Anyone else swim?

[everman]

I decided to try adding swimming to my workout, generally I run for cardio, while 85% of my routine is weight lifting. All I can say is that swimming kicks my butt. I have great running endurance, but this is just at another level.

Does anyone else do this? I like it so I'll definitely be keeping it up. It took me almost 15 mins to do 10 lengths of the pool, I suck. It's a big pool though!

 

[imported_Imp]

Don't like the getting wet, then freezing my ass off while 'acclimatizing' to the water, and then freezing again to hit the shower.

 

[CoachB]

I competed (using the term loosely) in Triathlons for a few years. Had to teach myself how to breath properly and was constantly trying to develop a passable swimming stroke. It is indeed a great cardio workout. There was one young lady that swam when I did that made me look like a drowning cat....so smooth, fluid, and FAST.

 

[everman]

The pool at the gym is heated, so not much of a temperature shock. Plus I hit the jacuzzi afterward, that was great

 

[Megatomic]

I swim enough to compete in triathlons. My stroke is not that great, but I love the workout.

 

[Bateluer]

Since I acclimatized to the Phoenix weather, its only warm enough to go swimming a few months out of the year. And I can't afford a gym or pool membership, and I'm too cheap to pay for the city pools, so that leaves just the apartment complex pool. That pool isn't really geared for aerobic swimming, and its usually filled with kids. No MP3 player in the pool either.

I'll just stick with the endurance running.

 

[StageLeft]

Boring as sin unless some quality talent in the lane next to you, but it's a great workout.

 

[wwswimming]

nope. not 23 hours a day. gives me jock itch.

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: Bateluer
Since I acclimatized to the Phoenix weather, its only warm enough to go swimming a few months out of the year. And I can't afford a gym or pool membership, and I'm too cheap to pay for the city pools, so that leaves just the apartment complex pool. That pool isn't really geared for aerobic swimming, and its usually filled with kids. No MP3 player in the pool either.

I'll just stick with the endurance running.

Get a wetsuit and find a lake. That's what I'm going to have to do here in NY. Seneca Lake is COLD COLD COLD even in the summer.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

When the surf occasionally gets up, I have to skip a leash, so losing 1 of my boards hundreds of yards from the beach=a very hard swim in. Getting worked, having to hold you breath while you get rolled and pummeled, swimming as hard as you can at points, to try and get in to a wave to body surf it, it just ain't as easy as it was when I was 29.

 

[Megatomic]

I love swimming at the beach. I sure do miss the ocean. :brokenheart:

 

[everman]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Boring as sin unless some quality talent in the lane next to you, but it's a great workout.

Which ones are boring? I think you're doing it wrong.

 

[recoil80]

I used to go to the pool twice a week in the past and it was very healty
Swimming is good to avoid backache, if you work at the desk for the whole day it's a good idea to go to the pool.

 

[Trey22]

Just joined a gym that has a lap pool, so I plan to start swimming this week.

Coworker mentioned something that didn't sound right... he said there was something about constantly being in the water that made your body react by building a layer of fat . I thought, I'm not a freaking seal that needs protection from the cold.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Trey22
Just joined a gym that has a lap pool, so I plan to start swimming this week.

Coworker mentioned something that didn't sound right... he said there was something about constantly being in the water that made your body react by building a layer of fat . I thought, I'm not a freaking seal that needs protection from the cold.

Your coworker is a 'tard. This silly myth has been dispelled a million times over. It's about as brainless as thinking that if a person ran in the cold they'd get a layer of fat, since that's the kind of reasoning this myth relies upon.

Google some pics of professional triathletes and tell me if you see any layer of fat on them

 

[MegaVovaN]

Swam competitively ages 7-18. After eleven years I quit.

My stroke (in all styles) is amazing, but after couple years of no swimming my breathing went to shit.

We swam 10 hours a week in outdoor pools, year round. So don't cry about temp shock.

Swimming was not boring back then, but it is boring now that I don't have a coach who is yelling at me to go faster and tells me what to do.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Swam competitively ages 7-18. After eleven years I quit.

My stroke (in all styles) is amazing, but after couple years of no swimming my breathing went to shit.

We swam 10 hours a week in outdoor pools, year round. So don't cry about temp shock.

Swimming was not boring back then, but it is boring now that I don't have a coach who is yelling at me to go faster and tells me what to do.

With that background and I bet a lot less effort than you think, you could get to placing in smaller local triathlons, no kidding.

 

[MegaVovaN]

Skoorb - thank you

Yes, I will do triathlons some day, but right now I am focused on weightlifting, which does not go well with large amounts of cardio.

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Skoorb - thank you

Yes, I will do triathlons some day, but right now I am focused on weightlifting, which does not go well with large amounts of cardio.

The extra muscle mass from weight lifting is also a hindrance to triathlon. I do some strength training, but it's a fine line I walk to make sure I don't get too bulky.

 

[everman]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Trey22
Just joined a gym that has a lap pool, so I plan to start swimming this week.

Coworker mentioned something that didn't sound right... he said there was something about constantly being in the water that made your body react by building a layer of fat . I thought, I'm not a freaking seal that needs protection from the cold.

Your coworker is a 'tard. This silly myth has been dispelled a million times over. It's about as brainless as thinking that if a person ran in the cold they'd get a layer of fat, since that's the kind of reasoning this myth relies upon.

Google some pics of professional triathletes and tell me if you see any layer of fat on them

I think the origin of the myth is that being in cold water makes you really hungry for some reason. At least that's what I've heard. Thus even though you swam a lot, you eat more if you don't be careful about food intake. It's brilliant, eat more and get fat.

 

[thegimp03]

I did swim team throughout high school and I can't say that I've been in better shape since then. Having a former U.S. Navy Seal as coach didn't hurt either, the guy was like a drill sergeant except he wore a hawaiian shirt and khaki shorts. Unfortunately I didn't keep up with it after I graduated high school and really haven't swam that many laps since.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Trey22
Just joined a gym that has a lap pool, so I plan to start swimming this week.

Coworker mentioned something that didn't sound right... he said there was something about constantly being in the water that made your body react by building a layer of fat . I thought, I'm not a freaking seal that needs protection from the cold.

Your coworker is a 'tard. This silly myth has been dispelled a million times over. It's about as brainless as thinking that if a person ran in the cold they'd get a layer of fat, since that's the kind of reasoning this myth relies upon.

Google some pics of professional triathletes and tell me if you see any layer of fat on them

Google pictures of the winners of long distance, cold water swimming competitors. It has been a research-acknowledged phenomenon that these swimmers maintain an odd amount of body fat for their activity. There isn't an explanation, but the scientific field knows that it occurs. They just can't say why.

 

[Megatomic]

They're turning into whales? :shocked:

 

[wwswimming]

yes. :sun:

 

[HardcoreRobot]

whenever i have a chance