The TRUTH About The "Swimmer Body"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- Why do so many swimmers develop this unique body shape, and what does it really take to look super shredded?
The swimmer body is characterized by broad shoulders and a cut, v shaped torso, strong lats and back muscles and toned arms and legs too, because swimming uses every single muscle to work against the water’s resistance and propel the body forward.
Then there’s the six-pack, washboard abs. Swimmers use their cores to maintain a perfect, streamlined body position for hours at a time. It’s not easy, and over time they build rock solid abs.
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Only swimmers call gym workouts 'dryland' workouts.
Wet land 🤣
Hockey players too
Skiers too ;)
Figure skaters too
and rowers lol
I am 16, swam competitively from 6-13 and during that time probably had 12 hours/week in the pool + drylands. It’s definitely easier to get a swimmer bod with childhood training and genetic disposition. I quit so not muscular anymore but my shoulders are permanently wide, I can barely ever find any clothes that hug my body but aren’t too small on the shoulders :(
It seems that children that are trained from very young age as competitive swimmers tend to have grown wider shoulder span. Once the bone and tendons are set, adult new swimmers cannot expand the shoulder width no matter how long they swim.
@@33JenesisSounds very plausible. My cousins do gymnastics and swimming since they were little. Big, wide shoulders. We come from the same stock but we are not the same 😂 I finally started working out in my 20s but I’m sure my shoulders can’t be as wide as theirs.
hi i was a a compettive swimmer to about 11 or 12 i am now 14 turning 15 in jan but ive not swam in like 2 years cuz covid is it still possible to get a swimmer bod and get perm wide shoulders? if i start swimming twice a week for an hour plus rock climbing and martial arts? @roxy5659 because apparently bones set at 25 years old so idk?
@@leafynar3256 I am no expert in how human bones work. I just know that I swam when I was younger and both my parents swam for much of their lives. It might be possible but idk
I agree, as an Asian guy who swam competitively as a kid to Uni, triathlons in my 20s + surfing and masters swimming in my 30s, and now in my late 40s (haven't swam at all ). I often get asked if I did a lot of weight lifting as my shoulders are very broad and wide. My triceps are still there from my childhood. My kids now are late swimmers due to Covid shutdowns but I'm hoping we can fit in light club swimming to compliment their other sports in terms of musclature (Hockey, motocross, mtb, bmx racing and Muay Thai Kickboxing)
Interesting comment about the swimmers from 50 years ago. Back then, lifting weights was thought to 'slow' the athletes down. Tom Osborn, a coach at Nebraska shredded that idea. He was pretty much the one who changed that school of thought. He started his football players on lifting weights, and they started moving all the other teams around. This was also back in an era when they didn't hydrate during games and work outs, again, thinking that it harmed/slowed the athletes down. My, how times have changed, and for the better. Yup, you have to cross train!
It's how you lift weights though. FIBB bodybuilder is an awful swimmer.
Not sure who FIBB body builder is. I did see some big bulked up guy doing weight lifting programs for swimmers, and he could get from one end of the pool to the other, but had very crude form....
Excess mass, including muscle mass, can slow a person down. It isn't mass that swimmers are trying to gain in the gym. It is strength.
The same for, say, football or basketball players. They want strength to take it to the next level. There is some muscle mass associated with gaining strength, but that is not the primary goal...like with bodybuilders. Bodybuilders strive for (defined) mass. Strength is secondary.
Yup, stronger, but not mass. I am still waiting to see some channel put up a weight training program that covers how often and how much you should be lifting, and how to progress. Most just show a few exercises and that is it.
Same with tennis players.
I'm 74 and swim 10,000 meters a week. How long can I keep it up, we'll see. So far so good.
I'm 43, and I barely get 1000 m in a week.
but I was a sprinter when younger, and I do 100% or 80% effort 50's and 25's . I rarely do a 100m.
first of all, this is impressive and keep it up!
in short, how ever long you can keep it up without having issues. Swimming is a low impact Sport with hardly any sudden, jerky movements, so the wear and tear on your body is minimals. as we age out ability to regenerate slows down and at a certain stage you may feel sore, tired etc, so basically get into the teritory of overtraining. if this happens take a few days, maybe evwn a week or two of test and then simpy swimm a little less.
TLDR: listen to your body as there is no set time. make sure you keep up nutrition along all of the sports you do and you are idelly set up live a long and healthy live
At age 20 I decided that I want to learn to swim properly and I got a private trainer. I got obsessed with swimming and went twice a day (before and after work) for almost 2 years. My body changed dramatically and I got almost the perfect swimmer's body (didn't do any weight training but I'm 1,77 tall and having a long torso)
Now I'm 48 after many decades of break I decided to start 3-4 times a week and see what it does to my body at this age. I want to learn the flip turn perfectly, so I can speed up my kilometers.
Updates? :P
I believe this is the most beatiful and motivating post you guys have ever done! Seriously, I personally feel relived for not getting to the "perfect" body just cuz I swim for a decade now. I thank you guys so much for that! From now on, every time i get into the pool I'll remember these words, Fares.
As for body form: I've been always thinking about how those sweet tubby penguins can swim so well that even a shark have to manoeuvre perfectly to catch them. They're more like rounded, not as flexible as seals, not capable of dolphin or fish style of move, they're practically make fly moves in the water. However, they're fast as lightning and able to change direction in a flash. 😊💙
fat is lighter than muscle tissue
Thank you for this reminder. I lost weight from swimming daily. Now my aim is to just do it because I enjoy it. I try not to push when I feel tired or push when I feel good. I just did my first time in a 25m pool with lane line :). I was amazed how I wasn’t tired swimming a longer distance. I actually spent 2 hours doing laps because I just loved it.
As for swimmer’s body, it doesn’t matter to me. I will push myself to do weights for lessening muscle loss in old age.
I absolutely love what you’re doing with your entire channel. You’ve made such meaningful and inviting videos to everyone who wants to swim. Your mindset towards swimming being something that feels good and is good is just infectious, and is exactly where I started with my swimming journey. Thank you so much!
I used to work with a rude sorority chick, and when she found out that I've been a swimmer for 40+ years, she informed that swimming isn't real exercise. That was the first red flag about her social skills and intelligence followed by many more.
It’s evident that she has never swim before and if she does, it’s recreational and that often enough I don’t think she knows what real exercises at all
So I'm not gonna beat around the bush; I absolutely love EVERYTHING about this video! This guy definitely did his homework in every single ASPECT of swimming. People have to understand that these athletes put themselves through rigorous amounts of training, but also making sure that they eat correctly in order to take in the good, necessary fuel to be able to push themselves as far as they can as long as they're able to go. Imo there needs to be more videos about athletes in other sports. Thank you for making this video so that others can fully understand AND appreciate what these athletes go through on a very regular basis!
Agreed .... I don't think people understand how difficult the sport is. My 12 year old is up at 3:45 am to swim before school each day. It's kind of insane. I will say she's absolutely shredded and doesn't do anything with weights (beyond body weight).
My favorite sentiment: Swimmers don't have that body because they swim, they swim because they have that body.
This is actually true. I unexpectedly joined squad training and initially wasn't too worried because I had a decent physique and looked much stronger than the others. But, oh boy, was I humbled.. The other members who you would think are either overweight or obese were FLYING in the butterfly, members as senior as 80 years were backflipping and freestyling like freaking Olympians! And the whole time, I was just trying not to die lmao. So yeah, your physique doesn't really matter. You can go just as hard and strong in whatever body shape you are.
Very motivational, but also very grounding video. Thank you Fares 😊
Wow 🤩 so much respect for the pros!
I’m 54 and only 6 years in to USMS. I practice 4 days a week but I’m no speedster. I just enjoy it and rarely miss practice. If I do, I really regret it! I feel best when I practice consistently and regularly. My doctor whole heartedly approves. ❤
Dude! 4 days a week! Hell yeah! How many other people are regular in your USMS group?
@@kawh8719 some days are lighter than others but when everyone shows up we have 14 team members. Some days there may only be half of that.
@@kawh8719 56 here and I go twice/week ; lift twice a week, then some. running and dryland aerobics 2-3 days/week.
I´m 5,2, im 40 years old but i learned to swim when i was 5, i did it for like 4 years, i quit after i became an adolescent but in my late 30´s i try it again it didn´t take long for me to remember, i never forgot how to do it but my technique was a fiasco, i´m going to keep swimming regularly to stay healthy and also i enjoy it a lot.
I swam competitively most of my youth and raced triathlons throughout my 20s. I ain't that tall, 5 foot 9 but I have the long torso and muscle mass explained in the beginning of the video. Even when I became ill and gained a ton of weight, my musclature underneath remained and came back upon rehabilitation. Key to looking like a swimmer is to just swim a lot. 10 x 100 m are a great way for some HIITs.
