An excessive amount of protein, in the form of a few daily shakes.
My brother is a swimmer, and believed that an large amount of protein would be beneficial to his muscles. I said that it wouldn't do as much, for swimming is an anaerobic excerise, and is mainly cardiovascular and used for muscle endurance.
So my dad says that swimming doesn't make you bulky (yeah, I got that, thanks dad) and works smaller muscle groups (I thought it worked just about everything.)
So, is the protein really doing all that much? I mean you wouldn't really send a bunch of distance runners out on a protein diet, and even though he is a swimming sprinter, I still think that there is a better diet out there, carbs or something.
If it isn't too much trouble, please provide a link...
2006-10-05 06:52:18 · 12 answers · asked by Mitch J 2 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
I mean't aerobic, this is stemming from a family feud and I was typing quickly in anger.
2006-10-05 07:03:42 · update #1
Swimming in and AEROBIC exercise for sure! And protein is great for muscles.
Swimming is primarily an aerobic exercise due to the relatively long exercise time, requiring a constant oxygen supply to the muscles, except for short sprints where the muscles work anaerobically. As with most aerobic exercise it is believed to reduce the harmful effects of stress. While aerobic exercises usually burn fat and help with losing weight, this effect is limited in swimming, even though being in cold water burns more food energy to maintain body temperature.
2006-10-05 06:59:49 · answer #1 · answered by ndtaya 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Okay. Well High school swimmers and other serious swimmers do this thing called taper. We work ourselves really really hard and all the way eat lots and lots of protein. Then after about 2-3 months of that, we switch to less workouts and all carbs. Since our body was starved for carbs and rest, once it gets it for about a week, will be the best. Then at your next meet you swimm really really fast. But, i dont believe that eating all protein is the best. swimming is a very very tough sport and you need all the help you can get, even if its from carbs and othe foods.
2006-10-05 08:35:31 · answer #2 · answered by Kendall M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No reason to feud. High protein diets are great for swimmers, especially young ones. Protein is what are body uses to rebuild tissue, not just muscle. Growing up as a competitive swimmer I saw many injuries to connective tissues. I never stopped eating carbs... in fact I still ate mass amounts before big events, but as a sprinter he would no doubt benefit from the fat loss and muscle growth accompanied with the High protein life style. You and your family are no doubt overreacting to a young man who is cognizant of his potential to perform on a higher level.
2006-10-05 07:11:59 · answer #3 · answered by BMG 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The way to go is NOT go all carbs or all protein....you need balance... swimming is a mental sport too, most don't realize it...
you should eat more carbs/protein than a normal person but not over do it....
try some mental training also...USA Swimming has lots of packets available...My swim team started it and all of us have dropped time-some were huge losses(5-7sec) and some were like a sec or 2...
i personally do not diet... i work out at the gym 2x a week and swim 5x a week. consider a trainer, work on the core of your body, it will help your rotation for free and back...
hope this helps a little
http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=470&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en
2006-10-05 09:35:36 · answer #4 · answered by TheCatIsBack 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the superb sprinters are lean, recommend, muscle machines. yet a number of those machines run on intently planned vegetarian diets, so rather a lot of protein do no longer do something different than make greater paintings to your physique, as proteins are greater durable to digest than carbohydrates. What your brother desires is a intently crafted weight loss plan that stresses carbohydrates and ensures he gets each and every of the nutrients he desires, plus a small volume of protein, in view that he's conscious of which contains protein in his weight loss plan. Fad diets have not everywhere in the regime of a extreme overall performance athlete, and the extreme protein diets somewhat are designed greater for the physique developers than the extreme activity point opposition.
2016-10-18 21:08:11 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok i personally have always found it better to have a protein diet and then like a few hours before the meet stalk up on carbs (but dont get full cause that slows you down). hey it always worked for me!
2006-10-07 03:56:13 · answer #6 · answered by shheeyya mann 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sorry, i dont really have a link but protein and carbs are the best for swimmers, especially pasta--carbs are good but you need a very good amount of protein
2006-10-07 10:21:07 · answer #7 · answered by iSwim4ever 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While you are in training, especially when weight training, extra protien may benefit your body. I would say that it is not necessary to go out and buy expensive shakes and supplements as long as you eat a diet high in protien, meaning lots of red meat and nuts.
I would not advise eating a lot of protien before a meet or competition as it takes a good deal of energy for your body to break down and digest protiens. Eat lots of carbs when getting ready to compete.
2006-10-06 12:41:37 · answer #8 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in a couple of my swimming magasines they recommend 60% carbs, 30% fats and 10% fiber. obviously theres some room for protien or you'd only be eating bread and butter, but id check it out a little.
2006-10-07 13:33:50 · answer #9 · answered by Tristan L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah...for sprinters...you want muscle...lifting and protein....but not too much protein and not too much lifting...you really have to balance cause you don't want to become too big...look at how big some olympic swimmers are just to get an idea
so basicly a little protein is good not an overdose
2006-10-06 16:04:20 · answer #10 · answered by Roberto S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