Get Ripped With Swimfit: An Introduction
5 August 2011
Everybody thinks getting the ‘perfect’ body means hours and hours in the gym but you’ve got to mix it up with some cardio along the way.
Sitting on a bike or sweating it out on a cross-trainer or treadmill is fine, but few people realise 30 minutes swimming is as good as 45 minutes of any other cardio.
Combining swimming with a 20 minute gym session, a good diet and six weeks of dedication should lead to great health benefits and a ripped figure.... so I’ve decided to put it to the test!
Can swimming really get you ripped?
About Me
My name’s Gareth and I’ve been going to the gym about three times a week for the past year but recently feel like I’ve hit some sort of plateau where I wasn’t getting the sort of gains I expected to.
Your average 20-year old does not eat six healthy meals a day or dedicate themself to four training sessions a week.
After snooping around various articles on the internet that told me how good swimming was for you, I started ‘gymming then swimming’.
I know what I’m doing at the gym and I know how to swim so it seems like a no-brainer. Four hours a week for six weeks – that’s 24 hours to build a lot of hard muscle.
Your average 20-year old does not eat six healthy meals a day so sticking to a solid diet plan will be the most important aspect to begin with, along with the dedication of four sessions a week.
The Diary
The Plan
At the beginning of the six weeks, I used the British Gas Swimfit website to come up with a specific plan for my diet, gym routine and swimming routine to suit my goal.
Read the specifics of each plan by clicking on the separate pictures below.
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