This the video we need, fairly give realistic expectation through swimming
So the question therefore is... Are they fit because they are swimmers? Or are they swimmers because they are fit?
Amazingly well scripted video, nice and smooth change of subject, well adressed positive message. You earn another sub
Thanks for the kind words and welcome aboard! :)
Absolutely perfect explain in best possible ways.
So no one feels negative about themselves.
Impressed 👍
Thanks coach fares kesabati
My swim routine is every other day. ....because I work on an urban farm doing landscape and field work, it is too much to swim everyday. I have been swimming regularly for more than a year now, and i work on my form from videos like these. I swim 1500 meters in 32/33 minutes, my goal is to swim 1500 meters in 30 minutes-when i started i swam this distance in about 40 minutes or more. which I think 30 minutes is about 1/2 the speed of the world class swimmers. I'm 72 years old. ......and I think I will be able to do a decent spin turn one day.
Regular swimming has improved my physique and brain ❤
Thank you I needed to hear this 🤟
I'm 54 and have done triathlons for almost 30 years and have lifted since I was about 12. If you do strength training along with swimming and throw in some other cardio like cycling, you'll get an aesthetic physique.
IMHO, avid swimmers almost will never have the leanness of avid distance runners. Routine running + swimming usually gets you an ideal body, especially for women who wants to have a lean body.
@@lingxiaowang783 Nobody wants to look like distance runners though. Sprinters and lifters are where its at. Gymnasts are fuckin crazy. (men)
Woman? Figure skaters.
@@lingxiaowang783 I agree without a weight bearing activity even fast swimmers become puffy.
As single sport athletes age they either get injured(running) or their physique suffers(swimming, cycling).
@@thedog5k nobody is sprint training in their 30s and beyond so it is not a lifetime activity. My friend who was a college half miler transitioned into marathoning and Ironman.
Most of the lifters I see have big guts even if they could toss me around easily.
Gymnasts are amazing and they retain some skills as they age, but usually transition to other sports like crossfit.
My wife is an adult figure skater. Very few of the adult skaters look good as especially for females their peak is around 15 years old. Males gain muscle into adulthood, women gain breasts which is the opposite of muscle.
The body shape is largely natural, developed by training. There are no short stocky people in Olympic swimming
the Japanese
It's similar to how many people believe that playing basketball would get you taller. Infact it's just that taller players have advantage so dominate at being professional players.
I got swimmer's body after swimming 2x/week (for cca. 45 minutes) in a year, after I turned 26. I was never fat and started upping my calories because swimming would make me require more of those, which probably addead to me building muscles. I also have a naturally long torso and arms and I am a 5'9" tall woman. But I wasn't happy about it because I was modelesque before that. All that muscle made me feel big. I couldn't stop swimming though because it made me feel so darn good, pychologically speaking. 😅
Strong, muscular women are extremely beautiful.
True. But it definitely took me some time to adjust to my new body composition. Thankfully, I am fine with it now. 😊
@@aves8560 nice good
If what you’re saying is true, you have literally my dream physique for a woman. I’m a 6’2 athletic man and I love tallish athletic women as well. I’m sure lots of athletes feel like I do. Consider yourself very attractive.
Now if you really wanted to model, there’s also a niche for athletic women. Don’t let that discourage you
I'm 25 and getting started to swim! This motivates me, I want to build more muscles 💪
Wow, great video, thanks a lot 🎉
I decided to learn to swim at 26 and when I finally learned to swim quite properly my body started looking so much better and proportional, and I only do that once a week 😅
Awesome video 👏
Great Content! ❤🔥🔥
Like every athlete, swimmers do not train for hypertrophy. This is what gives them a nice body: avoiding posing in the mirror and a balanced approach to body image.
It has a lot to do with genetics. For example, I have pretty much always had the swimmers sort of physique, with the exception that I have been underweight for the most of my life. I used to train soccer, and later basketball, never been an active swimmer. So after I got married and got kid, I stopped training completely, so in a span of 4 years I gained 20 kilos. So six months ago, I started swimming and strenght training, lost a few excesive kilos of fat, and there it was, the body I have always wanted. Sure, I am not as muscular as lets say Dresssel or Phelps, but first 2 rows of abs are clearly visible, so I am satisfied. And it's just rhe begining, I will keep swimming for the rest of my life.
