Just wondering if anyone had experienced this:
Started 2nd swimming life in fall 2007 and have been hard at it since. For the first 9 or 10 months, I was just swimming long and slow until I could go no more. I began throwing in some sprint sets after a good 1600 or so for the next few months. During this period, say a year or so, I dropped 40 lbs, from 235 to 195 (I'm 6'3"). Breaking 190 was my goal, though 190 is probably where I should be.
Throughout 2009, I could no longer stand the long swims and did more and more sets, 400's, 200's, 100s & 50's between a warm-up 500 and a warm down 500. My goal is 3000 - 3200/day and try to get as close to 16k per week as I can by doing some variation of the sets above.
Over the last year of doing this, I've noticed more muscle I think, and my clothes all still fit right, but the scale is alarming me. I'm hovering around - and some weeks over - 200 again.
I think I've slipped in my eating habits (definitely did over the holidays), but I was wondering if anyone has seen this before? Are these sprints where I'm constantly trying to improve my times putting muscle on me that are causing me to fret over the weight gain? Or do I just need to stay away from the fridge? Or what?
Blue
PS> I know all the sites regarding weight loss & swimming, I just want the answers from the horses' mouths. Thanks!
Actually crashed and burned today and need two days emergency rest - that'll teach me!! :bed:
I hope you feel better soon.
How are you going to proceed as to your swimming meet?
Your slowing down in the pool was probably a precursor to your crash. Your body was trying to tell you to back off.
Joshua - some interesting observations... I think that as swimmers often our desire for low BF is often nothing to do with going quickly but eveything to do with our vanity and ego's.
OK, but remember that weight control is at least 50%, and more likely closer to 70%, diet.
In running there is most definately a benefit in having low BF but as you say some of my fastest swimming buddies are - shall we say carrying an inch or two around the middle!!
Being a metric guy myself, I wouldn't know about those extra inches...lol
But of course I look great in my Speedo's! :blush:
I use jammers - problem solved!
A progressive weight lifting program
CrossFit
Personal Trainer
Classes (Core, Yoga, Spin, etc)
Training for an event. My gym has an indoor 1 hour tri at the end of the month, 10 minute swim, 20 minute run, 30 minute bike. This got more people in the pool than New Years did.
I like the idea of a 1hour tri-i'll suggest it to my Y.
The weight lifting-not so much-the last thing I need is bigger shoulders and more testosterone!
My biggest enemy is junk food and getting bored with my workout, so I'm really trying to watch my intake and mixing up my workout.I've added more biking,and some weights.My goal is to do 2 days each of swimming,biking and walking/running by spring.
If I don't loose any weight that way I'm out of ideas.
What distance is a 10-minute swim?
Midas... are you messing with me?
The competition is to see who can get the furthest in an hour. I don't know the details, but maybe there is a multiplier for the swim and the run to make those legs as valuable as the bike.
I hope you feel better soon.
How are you going to proceed as to your swimming meet?
Your slowing down in the pool was probably a precursor to your crash. Your body was trying to tell you to back off.
Yes your're right. Plan now is to back right off the mileage and go for speed, speed, speed!! seriously I need to worry less about the perfect plan and more about the event i.e swimming 50/100/200 fast. We are never too old or proud to learn from our mistakes!!! :bitching:
