100 in the individual event. However, he is also substantially smaller than you.