Got it. I need arm, leg and spine lengthing surgeries to get a swimmer's body. Turkey or India here I come
You are so right, I'm a swimmer myself
Excelent video!!! Thanks!
Glad you liked it! Happy swimming :)
"The eye-run [iron] lady" - LOL love the pronunciation
TLDR: just enough resistance and lots of good reps over years. water basically acts like gym weights so yeah, you develop that lean body naturally.
I Olympic lift/ hill sprint and Swim consistently. The Oly lift keeps you exsplosive, flexible (especially through the thoracic spine which is great for posture) and is great due to the full body hormonal responses if you do higher rep sets and complexes. Hill sprints are the #1 thibg you can do to change your body. 10-20sec all out long rest periods x 5-10 sets 2-3 x a week. Then swimming 4-5 miles a week total volume. The swimming is therapeutic in so many ways and great as zone 2 lactate training and sprints. i love the swimming more then the other modalities but I am 41 years old and ripped 8 pack due to the combination
I have ultra-rapid metabolism genes, am 6'5", and have injuries from Judo... so I've been swimming and doing yoga and gym and biking (to and from everywhere). I guess I'm on track to achieve something wonderful.
❤ I was dancer as hobby , best one ever , love the pool 💕
The Penguin Body is the perfect swimmers body.
Well Said!👏
One overlooked fact is that water conduct heat much more faster than air so the metabolism is much increased to keep the body temperature. They need a superb cardio
My toxic trait is that I think I'll be able to achieve this physique with the calories I consume and only swimming as a beginner.
Better than not swimming at all
You will get there as long as you keep going and dry land
Please tell me, is it possible to practice swimming in the pool if there is atrophy of the muscles of the legs and buttocks and thighs?
Exactly one year ago I started swimming at the age of 29. It completely changed my life. Starting to swim is the best thing I have done for myself ever. It keeps me busy, lost weight, made me more relaxed and calm. Now that I am in my 30's I will try to keep it as my hobby and my fitness go-to routine for the rest of my life. The benefits from it are just too many to pass. The only negative thing about it, is it seems that I have developed some kind of allergy from the chlorine. Every time I exit the pool and on the next morning, I am constantly sneezing for hours to come. Even when I wake up on the next day the first thing to do is to sneeze at least 20-30 times in the span of an hour and my nose doesn't stop running until the afternoon. That won't stop me of course but I don't see anyone else having such troubles so it brings questions to my head.
Very interesting video. There also the body heating needs whe staying day after day in water that consume a lot of calories.
What I find interesting about swimmers is that you can not tell how well someone swims by looking at their body. Technique plays a major role. Amateur triathletes is a classic example. Good overall fitness but they never take the time to learn proper technique. When I was in my twenties I swam at a community pool on my lunch hour. There was a guy in his mid thirties with a quite unremarkable body that crossed the 25m pool in 13 strokes. Turned out he was a team mate of Mark Spitz.
i know what you mean. I'm a decent non-club level swimmer but oh boy, every now and then on a public lane-swim afternoon one of the kids from the club pops in for a few laps, and you get this tiny 10yr old girl steaming up and down putting us all to shame, but also not looking like they were putting any effort into it.
great swimmers don't swim to have a swimmers body,... people with a swimmers body do great at swimming...
If you're short, have narrow clavicles, short arms, wide waist you're not gonna be the best at swimming. Likewise if you're a bulky bodybuilder full of muscle, you're not gonna do well either. Phelps didn't develop most of his body structure, he was born with it.
All that being said, you can always improve yourself from where you are now. And if you're not gonna train in the gym with resistance (which is the easiest way to increase muscle mass) then you're gonna have to swim fast and hard not just long distance cruising. I mean you have to regularly perform 25-50m sprints at 90%+ effort, for multiple reps a few times a week to induce muscular hypertrophy.
Yes, it is not how you look but how you go that counts.
Do you happen to have advice for shorter swimmers. Like 5'10 and below. Is it relatively the same, is it more technical, is strength more important?
Never thought about "swimmers body" before. Age 11 to 22, I lived in an apartment building with a big pool. I love swimming, I went every day. Some days I did laps. Other days I dived. Sometimes I just enjoyed swimming around the bottom of the pool. I'm tall but have an hourglass shape. I never became a fast swimmer but I have stamina. I learned to swim in the ocean. I love swimming out to islands and back to shore. So, yeah I was never ripped despite being a strong swimmer or even swimming for hours a day every day.
