Swimming is BAD for weight loss

[ee33ee]

There was a thread earlier comparing swimming to running, and I think people should read this article

http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/...h/swimming.htm

[Skull Crusher Chris]

I don't believe that at all every single swimmer I have seen is completely cut.

[CelticBhoy]

Phenomenal post. I find it pretty interesting. I do wonder though...if "running" in chest-deep water can burn a lot of calories. Not to mention that the movements are both concentric and eccentric. ...Hmm, I've lost my mind.

Reps!...erm...no reps. Gotta spread some around more

[mateostarks]

im sorry but im not gonna read it

[ee33ee]

I don't believe that at all every single swimmer I have seen is completely cut.

Umm I WAS a swimmer and i AM a runner, and I can tell you that the average runner has significantly less body fat

The article brings up many good points, why dont you argue with those instead of giving me anecdotal evidence


Maybe my title is a little sensationalist (swimming isnt BAD), but the article did show a study of how swimming can be COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE


And celtic I dont think that would be as effective as actual running, because your body doesnt have to deal with as much gravity because its in the water

[Skull Crusher Chris]

I wasn't talking about the runner vs. swimmer i was talking about your title "swimming bad for weight loss"

[Vipersg123]

the main reason why swimming is considered bad for weight loss is because the cold water increases your appetite.

[ee33ee]

I wasn't talking about the runner vs. swimmer i was talking about your title "swimming bad for weight loss"

Maybe my title is a little sensationalist (swimming isnt BAD), but the article did show a study of how swimming can lead to weight GAIN


Swimming can lower your body fat if you diet well

But if you're trying to go from 10% to 8% body fat, for example, running is the way to go



Okay im just tired of people saying "omg swimming uses all your muscles, its the best exercise"

[warbird00]

Maybe my title is a little sensationalist (swimming isnt BAD), but the article did show a study of how swimming can lead to weight GAIN


Swimming can lower your body fat if you diet well

But if you're trying to go from 10% to 8% body fat, for example, running is the way to go



Okay im just tired of people saying "omg swimming uses all your muscles, its the best exercise"

x2
one of my friends a couple years ago was like dude, im gonna join the swim team and get huege and ripped
i loled at him and shopped him phelps, who is one could argue the best swimmer of all time and i could achieve his physique in about a year or training. and hes been swimming all his life

[Brutotal]

Losing weight= calorie deficiency

Swimming increases the calories burned. Running may be better but both are worthless without diet.

[x ShAnE x]

I stopped when I got to this:

Research published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine shows that in the absence of a controlled diet, swimming has little or no effect on weight loss [1].

NOTHING is gonna lower BF much without a controlled diet. No matter how hard you work your ass off, if you go home and eat chocolate and twinkies, your getting no where.

[ee33ee]

I stopped when I got to this:

Research published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine shows that in the absence of a controlled diet, swimming has little or no effect on weight loss [1].

NOTHING is gonna lower BF much without a controlled diet. No matter how hard you work your ass off, if you go home and eat chocolate and twinkies, your getting no where.

Wrong. If you're at a stable weight while eating twinkies and chocolate, and exercise, then you WILL Lose weight

The cyclers who had an "uncontrolled diet" lost 19 pounds; WALKERS who had an "uncontrolled diet" lost weight too

But swimmers who had an "uncontrolled diet" gained weight

This is because swimming's effects on appetite often outweigh its calorie-expenditure

[Hollinator]

imo i dont think swimming itself effects weightgain...
my brother a NZ junior champ swam competitvly for years (as did i) but he trained 9+ times a week 1h 30mins to 2 hours each session, ate like a horse (or an "uncontrolled diet"), and was lean as!!
...so its down to whether or not u are in calorie deficiet and how much effort you put into the exercise. Same old story calories in Vs calories out.

