After doing a bit of research on what I should spend my mornings on (and possibly join as my school's team), I've found swimming. However, swimming is, I've read, primarily an aerobic/cardio exercise, and although a bit of that kind of exercise is good for everyone, being a skinny bone that wants to gain mass, not burn it.
My friends testify to the exercise being muscle-building, however, and rightfully so. I'm just wondering that if I myself with the wicked metabolism would see the same benefit.
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Yes it is. But it'd also be a good idea to compliment it with an appropriate weight training program and diet if you're wanting to really build mass.
Meh, I lost a few pounds after swimming, not sure about me gaining muscle mass.
However, it is a great form of exercise.
Being thin and exercising won't make you less thin, don't worry.
One of the best forms of exercise for you. Swimmers on some of the best in shape people around.
Plus it is AMAZING on your joints, no real risk of damaging them to high impact exercises.
You will gain some definition, you won't turn into the incredible hulk, however you will have some muscles and you will have some more developed shoulders and chest area.
With the below user -- EAT A TON, if you are small now and you start swimming you will start eating like a mad man. It wasn't uncommon for my friend to put like 13,000 calories away a day, he is a pretty slim person but with swimming in the morning and afternoon he sure as hell could put on a feast throughout the day.
[QUOTE=Arkanj3l;16169331]After doing a bit of research on what I should spend my mornings on (and possibly join as my school's team), I've found swimming. However, swimming is, I've read, primarily an aerobic/cardio exercise, and although a bit of that kind of exercise is good for everyone, being a skinny bone that wants to gain mass, not burn it.
My friends testify to the exercise being muscle-building, however, and rightfully so. I'm just wondering that if I myself with the wicked metabolism would see the same benefit.[/QUOTE]
To a degree. You won't become jacked with just swimming, but you'll probably put on some muscle.
You mention you have a "wicked" metabolism, I'm assuming you mean you have a very fast metabolism and have trouble putting on weight. If that's the case you'll need to eat like a horse put on any muscle, pasta/rice, meat and milk will be your friends in such an endeavor.
[QUOTE=Squad;16169525]One of the best forms of exercise for you. Swimmers on some of the best in shape people around.
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I would disagree. There are quite a few sports that yield better bodies on average than swimming does. Why limit yourself to one form of exercise. Just fucking eat hard and train hard.
ya
Swimming is fun!
Essentially yes. Almost ALL of your muscles are used when you are swimming correctly. It less about building mass than other workouts. Mostly your strength will be compact in the muscles.
I swim competitively and I found in almost all my muscles from legs to upper body. Especially my abs. I was developing a sixpack after just one season of swimming.
Can give you a decent tone.
Swimming is excellent for cardio.
If you're looking to gain muscle mass, instead you should weight lift.
Also, with swimming, if you don't know how to do it properly, you wont get the results you want.
I've taken up diving lately, going somewhere on average of 3 days a week. I'm finding that it's a massive fat burner...and if you physically pull yourself out of the water instead of using the ladder, you tone yourself over time. Great activity to pick up...
Plus it's fun to bounce off a board and do what the fuck ever and still land in a liquid air bag.
Swimming is great and everything if you like swimming with everyones pubes and spit
I prefer running.
[QUOTE=Arkanj3l;16169331]After doing a bit of research on what I should spend my mornings on (and possibly join as my school's team), I've found swimming. However, swimming is, I've read, primarily an aerobic/cardio exercise, and although a bit of that kind of exercise is good for everyone, being a skinny bone that wants to gain mass, not burn it.
My friends testify to the exercise being muscle-building, however, and rightfully so. I'm just wondering that if I myself with the wicked metabolism would see the same benefit.[/QUOTE]
Use some weights!
Get the protein shakes, etc.
No offense i found protein shakes do shit all even with hard exercising
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