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[beatleshead]

lol good i got ur attention. my real question is...ive been on a diet and working out(elliptical for 45 minutes) for about a month now...i want to start building muscle now...but i dont want to go to the gym. so i was walking outside...and it hit me...that square water thing that i havent been in a long time since weve lived here. the pool.

So my question is how effective i building muscle with pool excercisees and which ones should i do? i need some kind of plan to do like every sat. this weight loss is starting to become an upward struggle...

 

[8tomtoms8]

To build muscle you need repetitive resistance training. I think that may be hard to get from a pool. I would buy a set of dumb bells and a bar bell. You can do a lot with just those things. Then I would go see a personal trainer and have him set you up a training program. You WILL see results if you do those things. That is exactly what I have done and I am looking really good after only 3 months. Good luck.

 

[cumtasteit]

A personal trainer is a good idea, but a pool can be beneficial - it depends on what look you want. If you want that swimmer's body, swim, but you have to be consistent and long distance about it. Just doing a couple of laps isn't going to do much. A lot of people do water aerobics and have good results. But if you want bulk and really defined muscle mass, you have to hit the gym or get your own weight equipment. XXX

 

[gotdimples77]

you could always use the weights in the pool...err...well ok that might not be a good idea

 

[jockboy01]

Yeah, swimming is good for toning muscle and giving definition. However, weights/resistance training is needed to build mass.

 

[beatleshead]

no my goal is a swimmers build; lean and define. i swam for an hour on sat about 20 laps. is that enough to start or should i be doin more?

 

[drhladnjak]

To a seasoned swimmer 20 laps is hardly anything. Assuming a 25 yard long pool, that comes out to 1000 yards (remember--one lap is up and back). I swim in the slow end of the pool on a master's team (organized amateur swimming, not really all that intense or anything) and we'll regularly do 2000 yards or so during a 75 minute workout.

It definitely takes time to get into the swing of swimming laps if you're new though. Everybody has to start somewhere! I remember when I started swimming about 3 years ago, I would do like 25 yards, stop, catch my breath, rest, 25 more yards, etc. I'd do 45 minute workouts and get in only a couple dozen laps. As time went on, I got better about doing longer sets without stopping. Now days, I can keep going almost indefinitely if I want to. On a few occasions, I've swam a mile straight without stopping but rarely do this because it just gets kind of boring.

 

[alley]

my swims tend to be a hour and a half--and I have added hand paddles and flippers to parts of my workout for added resistance---

 

[beatleshead]

To a seasoned swimmer 20 laps is hardly anything. Assuming a 25 yard long pool, that comes out to 1000 yards (remember--one lap is up and back). I swim in the slow end of the pool on a master's team (organized amateur swimming, not really all that intense or anything) and we'll regularly do 2000 yards or so during a 75 minute workout.

It definitely takes time to get into the swing of swimming laps if you're new though. Everybody has to start somewhere! I remember when I started swimming about 3 years ago, I would do like 25 yards, stop, catch my breath, rest, 25 more yards, etc. I'd do 45 minute workouts and get in only a couple dozen laps. As time went on, I got better about doing longer sets without stopping. Now days, I can keep going almost indefinitely if I want to. On a few occasions, I've swam a mile straight without stopping but rarely do this because it just gets kind of boring.

wow now i feel like i didnt do anything at all lol so 2000 yards total is a good start? about 40 laps?

 

[alley]

40 laps will come with practice----I do about 60 in my workout--(feeling superior and all)

 

[jockboy01]

wow now i feel like i didnt do anything at all lol so 2000 yards total is a good start? about 40 laps?

Well, it's hard to say. It depends on how well you swim. I swim about 2100 meters in a series of sets and it takes me 45-60 minutes. But I swam competitively for about twelve years when I was younger. I have a friend who swam better and he would do 1.5-2x that amount in a workout. Most people who aren't swimmers don't do 2000 meters.

I'd say to find something that works for you. Basically an hour is a good amount of time to swim. Not saying to swim an hour straight... that would get boring. Do sets and shoot for times so that you have to push yourself. AS you get better at swimming and in better shape, you'll see times get faster.