/fit/pill me on Swimming

>>40929296
swimming is the best for this senpai

Can't explain the science behind it but apparently swimming makes you hold on to body fat in certain areas from what I've read.

I have had the best luck with running for getting to low bf%.. the only problem is my knees cant do it for more than 2-3 hours a week where as I can bike for 10-15 hours a week if I wanted to. I hate swimming so I don't know how it would work for me... best is a good diet

>>40929708

http://www.sportsci.org/news/compeat/fat.html
https://forums.deeperblue.com/threads/swimming-makes-you-fat.25976/

Dunno. I imagine if you swim hard enough and your calories are low enough it won't make a difference. Something to keep in mind I guess if after a while you're not seeing the results you hope for.

>>40929296
It's only good if you know how to swim

>>40929728
>>40929737

This is what /fit/ has become.

>>40929737


Hmm, I suppose it helps that I swim in warm water. And although I remain at a calorie deficit, I do tend to eat a lot of carbs after a swim.

Fish tacos would be a good post workout food right? Lean protein and minimal carbs?

>>40929836
What do you mean by that? I know all the strokes but I might be slightly doing it wrong.

>>40930600
He means that if you do a stroke wrong you aren't getting as much out of it
Unless you are learning a stroke you should be swimming correctly for good fat burning

>>40930600
>>40929836
>>40930625

As someone who is a ex squad swimmer who used to compete at state/national level and currently works as a swim teacher while doing uni I can pretty much tell you right now that you aren't swimming correctly if haven't done a significant level of swimming with a coach who has looked at your stroke and technique and corrected it. If you used to swim you're probably alright but you're still probably not doing it right, I'm a very good swimmer but I know just from how I feel in the water that I know my technique is not as good as it was when I trained 6 times a week with a coach, to swim properly you need someone looking at you and adjusting your stroke constantly, the small amounts of muscle or height growth can completely change the way someone swims, and if you haven't swum in a while it's even worse.