body swim

I swam 10-12km per week last summer for about 3 months. I lost a couple of kilos, toned down a bit,
but hardly put on any muscle mass.

Unless you're a professional swimmer, I wouln't worry too much.

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can i get a considerably well shaped body only through swimming? may there be muscular dysbalances
if i´m only doing crawl and breatstroke?what, how and how often shall i swim for that matter?

thx for help

You gain strenght rather than size. Like gym, it helps if you push harder and harder every time.
Different strokes use different muscles, so that the more strokes the better.

Swimming uses legs and arms, so its a very good sport anyway.

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can i get a considerably well shaped body only through swimming? may there be muscular dysbalances
if i´m only doing crawl and breatstroke?what, how and how often shall i swim for that matter?

thx for help

leu02am said:

You gain strenght rather than size.

For reasons that I can't begin to imagine, the change in size among male swimmers is far less
exaggerated than among women. They can get BIIIGGG. I aspire to some of their bigness. It is
sometimes truly impressive. The women's heights are less consistent than men. Given equal
everything, clearly the taller men are chosen by coaches. Here the reason is obvious.

Ruth Kazez

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Ruth Kazez

I've noticed it too.

But given equally everything... its unlikely because women's arms (and hips & legs too) are
typically thicker/wider.

This give more concentrated muscle action and more propelling surface.

Another thing is that men are usually muscly while women are shaped by (and have more) fat (no
offence please!). Or in other words, I'd say that most men are slimmer than most women. So, bones
are higher density than fat, meaning that women afloat easier, while part of men's propelling force
is used up to keep their bodies surfacing.

This is why, I think a small looking woman can give similar performance to a taller man.

ang