Interesting to learn that.
Good facts stated! Swimming does not sculpt the body the way running, lifting, or calisthenics on dry land does. Look forward to more videos explaining the common misperceptions about swimming. Thanks.
is this video only for US market ? Why do you use imperial units only?
You put in the work everyday, that's how you get a swimmer's body, just like any other athletic-type of body in this world!
There is a sweet spot in how much body fat you should get to perform at best. The fat layer can help with buoyancy and speed. If there is very little body fat, the heavier muscle tissue will pull the swimmer down, not allowing the athlete to effectively glide on the surface of the water.
Awesome 😎
Childhood swimming = wide shoulders and back. I'm a featherweight with the shoulders and back of a welterweight. Punch coupla classes above as a result. So glad for swimming in HS and college.
I'm a lifelong female swimmer, with size 11 feet. They're great for swimming, like having fins attached to my legs, but such a pain in every other aspect of my life! I can go to a factory shoe store and not find a single shoe in my size. Same with the broad shoulders, so hard to shop for shirts!
Regarding the exercise, I've found that it's almost impossible to maintain a normal body weight on swimming alone, even swimming almost every day, as I've gotten older. Your body just gets used to that level of calorie burn. You have to spend time in the weight room too.
What do you mean? You start to be underweight or overweight by swimming alone? I have a size 10 feet, and I found some online shops that also cater to size 11 feet recently! 😊😊 I'm buying my first leather boots with heels in years!
I replaced swimming 1km a day as my primary cardio in addition to gym a year ago and my body has been great eversince, A quick job to the beach and pace out my laps in the ocean pool its been amazing for my overall body shape and maintaining an athletic but jacked physique, paired with 3x gym sessions per week it works well.
Why is there a random picture of stellenbosch in the video?
Life without Swimming is Waste!
Forever Swimmer! ❤
Weird how some cultures like longer torsos. In Portugal people almost don't have legs and even "hide" them with the clothes they wear (they don't hide their legs on purpose but the clothes they like to wear makes their legs look smaller, like shorts below knee level, long t-shirts etc) while (in my experience) germans tend to favor longer legs and shorter torsos (I also prefer that, it looks more elegant imo)
It is very motivating. But the thing is I am kind of feel depressed and painful to swim more than 3km. However, I am not going to quit cause it is who I am
Such good Karma you have for making this BLOG!! 😊
I’m 15 and Im been swimming since I was 4. I get insanely toned in season but off season it’s rough. Im starting year round now so it’s gonna be good
Good luck and have fun! :)
Caleb Dressel isn’t actually 6’3 I’ve stood next to him and I’m 6’2 and I was a little taller both times I stood next to him, I think he’s only 6’1 Wich makes everything he’s done even more impressive
You forgot to mention the metabolic and growth enhancement they take.
I heard one university coach describe the swimmer body as: long with lungs
First time back in the pool since surgery, swimmers how do I keep my legs from sinking again? Just do longer kicks or shorter?
Try smaller, quicker kicks from your ankles and make sure your head is in line with your spine to help keep your hips up!
Nice gymn ad.
3:10 top of the food chain nobody told me that swimming pools have fishes competing for the survival of the best 😂😂😂 kinda thing
it is quite easy to form a shredded body in the gym now instead of relaying on swimming to do so. However those are just show off muscles, not very useful when it comes to functional challenge.
That is why I prefer combining swimming with another functional training like calisthenics - that way one can achieve good looking and functional body and perform well in the water and on dry land.
When I was 6, I already had abs and muscles, and my classmates always ask me how I get it. They have called me up stage for awarding, but they didn't realize. 😂😂
nice video
I am 5'8, looks like I can stop watching after hearing the height part
Esta la traducción en Español ?
i have been lifting weights for a few years and now im ready to start swimming at 22 to lose some fat
Phelps is double jointed in an extreme way, he has big hands and feet and a relatively long torso compared to shorter legs. That really is what sets him apart. If he was 5'4 with the same dimensions, he'd still be competitive at least at a national level.
Cool ima be like this one day
I have been swimmimg for fifteen years and I recommend it for better health, weight loss and just for the joy of it. Not for building muscle. While I have broad shoulders and a lean physique, getting the "swimmer body" like the athletes is just unrealistic if you are not devoting the majority of your waking hours working on it. So just swim because it is enjoyable and fun.
