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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 09:06:39 No.34704203 View Reply Report Delete

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How good is swimming as a form of exercise? Is it effective? What do you gain from it? Cardio or do you build muscle?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 09:11:29 No.34704225 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>34704234 >>34706637

Swimming is god tier cardio. You will get in great shape if you swim. You use your entire body to propel yourself through the water its great.

You will get nice lats, shoulders, triceps form swimming but that;s about it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 09:13:15 No.34704234 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>34704247 >>34704254 >>34704306

>>34704225
What about supplementing weightlifting with swimming?

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 09:15:34 No.34704247 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>34704276

>>34704234
This would be a good idea. I just wouldn't use swimming as a primary way to build muscle.

Better than running like a faggot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 09:16:46 No.34704254 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>34704294

>>34704234
all short distance swimmers use weightlifting in their training to increase explosiveness and speed in the water. a swimmer told me it's mostly because of how important the turns are in short distances and how greatly they are effected by snatch and clean and jerk movements.

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 09:19:49 No.34704276 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>34704294

>>34704247
I've gone swimming a few times now and I have to say that I am enjoying it way more compared to when I tried getting into running. The feeling of always being cooled off and not sweating like crazy is probably the best benefits. I'm even looking forward to the next session. I'm actually having fun while excersising which is new to me

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 09:21:27 No.34704294 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>34706547

>>34704254
This is correct. In college, the sprinters were on different weight routines than the distance guys.
>>34704276

You do sweat quite a lot when you swim, you just don't feel it. So still keep yourself hydrated bud.

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 09:22:54 No.34704305 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>34704312 >>34704354 >>34706466 >>34706793 >>34708812

Is swimming good for someone with an ankle sprain?

Gonna be months before I can run again and I wanna maintain as much cardio as I can

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 09:22:55 No.34704306 Report Delete

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>>34704234
I did that for a year or so.
If anything it hurt my weightlifting in the long run, my physique seemed to be less pleasing to me but I got a lot of people mirin there, plus you get to walk around almost naked so cant see much wrong with that

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 09:24:17 No.34704312 Report Delete

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>>34704305
I highly doubt it since you use your feet a lot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 09:26:49 No.34704330 Report Delete

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>>34704312
"I highly doubt" so you don't actually have a clue. Correct?

Anon, swimming is great for a sprained ankle. Hell, even a BROKEN ankle.

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 09:29:43 No.34704354 Report Delete

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>>34704305
bad idea since you have to use your feet

however swimmers iirc have really low chances to injure themselves while exercising so take it up once you've healed (also it's fun and nice and you can laugh at whales and swim underneath them and emerge on the other side and they get real huffy)

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 09:36:39 No.34704417 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>34706646

>>34704330
>"I highly doubt" so you don't actually have a clue. Correct?
I never swam with a sprained ankle you autist but swimming strains you ankle a lot so I cant see how swimming would be beneficiary.
Unless you want to read swimming as floating around like 99% of the people who claim they swim.

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:15:58 No.34706466 Report Delete

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>>34704305

low impact overall, as long as you're not going super hard and kicking off the walls I can't see an issue.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:24:14 No.34706547 Report Delete

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>>34704294
>You do sweat quite a lot when you swim, you just don't feel it.
Also electrolytes. When you sweat running or cycling it stays on your skin and you reabsorb any salts you sweat out. Swimming obv they all go into the pool

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:30:42 No.34706608 Report Delete

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Swim is god tier for legs, triceps, shoulders and pects if you swim butterfly. Cardio is amazing, and it also builds willpower amazingly, because you have to keep going at that pace, while doing the math on when you need to push off next. Just remember to do your curls, as your triceps will dwarf your biceps. Ya faggot

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:32:51 No.34706637 Report Delete

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>>34704225
idk i really feel my glutes whenever i swim. first time i went swimming after a year or so my ass was on fire.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:33:24 No.34706646 Report Delete

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>>34704417
This guys got it, normies see swim as just floating whrn really, they melt when forced to swim any distance.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:35:42 No.34706674 Report Delete

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Swimming is top tier cardio.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:43:41 No.34706750 Report Delete

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I gained 8 lbs overall while cutting 4%BF when i swam in highschool while powerlifting 4 times a week. Got me pretty shredded, would recommend.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:44:17 No.34706755 Report Delete

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Has anyone ever tried HIIT with swimming?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:48:51 No.34706793 Report Delete

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>>34704305
Look into hand paddles and a pull buoy. Personally, I don't think kicking would be good for your ankle. If you have hand paddles and a pull buoy, you can do a pull workout. It will be extremely challenging at first, but a few weeks in you'll feel great. And it'll give you dem lats.

I swam for like 6 years and that wasn't uncommon for hurt swimmers to do.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:20:30 No.34707058 Report Delete

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It's god tier cardio..and what most of not swimmer fags need is developing all muscles proportionaly..

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 16:21:51 No.34708307 Report Delete

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Use small fins and hand paddles, do some HIIT, not just swimming at the same pace for an hour.

You will get nice glutes, legs, shoulders, pecs, lats, triceps.

Been doing this for 4 years.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 17:05:31 No.34708804 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>34708952

Chlorine can permeate the ball sack and lower test.

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 17:06:09 No.34708812 Report Delete

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>>34704305
>Is swimming good for someone with an ankle sprain?
if you kick with your legs, no.
If you let your legs go dead and just propel yourself with your arms.. then it should be o.k. However it is a very bad habit to get out of. This will of course limit the strokes you do.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 17:11:35 No.34708848 Report Delete

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Got into it as a fatty because it didn't hurt my knees, still do it because (though I don't know if there's any non anecdotal evidence) it actually makes my body feel a lot better on non lifting days afterwards. Get some fucking goggles depending on your pool, though. Chlorine is horrible for your eyes, also not great for the skin, moisturise after showering.

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 17:14:02 No.34708874 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>34708952

Chlorine can permeate the ball sack and lower test.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 17:16:08 No.34708891 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>34708952

Chlorine can permeate the ball sack and lower test.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 17:21:39 No.34708952 Report Delete

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>>34708804
>>34708874
>>34708891
Good that there is no chlorine in pools. Just chloride salts.

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