[VulcanBOLL]

Can i just swim laps and get a good body? Or do I have to workout (like weight lifts and use those machines) to get those good looking bodies.

[libby96]

i think you should work out using weights, etc. as well as swimming to get a 'good' body.
swimming at different intensities might help as well, like 200 max then 100 easy, etc...

[Pogichinoy]

Be careful with swimming because if you over do it, you will get a swimmers body. i.e. wide shoulders, muscly arms and legs, kinda butch like.

It's a great exercise though.

[cubecul]

i think you should work out using weights, etc. as well as swimming to get a 'good' body.
swimming at different intensities might help as well, like 200 max then 100 easy, etc...

Agree with the first thing. Second thing, you just killed your body. I know what I'm talking about, btw. You want to do something like 4x100 easy, 5x100 95%, 4x100, easy, 5x100 max. Never start with max...

In the end, swimming makes you lean (i have a thread of me somewhere, thats swimmers body in case you don't know). If you want to become more than that, do some outside stuff...

[KYBin]

It's a good alternative to running, and a full body workout. Also i think you should work out some if you are going to swim too. Swimming will make your body lean. Don't push yourself swimming too hard, youll throw up and such.

[cubecul]

Don't push yourself swimming too hard, youll throw up and such.

You only throw up if you're not hydrating yourself.

[maharu.]

Be careful with swimming because if you over do it, you will get a swimmers body. i.e. wide shoulders, muscly arms and legs, kinda butch like.

It's a great exercise though.

What if you're a female, swam all your life, and have that kind of body?
...Is that wrong? I think a swimmer's body can look real good for many (Like water polo people).
I think those female swimmers are hot.


If you want muscle, I suggest 30-40 minutes or so weight training, running, or land work (sit ups, push ups, and so on) before entering the water.
And if you swim like 1 and a half hours...your body should change.

[Christinaisweird]

i'm a girl and i swim plenty for swim team.
you should switch the routines and such.
laps and speed are preferred.
make sure to eat plenty of bananas to prevent cramping up

you should do butterfly, great for six pack,since you're doing dolphin kick and broad shoulders.

[CAprd]

Be careful with swimming because if you over do it, you will get a swimmers body. i.e. wide shoulders, muscly arms and legs, kinda butch like.

It's a great exercise though.

You gotta be kidding me. No a girl is not going to become butch from swimming.

athletic female bodies are so much better than a little unhealthy pale twig girl anyways.

[WeEzY]

yea i think you can get a good looking body by just swimming. you wont get those 6pack abs but you'll get toned.

[libby96]

^
all the guys i know (even like 10 y.o) who swim seriously have 6 packs
and the girls are mostly skinny but have muscle, so less fat...
most swimmers have a dryland program so they dont do just swimming and they are good at other sports too...

[WeEzY]

well thats probaly because they do ab exercises. im talking about just swimming alone. i dont see swimming working the abs alot. you might get a flat stomach but abs wont show until a while i think

[Brusky]

well thats probaly because they do ab exercises. im talking about just swimming alone. i dont see swimming working the abs alot. you might get a flat stomach but abs wont show until a while i think

visible abs are the result of lowered body fat percent, not your type of exercise.

[kinein]

visible abs are the result of lowered body fat percent, not your type of exercise.

Say this out loud readers. x100.

[strawberrylove]

swiming is good exercise! but if your after a hot body, swimming alone wont help!
cus ive been swimming since young, and now i have wide shoulders and it sucks :/

[JJ.biased]

Some of my friends who are girls that swims in a swimming team all have muscular bodies ><

[luver.girl]

Yeahhh.
I used to swim about two years every weekend, and it helped me get a toned body but I got lazy.

Swimming works most of the muscles in your body, so it's a really good sport ^^

Try to do IMs :]

[TheJokerFace]

For a good body, you need a combination of exercises to ensure all the muscles are targeted and toned. Swimming uses the body, but you still need to jog and do lifts. Those can increase your swimming ability as well. Diet is also important. If you swim a lot, you're appetite will also increase, so watch what you eat! Good luck with that body. I still find running the most weight losing.

[xxbobachan]

Depends really on how hard you can push yourself.
If you're self-motivated and are able to do laps continuously, I'd go with swimming.
I swam for competitively for a lot of years, and it works out your whole body at the same time (unless you're using fins/paddles). Swimming with a team helps though with a coach to make you work harder with their workout. Most people have a competitive side to them too haha; it's how we get better :]

& if you have a weak stomach and are gonna work out, i'd suggest eating at least half an hour to an hour before swimming, or eating something like apples. Be sure to drink enough water too!