I just joined a swim club during the Thanksgiving holiday. Its been 35 years since I swam competitively in high school. When I started swimming again, I found this website and have lurked ever since.
I searched the net for info regarding weight loss through swimming and came up with conflicting views. So I decided to post my results in case anyone else had a similar interest.
After a month and a week of cutting out all sugar/salt/reducing portions, swimming 4 times a week for over an hour, coupled with 2-3 hours per week using core /upper body weight lifting; the results are good.
Weighing in at 208 @ 6'2" (in jammers) on the first day, I weighed in this morning at 192.5 lbs. The first few days I would die after about 600m. Now 2400m days are the norm and climbing every week. My pants are loose and my arms/shoulders are feeling the best they have in 15 years. My blood pressure has gone from 136/88 down to 114/77, so I'll get my doctor off my case.
We have our first meet Sunday and I'm pumped. It's fantastic to feel the difference in speed and endurance.
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Thanks all for the responses.
SLOmmafan: Ummm - ice cream, once I stabilize at 180 I’ll be able to have some again.
qbrain: The first week was a pain in the a$$, this last week has been a good one seeing some payoff.
Quicksilver: Competition is addicting to me, I had to get back into a team sport to stay interested. Otherwise I wouldn’t stick with it and lose the weight. I also drag race in the summer and I was afraid I wouldn’t pass the physical unless I got the blood pressure down. Little did I know how well swimming works for my pressure, as well as keeping my reaction time sharp for the starts.
Chowmi: Michelle the rapper. My name does make it easy doesn’t it?
Thanks all for the responses.
SLOmmafan: Ummm - ice cream, once I stabilize at 180 I’ll be able to have some again.
qbrain: The first week was a pain in the a$$, this last week has been a good one seeing some payoff.
Quicksilver: Competition is addicting to me, I had to get back into a team sport to stay interested. Otherwise I wouldn’t stick with it and lose the weight. I also drag race in the summer and I was afraid I wouldn’t pass the physical unless I got the blood pressure down. Little did I know how well swimming works for my pressure, as well as keeping my reaction time sharp for the starts.
Chowmi: Michelle the rapper. My name does make it easy doesn’t it?
