Good uses for pools and bodybuilding?

[badandy]

My pool should be ready to go in the next few weeks and was wondering what are some good things related to bodybuilding to do in it? I know I could go swimming in the mornings for cardio. And I hear swimming builds up the shoulders. Any other suggestions?

[Superman]

Baptize your pool witha pool party and show off your physique.

Most pool related exercises have more to do with rehabilitation than bodybuilding.

[AJbuilder]

Swimming isn't really a good cardio exercise if u want to cut up or get better abs. Swimming causes ur fatty skin layer to build up and would cause u to look loose in the ab area, though u'll probably still be able to have visible abs.

[AsianInvasion]

Why would swimming cause more fat to be added on? THat is a ridiciolous statment; no cardio causes u to gain fat. Also, swimming works the lats too

[Superman]

Originally posted by AJbuilder
Swimming causes ur fatty skin layer to build up

How does swimming do that???

[AsianInvasion]

Originally posted by Superman


How does swimming do that???

actually i know how, the guy went swimming everyday and ate Ho-Hos afterwards, and saw that he was gettign fat, and of course, its the swimming

[Superman]

Oh, that clears it up.

Thanks man!!!

[joeshmoe321]

Originally posted by AsianInvasion


actually i know how, the guy went swimming everyday and ate Ho-Hos afterwards, and saw that he was gettign fat, and of course, its the swimming

HaHa Asian

[Tony]

the only reason I can think that swimming will cause less definition is if you drown in it and swell up like a baloon

[tankus]

are you talking about sub-cutanious fat??(under the skin) hah how would swimming give you more....this should be interesting

[SDAthlete]

swimming seriously builds a WIDE back area (shoulder too) its crazy theres this one girl who is like 5'4 or so and shes hot and she used to be a swimmer for a few years while ago and she has like a "wide" back hahah


peace
shaun

[Tony]

yeah those female swimmers look like men. HUGE shoulders, big arms and wide backs.

[SDAthlete]

Originally posted by Tony
yeah those female swimmers look like men. HUGE shoulders, big arms and wide backs.

yea but dude.. this girl is HOTTTTTTTTT

peace
shaun

[Tony]

Yeah, I know a couple hot swimmers. If they are hot its cool, but they kinda lose the hottness when they get real big and broad

[SDAthlete]

Originally posted by Tony
Yeah, I know a couple hot swimmers. If they are hot its cool, but they kinda lose the hottness when they get real big and broad

true dat, like they may be hott, but when u look at em from the back and u see this V, ure like huh?? yea but who cares, just tell em to bend over...that works

peace
shaun

[Kutulus]

skin doesn't absorb water you retard... swimming won't drown out definition

what a dumb fuk

[BigGunns]

lift the pool.

[TESTOSTERONE]

bump'in uglies with a hot chick in the water is a good pool exercise

[badandy]

thanks guys I'll just have girls come over and eat some cup cakes or something.

[Tony]

yeh just knock boots in the pool, but really wear boots, that should be a could excercise tryin not to drown with those boots soakin up water

[vegibales]

ok well right now i would go in a pool with my camra and shoot a pool workout vid.... but my cp is having problems so i will try to tell u. (you can do it in the pool even if you cant on the ground) you can dive down and do a handstand in the pool and lift yourself up and down about 150 times a day (for me)

[JoeSmoe32]

Could be decent cardio.

HaHa Asian

And strong username similarity...

[Seminoles93]

ok well right now i would go in a pool with my camra and shoot a pool workout vid.... but my cp is having problems so i will try to tell u. (you can do it in the pool even if you cant on the ground) you can dive down and do a handstand in the pool and lift yourself up and down about 150 times a day (for me)

how exactly does that work? wouldnt you just float off once you pushed off one time?

[amnotjokin]

strong bump

[Pricilia]

Swimming isn't really a good cardio exercise if u want to cut up or get better abs. Swimming causes ur fatty skin layer to build up and would cause u to look loose in the ab area, though u'll probably still be able to have visible abs.

Best idea ever. And if you do throw a pool party to baptize your pool, don't forget to invite me to come show off my own abs as well.

[Getbig831]

my names aj too

[Cippi21]

I find mine useful for after workout stretching and cooling off. Other than that a home pool won't give many benifits to bodybuilding. I used to be a state level competetive swimmer and I can definently back the claims on lats and shoulders, but that's only if youre swimming hard enough to train for competition and the rest of your body looks like a twig. At that point bodybuilding is pointless unless you want to eat 3000+ in surplus calories you burn off in the pool! I weighed like 148 for sectionals in Indianapolis last summer haha

[S3RB0N]

I find mine useful for after workout stretching and cooling off. Other than that a home pool won't give many benifits to bodybuilding. I used to be a state level competetive swimmer and I can definently back the claims on lats and shoulders, but that's only if youre swimming hard enough to train for competition and the rest of your body looks like a twig. At that point bodybuilding is pointless unless you want to eat 3000+ in surplus calories you burn off in the pool! I weighed like 148 for sectionals in Indianapolis last summer haha

I'm sure OP will be glad to hear that

[MikeCellucor]

It would make sense that cold water swimming would signal for some increased insulation in certain areas. I don't know if its proven, but it makes some sense. If you can't at least see that cold water, plus long duration submersion, might cause a partitioning of fat layers around the body to change than the magnitude and absolute miracle that is the human body probably gets past you on the day to day.

Its no different than a callus building from consistent wear on a area of skin. The body compensates in many ways over a long period of time, and it may only apply to a professional or active swimmer. Some swimming cardio is not gioing to make you fat, but I would stick to interval stuff, and not long duration if you want to be as lean as possible over the long run. Maybe if you a model or competeing in BB'ing.....otherwise Im not sure if would matter.

Just my opinion....

[HowsMyClutch]

Swimming isn't really a good cardio exercise if u want to cut up or get better abs. Swimming causes ur fatty skin layer to build up and would cause u to look loose in the ab area, though u'll probably still be able to have visible abs.