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Advaik
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Would swimming be catabolic to the arms? Considering I carb load right after...
I don't think swimming is going to be catabolic for your arms.
I would think more along the lines of if you are worried about being in a catabolic mode at any time of the day its due to your overall calorie intake, protein frequency and training demands.
Im not sure whether swimming is very demanding on your arms or not(its been ages since i swam).
just some thoughts.
I would think more along the lines of if you are worried about being in a catabolic mode at any time of the day its due to your overall calorie intake, protein frequency and training demands.
Im not sure whether swimming is very demanding on your arms or not(its been ages since i swam).
just some thoughts.
Lord_Suston
New member
Like most events doin them over time for long periods will creat catabolism. But doing them in a fast anaerobic manner will produces mild anabolic effects... Ie sprinting, sled dragging.....
I used to swim like crazy on holidays to maintain muscle tension when no gym nearby. Used very short interval sprints, chestcrawl, which involves a great deal of chest lats and arms also.
Tip: chestcrawl has breathing technique and cardiovascular condition as a limiting factor but if you use a scuba mask you can keep your head in the water for continuous breathing.
Do a short sprint, have active rest for 30-60 seconds by doing steady aquajogging and go at it again, repeat until you feel like you gonna sink as a stone to the bottom. than take 3 minutes rest , repeat two times....
Train like Jaws is chasing you! and do this everyday 2 times on holidays and I guarantee that your metabolism skyrockets and melt away fat, but you exercise most muscles with enough intensity to keep good size.
The best results I got when I combined the swimming sessions with 2 visits to the local gym, basically I was having 4 workouts a day, Actually I was eating all day like a crazy mofo and still my waistline kept shrinking. Mentally it is heavy though, sometimes you feel really beat up and about to go insane, you can reach a nice peak (good balance of size and BF) in the second week.
I couldn't possibly maintain this kind of renegade training for a whole year.
Tip: chestcrawl has breathing technique and cardiovascular condition as a limiting factor but if you use a scuba mask you can keep your head in the water for continuous breathing.
Do a short sprint, have active rest for 30-60 seconds by doing steady aquajogging and go at it again, repeat until you feel like you gonna sink as a stone to the bottom. than take 3 minutes rest , repeat two times....
Train like Jaws is chasing you! and do this everyday 2 times on holidays and I guarantee that your metabolism skyrockets and melt away fat, but you exercise most muscles with enough intensity to keep good size.
The best results I got when I combined the swimming sessions with 2 visits to the local gym, basically I was having 4 workouts a day, Actually I was eating all day like a crazy mofo and still my waistline kept shrinking. Mentally it is heavy though, sometimes you feel really beat up and about to go insane, you can reach a nice peak (good balance of size and BF) in the second week.
I couldn't possibly maintain this kind of renegade training for a whole year.
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