The key is genetics, Nutrition( Protein and calorie intake) , and their work out. Swimmers train almost 3 hours per day, most high performance athletes with perfect have the perfect shredded physics that most people wants. Football , NBA athletes, Swimmers almost have the same body looks. Not too big and muscly but they are shredded because they burn a ton of calories almost everyday. For most people it would be the hardest thing to do to get this kind of body , but for athletes this body almost comes naturally.
Man I miss being able to swim everyday... now it's hard to balance time with a baby, work and other responsibilities
I swim and I am pretty good and I think I am getting a swimmer body😮
*_Cries in 5'4"_*
Been swimmer at 12-16 age. Developed my body forever. I didnt do any sports until now at 40 and my muscle gains are hudge only because muscles has memory.
By the way properly freestyle swim pump up my lats in 5 minutes more than 30min weight training on my back. Thats how it's .
And you do not need weights to look like Phelps or other most dudes. Of course nowdays they all do weight training to stay competetive,but its not neceseraly for swimmer body.
With so many hours of swimming i dont think that gym training helps gaining a lot.Because muscles need time to rest to grow. They just cook it.Most young swimming dudes in my days all looked like swimmers without any gym training.Hormones exploding in young age.
For me swimmer is not about muscles its about wide chest,back,lean long core
P.S. You will not have swimmer body if you start swim at 30 or later :) Just similar maybe...
I doubt that swimming at ANY age will make your feet and hands bigger and your shoulders wider.
@@MrCmon113 didnt said a word about hands and feet. About shoulders, tell me why all men,even girls swimmers have wide shoulders? feets hands are average for some. in young age you still grow ,lots of hormones its easier for the body to transform at this age. You can get wider at any age from bodybuilding i believe but more in muscle not in skelet
For most people, technique matters more. I’m a fairly serious amateur cyclist and just took up swimming. Fitness really isn’t an issue but I’m about the slowest thing in the pool
Aleksandr Popov in his peak 👊🦾
Any swimmers out there with long legs (like leg length equivalent to 1/2 height)?
If so, are you a pure sprinter?
I've got a swimmer's body (but not skill or endurance) and tbh, the long torso is a hinderance to bodybuilding/aesthetics imo. The most built looking guys have medium length limbs and short torsos and relatively broad shoulders, and tiny heads. I've got an xl head, long torso, and very long arms. Basically a chimp.
now i want to go back to swim
when i was little i used to swim about 15km
also i like the question "can you get the swimmer body just by swimming?" .....
WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT 0:00 0:00 LIKE WHATT
Explain
Margaret Mac Neil
Canadian swimmer 5'5"
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I left 10 year ago now 30 still swim but I'll say it hard to get the Training body back
I swam competitively at a teen for a few years, up to 20 hours per week of fast drills. Later in my 30’s, I’d gained 100 lbs, and was hard-pressed to challenge my athletic friends on land, but could still swim 5k in 2 hours and swim circles around them in the water! 😂
I think this is more the sprinter's body. For anyone that spends hours a day in the pool since they were 4 and races distances less than 1500 meters. Distance and open water swimmers are a different story. It's like the difference between distance runners and sprinters, only the medium is changed.
Much truth and common-sense spoken here
I've been swimming for about 10 months now and I noticed, that my body changed slightly. I do see my chest and Lats starting to develop, but as I am a very slim person in general, I doubt, that I'll ever get that classic V shape. Sad but genetics are the biggest point it.
Eh. I wouldn’t sell your genetic limit off just yet.
To have swimming affect your body in the way you mentioned, you’ll need to be elite competitive level. And even then, it’s not guaranteed to affect your body to that extent.
However, getting your strength levels to “intermediate” would definitely affect the look of your body, regardless of genetics.
In other words, strength training would require much less work (and time) if your primary goal was body recomposition. I’m not putting down swimming. I was a competitive breaststroker through college, it’s great exercise
@@garouthetiktokinfluencerhu9731 Nah, it depends on his age mostly... Kids with worse genetics becomes above average after few years of swimming. For adult its 10more efforts and even then mostly impossible because of 10times lower hormones :)
@@donatasvigilita9908 at what point was I referencing swim ability? I was referring to the physical effects swimming had on the body, or lack there of. The physique of the swimmers this person is trying to emulate would be fairly achievable with proper diet and strength training, unless they’re 60. For example, I’m 39, so…yeah 😜
thousands of flip turns :) Michael Phelps has a really long torso and short legs.