Gym and fitness (31 Viewers)
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I was asking myself the exact same thing 
But I'm in pretty horrible shape, so it's probably true to say that any swimming is good for me. I tried finding some people to ask and it was useless. One guy gave me this schedule he would use at the Olympics or something. 500m of this, yay amounts of that etc. Altogether it was like 4km, I've never swum that much in my life.
But I'm in pretty horrible shape, so it's probably true to say that any swimming is good for me. I tried finding some people to ask and it was useless. One guy gave me this schedule he would use at the Olympics or something. 500m of this, yay amounts of that etc. Altogether it was like 4km, I've never swum that much in my life.
I was asking myself the exact same thing
But I'm in pretty horrible shape, so it's probably true to say that any swimming is good for me. I tried finding some people to ask and it was useless. One guy gave me this schedule he would use at the Olympics or something. 500m of this, yay amounts of that etc. Altogether it was like 4km, I've never swum that much in my life.
But I'm in pretty horrible shape, so it's probably true to say that any swimming is good for me. I tried finding some people to ask and it was useless. One guy gave me this schedule he would use at the Olympics or something. 500m of this, yay amounts of that etc. Altogether it was like 4km, I've never swum that much in my life.
I was asking myself the exact same thing
But I'm in pretty horrible shape, so it's probably true to say that any swimming is good for me. I tried finding some people to ask and it was useless. One guy gave me this schedule he would use at the Olympics or something. 500m of this, yay amounts of that etc. Altogether it was like 4km, I've never swum that much in my life.
But I'm in pretty horrible shape, so it's probably true to say that any swimming is good for me. I tried finding some people to ask and it was useless. One guy gave me this schedule he would use at the Olympics or something. 500m of this, yay amounts of that etc. Altogether it was like 4km, I've never swum that much in my life.
Probably the same answer you'd recieve from a regular gym-goer about bodybuilding. If you're not overly serious about it, just go and swim how much you can and try and be regular at it. Pretty soon you'll have more stamina, then you'll probably try different styles and mix it up a bit. It's really no science, every freaking workout is good and there's no wrong way and right way. That's what I've learned in 8,9 months of the gym.
Probably the same answer you'd recieve from a regular gym-goer about bodybuilding. If you're not overly serious about it, just go and swim how much you can and try and be regular at it. Pretty soon you'll have more stamina, then you'll probably try different styles and mix it up a bit. It's really no science, every freaking workout is good and there's no wrong way and right way. That's what I've learned in 8,9 months of the gym.
See, this is exactly why I tried asking someone at first, I wanted to get some knowledge from someone who knew. But I couldn't find such a person.OFFER STILL STANDING!!!
Swimming. How often? How intensive? Should I wear myself out as much as possible every time or not? Should I swim the same every time or alternate something?
You're telling me what you've learned is that no insight is possible, all we have is dumb experimentation? See, this is exactly why I tried asking someone at first, I wanted to get some knowledge from someone who knew. But I couldn't find such a person.
OFFER STILL STANDING!!!
Swimming. How often? How intensive? Should I wear myself out as much as possible every time or not? Should I swim the same every time or alternate something?
See, this is exactly why I tried asking someone at first, I wanted to get some knowledge from someone who knew. But I couldn't find such a person.OFFER STILL STANDING!!!
Swimming. How often? How intensive? Should I wear myself out as much as possible every time or not? Should I swim the same every time or alternate something?
I was like that in my first couple of months in the gym. Always researching, asking what is the best way, how often this or that, etc. When the bottom line is, no matter how good the routine is, you're a beginner and you're not gonna get some amazing results instantly. It takes a lot of time and effort. After a while you get stronger and you see how your body reacts to what exercise and stuff like that, so you know yourself how and what to do. Swimming is different, but it's even less of a science. Swim freestyle, then when you can pull a number of laps easy-peasy, try any other style and mix it up. Don't burden yourself with what other people tell you, I lost 2,3 months of gym time because of that. No one knows better than yourself. Unless you wanna go pro.
That's not what my concern was. My concern was what is healthy, what is sustainable. If I can avoid doing something that is known to be ill advised, I'd like to know about it. And what's good for weight loss.
That's not a very heavy demand on knowledge, is it? I'm not asking how to beat the world record.
But anyway, back to Ali. When I swim I basically wear myself out. I don't necessarily set out to do this, but it's just my personality, I wanna go for it. After a while I get tired and I tell myself I should slow down and take it easy for a while. I succeed for maybe one lap, then I automatically start going faster because I sense that I can. It's a bit out of my control
That's not a very heavy demand on knowledge, is it? I'm not asking how to beat the world record.
But anyway, back to Ali. When I swim I basically wear myself out. I don't necessarily set out to do this, but it's just my personality, I wanna go for it. After a while I get tired and I tell myself I should slow down and take it easy for a while. I succeed for maybe one lap, then I automatically start going faster because I sense that I can. It's a bit out of my control
I can not imagine cycling at this water. Boz, you're crazy. 
if you drive,cycling beats it for stress relief also
if you use public transport the advantages are numerous,including being able to (in my case at least) cut the travelling time of using a bus in half
well i all fairness i think the weather in Stockholm fucks Edinburgh's in a game of top trumps, ya bastard
