Just got back into swimming and joined a team. What are some different ways to get rid of body fat in the chest/stomach/thigh region? I don't necessarily want to build more muscle just trim down.
Im 23 and only 5'2 so in my opinion I should be fairly tiny but I'm still in a 30/32 suit and a 38 chest. Is it too far fetched to think I should be a 26/28 suit and a 34/36 chest, is that even possible? Thanks guys
the key is to lengthen your strokes and your body as much as possible at all times. Try to feel your skin stretching over your hip and stomach muscles every time you pull with your arms. Or become a very straight torpedo as you push off from the wall. These are just examples. The general principle: maximize the length of your strokes, and the length of your body as you do the strokes.
PPS! :applaud: ;)
In support of what Woofus is recommending, this approach has really worked for me. Although at 5'71/2" and 120 pounds I am not looking to lose body fat, keeping, uh, DPS in mind as I swim has strengthened and transformed my body. I feel more powerful in the water and have reduced my stroke count. (Now, if I can just get my times down... :bolt:)
the key is to lengthen your strokes and your body as much as possible at all times. Try to feel your skin stretching over your hip and stomach muscles every time you pull with your arms. Or become a very straight torpedo as you push off from the wall. These are just examples. The general principle: maximize the length of your strokes, and the length of your body as you do the strokes.
PPS! :applaud: ;)
In support of what Woofus is recommending, this approach has really worked for me. Although at 5'71/2" and 120 pounds I am not looking to lose body fat, keeping, uh, DPS in mind as I swim has strengthened and transformed my body. I feel more powerful in the water and have reduced my stroke count. (Now, if I can just get my times down... :bolt:)
