Anyone else swim?

[zebano]

I love to swim though I do so poorly. I swim anytime my basketball game gets canceled or if I want a change of pace. It's very tough work.

 

[Trigeek]

If you think running has made you fit just get in the pool. If you like the swimmig and running you should check out a sprint triathlon. Gotta warn you though, it's addicting.

 

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Originally posted by: 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.

Although true, you'll also find the exact same in ultra distance runners. No elite marathoner who's winning races has anything but an emaciated-like bodyfat, but some of the best ultra runners who win the truly long races have a bit more fat.

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: 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.

Although true, you'll also find the exact same in ultra distance runners. No elite marathoner who's winning races has anything but an emaciated-like bodyfat, but some of the best ultra runners who win the truly long races have a bit more fat.

There are some long distance triathletes with excellent physiques also. Both male and female.

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: Trigeek
If you think running has made you fit just get in the pool. If you like the swimmig and running you should check out a sprint triathlon. Gotta warn you though, it's addicting.

Welcome to the forums trigeek. How'd you find us here?

 

[Brainonska511]

I would like to use the pool at my university's gym more, but whenever I end up going to the gym, it's too late for the pool 🙁. I used to swim a lot (Varsity swimming in HS).

 

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Horay!

I finally convinced MrsSkoorb to let me get a swimp3. They are cheapest on amazon from what I can tell, $115 shipped I think. Gonna order one this weekend. I had to make a promise that I'd get my eating under control until our cruise in two months, though. My working out has been going swimmingly the past few weeks but I still like food too much 🙂

Froogle FTW. I found the swimp3 V2 for $99 + 10 shipping from poolpartsonline.com I placed the order yesterday and it shipped this morning.

Pretty stoked to give this a go. 4.5/5 on Amazon is a solid rating for any product. Swimming with music is going to be like going from vacuum tubes to transistors, from blocks to wheels, from candles to lightbulbs!