“How To Get A Swimmers Body”
Attention MEN: You Can Have The Most ATTRACTIVE Shape Of Any Male Athlete…REVEALED: It Is NOT From Swimming Lots!
Who Are We And Why You Should Listen To Us
There are thousands of gurus out there claiming to know it all. Many may consider themselves experts in their chosen field, but I have yet to come across a personal trainer, nutritional coach, professional athlete (in more than one sport), and sports scientist all rolled into one guy. This is why I have worked with two other top experts in their own fields to give you the complete information you need to get a really amazing body. Here is a bit more about each of us:
How Do Swimmers Get Their Classic Shape?
Swimming is a great form of cardiovascular exercise (cardio) but it only develops the pull muscles. With any stroke you pull yourself through the water which does not develop the push muscles. Muscles want to grow in pairs – bicep and tricep; otherwise the muscle growth will plateau quite quickly as this is your body’s natural way of protecting against imbalances. Male professional swimmers will spend 4 – 6 hours a day in the pool combined with weight training to develop their push muscles. Their shape will have developed as their testosterone was pumping in their formative early teenage years.
Myth #1 – Don’t I Just Swim More?
Unless you are a young teenager doing hours each day in the pool, you will only get limited muscle growth from swimming as you need to increase the resistance to further stimulate growth. Shape advancement depends on challenging the muscles with enough resistance to give them a reason to change so they grow back bigger. Using the right type of exercises in a structured program you can increase muscle in key areas using resistance training (weights). An intensive weight training program is the fastest way to add the muscles of a swimmers body. Your diet and cardiovascular exercise are used to REVEAL the muscle beneath.
Myth #2 – Cardio Is A Waste Of Time For Men
To reveal the toned muscle of a swimmers body you must remove the covering layer of body fat with the right nutrition and structured cardio training. Interval training is repetitions of high intensity cardio bursts followed by lower intensity periods and is a proven method of fast fat loss. Swimming is one of the best cardio exercises you can do and one of the recommended cardio types on the program for interval training. But you can choose whatever cardio you prefer as long as you can do interval training with it. This means you can still achieve The Swimmers Body shape by using a rowing machine and never getting your feet wet!
Myth #3 – Anyone Can Add Muscle With Weights
The body gets used to any workout routine quickly and results plateau. Many men interpret this as a need to buy the latest supplement. In reality, keeping the program progressing helps avoid injury and burnout whilst building muscle and shape fast. Periodization Weight Training is an effect proven stage approach to muscle building. The first stage is Anatomical Adaption (AA). Tendons and ligaments do not get strong as quickly as muscles so AA is about strengthening the whole body before intense training. Then Hypertrophy (H) is the muscle building stage of the program where you will be lifting heavier weights with key exercises so that your muscles repair bigger and stronger. The Muscle Definition (MD) stage uses high repetitions of less heavy weights to reveal the defined muscles of swimmers broad shoulders, V-shape back and six pack abdominals.
Myth #4 – You Only Get Results With Supplements
Protein bars are full of sugar. Diet pills don’t work. You can get in the best shape of your life without using any supplements at all. Making healthy choices based on sound nutrition is LIFE CHANGING. You should be eating 5 or 6 meals a day each with a lean complete protein and a complex carbohydrate; small meals not snacks. Sometimes people find it difficult to eat this often and use supplements. Supplements are never better than food and are simply a convenience. They are used to ‘supplement’ food when it is difficult to get the nutrients you need. We explain how to create a diet without any supplements by thinking ahead.