Great cardiovascular workout, shitty fat burner comparatively
Ok, It's late so I am gonna make a request first. Let's all give this PM thread our experiences, opinions, and advice on this topic.....then comes the important part: Explain why we feel this way. It would be sooooo increadible if most question's were handled this way and less posts by a guy with 50 posts that says.."no, it sucks.... do this....it works for getting me INSANELY shredded"
Sorry if I started that as a "grumpy butt" but like I said, it's late...... but damnit!!! I saw this and had to put my "Science Stamp" on it before bed because living in the Florida heat.... I get this question all the time.
Swimming is a great "calorie burner" and "cardiovascular workout".... However,if training for an optimal fat-burning workout then there are far better options. In this case I could post studies proving multiple sides of things, like why each of these is the best for fat loss; HIIT training, Aerobic/Anaerobic intervals, calories/tissue breakdown, "a calorie is a calorie weightloss" vs. Nutrient Partitioning, blah, blah, blah......
All can be proved and disproved in studies and there cannot be 7 best ways.... Back to the question Scotty, Geeze!
I believe in thermogenisis, a lot of us do... That's why we take clen, ECA, DNP,t3, ect. Ok, for the nitpicker ignoring my previous request.... Yes the all also increase metabolic rate and overall calorie expendature... BUT,
Remember the theory about raising the body temperature by 2 degrees or so in order to get our body to preferable break down adipose tissue over "calories-a combonation of protien, glycogen, and fat". That was the original reason Dan Duchaine told us to add clenbuteral to our diet plan when our body started to adapt to calorie restriction. He tested his athletes by taking their temperature in the a.m. and p.m. If their temp dropped, they added clen and retested. The test usually showed that the core temp went back up and stayed there until the body adapted again, usually about 2 weeks or so. Then he added T3 because the adaption was a result of thyroid slowdown due to the clen putting the body into hyper-drive. T3 was dosed at replacement doses and then the temp testing process continued through the diet with T3 dose adjustments.
Ok, Scott.... So what the F--k does this have to do with swimming? This answer will be shortened....I promise! Your body adjusts it's temperature in water as a survival mechanism (I have tested this in our Sports Med Lab many times). A quick example is overheating in a hot tub or someone getting hypothermia and freezing in cold water for too long. So unless you are swimming in a pool for an hour that is exactly 100.7 degrees (PLEASE DON't BE THE DUMBASS WHO TRIES THIS!!!) then you are not learning from all this early experimentation that was done. Remember, this experimentation is how we got all our cool protocals and cycle types for all those good Supps and DVD's.
Anyway, I do believe in various types of cardio and fatloss workouts and wish I could beat the June and July Florida sun getting ripped in the pool..... It's not the best option. I really do hope that someone get's though this long-winded post and it helps them in some way. haha, take care.
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