People said swimming would make you buff. Is that true? I have been swimming four times a week, and I feel extremely tired afterward each time - neck, back, arm, chest, hip, thigh, calf and even my foot. How long do I need to swim to have significant result?
2006-09-19 16:59:35 · 10 answers · asked by itguru5354 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Swimming will broaden your shoulders, tighten your longer muscles, build your back and torso muscles. If you combine this with a bit of weights you will (depending on genetics) have a more tighter muscle look than the bulky.. only do weights look.
Compared to other cardio sports, I believe swimming will help build you the most... nevertheless, it also depends on the stroke you do....
If you balance between Breast and Freestyle... you will be well defined.. throw in Butterfly... and you will build a really strong back/wings....
The great thing about swimming is it is east on the bones.... so over long periods of time (years) you will be alot less likely to cause damage to your bones or tendons(unlike running). You might get a few cramps here and there.. but the damage caused by a bad cramp goes away in a day or so....
As for the amount of time.. depends on you body.. and how much/hard you swim... a few months to a year...
2006-09-19 17:19:24 · answer #1 · answered by ME 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truthfully...swimming will not make you buff
I played water polo and swam for 7 years, and while it is awesome cardio and helps build endurance, it will not greatly increase your muscle mass.
Swimmers actually develop a very thin layer of fat, to help better with buoyancy. That's why all the professional swimmers you see will not be chisled. They will be in excellent shape though, don't get me wrong.
I suggest doing weight-lifting as well as swimming, and then you will have great endurance and become very powerful
Hope this helps =)
(and don't worry, once you get more used to swimming, the soreness will fade, and you will feel great [and a little tired] after the workout)
2006-09-20 00:10:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
swimming does wonders for the long muscles, it wont make you all lumpy but it will make you strong and agile and it will help your shoulders too, if you swim laps for an hour a day or something. lift weights to get the muscle difinition if thats what you want, and do lots of crunches to get that middle tight. swimming is great and biking a lot is great for the legs, so keep up the long muscle exercise but lift if you want to get more bulk, and eat good proteins
2006-09-20 00:03:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
swimming will make you tired. try to combine swimming with some other workouts that will tone you up more. read tips on some great toning up exercises on this site
2006-09-20 00:22:34 · answer #4 · answered by lace1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an aerobic exercise. It will tone muscles, not really build them up. Define "buff," please. If you're looking for muscles, sounds like you could drink a couple of shakes a day and hit the weights.
2006-09-20 00:08:40 · answer #5 · answered by northernbornsoutherner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your swimming to tone down not get buff, you have to lift wieghts to get buff.
2006-09-20 00:58:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
swimming is one of the best excersises you can do because it's a total body work-out.. try it for a month everyday and you will see
2006-09-20 00:04:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YEAH!!!
My teacher swims every morning.
2006-09-20 00:02:34 · answer #8 · answered by girly_girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you should do water aerobics with those resistance exercisers
2006-09-20 00:01:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
everyday
2006-09-20 00:04:56 · answer #10 · answered by meandme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