Do breast stroke can help to have a bigger chest and pecs ?
I ask this question because the few times i went to swimming pool for 2-3 months (with 2 sessions of 1 hour of breast stroke per week), it seemed to me that my chest was bigger (but not really my pecs).....
So could someone (a swimmer) give his thought upon breast stroke for helping chest development (in addition to weight lifting for sure) ?
Thanks by advance !
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12-22-2009, 11:39 AM #1
Questions on breast stroke (does it make the chest grow?)
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12-22-2009, 11:43 AM #2
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12-22-2009, 11:59 AM #3
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12-22-2009, 01:09 PM #4
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12-22-2009, 01:28 PM #5
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yea, i can def. see a difference with my chest and lats, not sure about my arms, but i would asume thats the case since they assist those muscles. i do a lot of strengh/power in the gym, so switching it up helps me with some size, its very simular to doing like 1000 chest fly's with 3lbs....you'll chest would be pumping after that...same therory applies. Plus swimming will also help get you "cut" because of that. And it can burn a lot of calories with very little stress to your joints
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08-30-2010, 03:36 PM #6
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08-31-2010, 01:37 AM #7
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08-31-2010, 01:40 AM #8
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08-31-2010, 02:20 AM #9
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08-31-2010, 02:29 AM #10
I've asked this question because i've a sensitive infraspinatus that forbids me to do pull up, rowing or bent-over lateral so its very hard for me to develop lats with weights.
Although, breaststroke is fine and i don't feel any disconfort swimming so i thought it could be a could alternative to build my back (even it would be slower and less efficient than weight training)....
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08-31-2010, 02:34 AM #11
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08-31-2010, 02:40 AM #12
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08-31-2010, 12:47 PM #13
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