I am a former football player, power lifter, who has put on 150+ lbs since I graduated High School 10 years ago.
I had just joined 24 hour fitness to undo my 10 year repeat of the freshman 15. I did so because they have a pool and I'm hoping that can turn swimming into a hobby that will help me do so. Now, I've been doing some reading on the internet and from what I've been reading, it appears as if some put on body fat??????????
I need your thoughts por favor.
As with any sport it will take time to lose the weight so be patient. It took me 4 years to go from 220 lbs to 158 lbs and yes I did it swimming. Now I am maintaining at around 165 lbs.
I started swimming 4 days a week for 1 1/4 hour for 2 years, then I moved to 6 days a week for about a year, then I started doing doubles with a kids team and lost the last 20 lbs. Now I am back to 6 days a week 5 of them for 1.5 hours and Saturdays for 3 hours.
Begin with building up your endurance but as you get better start doing some sprinting, that was the missing piece for me. I found that when I do more sprinting I take more weight off and have to actually add calories to maintain my weight.
As with any sport it will take time to lose the weight so be patient. It took me 4 years to go from 220 lbs to 158 lbs and yes I did it swimming. Now I am maintaining at around 165 lbs.
I started swimming 4 days a week for 1 1/4 hour for 2 years, then I moved to 6 days a week for about a year, then I started doing doubles with a kids team and lost the last 20 lbs. Now I am back to 6 days a week 5 of them for 1.5 hours and Saturdays for 3 hours.
Begin with building up your endurance but as you get better start doing some sprinting, that was the missing piece for me. I found that when I do more sprinting I take more weight off and have to actually add calories to maintain my weight.
