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Is swimming
a good exercise to get lean?
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 Michael Collins:
This question gets asked a lot, and my answer is I would not use
swimming as your sole exercise to get lean. It can be a decent
add- on to a solid strength training and high intensity cardio program.
Here's why.
Your goal is to get lean. Assuming your
diet (the biggest factor in getting lean) is dialed in, that leaves
exercise.
The exercises that will give you the
biggest bang for your buck; the ones that will increase your metabolic
rate a great deal are the strength training exercises. The reason is
that not only do you burn a great number of calories during the
workout itself, but the metabolic changes that occur because of the
workout (increased cell turnover, muscular recovery, hormonal spikes,
etc) have your body burning calories for long after the workout.
To top that off, the
added muscle fiber after the recovery phase of strength training
boosts your metabolism for long into the future.
Swimming, by itself is not able to provide
anywhere near the same metabolic benefits. You will burn a decent number
of calories during the activity itself, but it does little in terms of
EPOC,
or building muscle fiber to keep the metabolism raised.
Swimming is a fun, relaxing activity for
many people. If you enjoy it, go for it- in addition to the big
dogs, not instead of them.
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