[dillingerescp]

I was a pretty hardcore swimmer my whole life, and I always had chub on me... I stopped swimming and have been running the past couple months... Ive never been leaner :shrug:

[webster7]

nice article!
Something I have been waiting for
Those dudes who just flatter swimming are never gonna boast again :P

[Death Strike]

very interesting, im gonna remeber this for if/when i cut

[Fon7ana]

running = cardio, lose weight.. face it.. runners are TWIGS
swimming = cardio, full body strengthening..

its not that hard people!

[plcsp]

Your title:
swimming is BAD for weight loss.

Article:
swimming appears to be LESS EFFECTIVE than other forms of exercise at promoting weight loss.




Any kind of physical activity, swimming or other, is going to burn calories. Swimming isn't "bad" for weight loss, sitting around doing nothing is. Negged for lying.

[SurferStyle*]

that statement is VERY wrong

i had been a competitive swimmer for the past 9 years, i used to be very chubby and it only took a few months for me to become very skinny

it also depends on your genetics

[naneerGynnhoJ]

I swim, have played baseball, football, ran track and wrestled. And will honestly say if you have the right coach and dedication NOTHING can compete with swimming 12 miles a day.

[SurferStyle*]

also in my years i have been swimming i have seen thousands of swimmers and ALL of them were toned and well built

[s0ulja714]

swimming alone won't do jack **** for you, maybe give you a good tan or a bad sunburn, who knows

swimming + other kinds of cardio + weights + diet = there you go, now that's something

[TJ_Strong]

[naneerGynnhoJ]

Soulja, your a moron please leave.

I garutnee you would not last a day in the pool with the right coach.
Along with everyone else here who thinks it isnt anything.

Swimming has been proved to work almost every muscle in your body and when you strain your whole body for hours at a time, you think it may do something? And, pulling yourself through the water for so long is bound to do something to your muscles/cardio care to tell me other wise?

[corple]

lmfao seriously

cliffs please...on the main points

[rippedmaz]

x2
one of my friends a couple years ago was like dude, im gonna join the swim team and get huege and ripped
i loled at him and shopped him phelps, who is one could argue the best swimmer of all time and i could achieve his physique in about a year or training. and hes been swimming all his life

Phelps is 6'4" tall and doesn't lift weights that often. Atleast he used to not. They don't exactly lift for mass. Roland Schoeman is pretty big for a tall guy, he's 6'7".

http://www.rolandschoeman.co.za/main.asp

[rippedmaz]

Umm I WAS a swimmer and i AM a runner, and I can tell you that the average runner has significantly less body fat

The article brings up many good points, why dont you argue with those instead of giving me anecdotal evidence


Maybe my title is a little sensationalist (swimming isnt BAD), but the article did show a study of how swimming can be COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE


And celtic I dont think that would be as effective as actual running, because your body doesnt have to deal with as much gravity because its in the water

Sprinters might be ripped, but most runners are skinny.

[plcsp]

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[yCat]

all i did was read "the bottom line" and the thread title here is not what is said there.

[Icicle]

To the OP

Sorry, you're a moron. Apparently your reading comprehension did not grasp the point of this article, in which the thesis is basically this: "Research published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine shows that in the absence of a controlled diet, swimming has little or no effect on weight loss [1]." Never once in the article did it say that swimming is "bad" for weight loss, or that swimming is "counter productive" (your own words). The article simply said the main reason swimming maybe have a less of an effect on weight loss is because of the increase of apetite ASSUMING they're swimming in cold water, and the article did mention that water temperature in the study was extremely cold. In addition the article ends with this note: "Losing weight is all about burning more calories than you eat. Any form of exercise, swimming included, will get the job done." I don't know if you read until the end. You were probably too excited to come to the bb forums to tell everyone about how "bad" swimming is for weight loss. The point is, if you don't eat right, you're not going to lose weight no matter what exercise you do.

Other ****: How can you compare running to swimming anyway? I wouldn't catagorize them in the same league. Running is a cardio that works only the legs. Swimming helps build muscle in every part of your body. Each sport has its own advatages and disadvatages