swimming

Gavin LeFever · 04-22-2006, 11:42 PM

it's not gay like running, no impact, and fairly fun even if you're just going up and down your lane.

also, if you've got joint problems or you're about to start working out hard when you previously weren't, i'd suggest using swimming to let your body easy back into good condition and you avoid things liek water on the knee and joint pains and injury.

LCDforMe · 04-23-2006, 12:10 AM

Yeah?

Gavin LeFever · 04-23-2006, 12:33 AM

Yeah, running always tears me up more than it helps me unless I do it very rarely or on a nice soft track but those are rare.

Swimming is zero impact cardio and there's no limit the the amount of intensity at which you can train in swimmin.. other than your personal cardio. Plus, it uses your entire body where running barely touches the upperbody.

anvar · 04-23-2006, 01:45 AM

umm you know swimming is very hard on your shoulder and knee joints?

mjfan12 · 04-23-2006, 03:30 AM

my cardio is crap but improving, and I can run/jog for a good while, but I got into the pool and was huffing and puffing after 2 laps. so swimming is great for all around cardio.

Im going to start swimming more. I wear contacts and was afraid of losing them in the water, but I got some goggles now so it should be ok.

Im going to wear my heart rate moniot in the water and see what my average heart rate will be.

anvar · 04-23-2006, 04:50 AM

They make googles with your perscrition in them, they start around 40bucks...

And I would advice not using a heart rate monitor...gage your effort level, distance, and time instead of heart rate.

Gavin LeFever · 04-23-2006, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by anvar

umm you know swimming is very hard on your shoulder and knee joints?

Running will burn your knees up faster due to the impact alone. Yes, swimming can be rough on your shoulder but you have to ease into it and not go balls out the first time you hit the water in a year. You have comeplete control of how hard you want to take it and your shoulder will get stronger from it because it hits all those muscles that PT elastic bands miss or make your joint feel awkward.

anvar · 04-23-2006, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Fight_Song

Running will burn your knees up faster due to the impact alone. Yes, swimming can be rough on your shoulder but you have to ease into it and not go balls out the first time you hit the water in a year. You have comeplete control of how hard you want to take it and your shoulder will get stronger from it because it hits all those muscles that PT elastic bands miss or make your joint feel awkward.

your shoulders will not get stronger in the sense that it will prevent injury...if anything the more you swim the worse your shoulders and knees become. Just look at elite swimmers, and how they have to ice down there shoulders after a hard fly/free set, and knees after a hard breast set.

I am all for swimming for recovery...get in and dick swim some easy laps and relax.