I'm a rookie in the pool, and am surprised that keeping one's weight down appears to be less important than I thought. After decades of running with the knowledge that every pound over my running weight added 20 secs to my p/m pace, am I ok being a little chunky? I do aspire to be competitive in my age class. Thanks, Steve
169lbs
6% body fat
Strength from weight training
6'1"
I look fast... but I'm slow because I'm still learning basics.
But I have never seen a fat world class swimmer though, so weight/shape must play an important part. Nevertheless, I get lapped by chubby swimmers all the time - lol
169lbs
6% body fat
Strength from weight training
6'1"
I look fast... but I'm slow because I'm still learning basics.
But I have never seen a fat world class swimmer though, so weight/shape must play an important part. Nevertheless, I get lapped by chubby swimmers all the time - lol
