So I’ve been doing my own research … mostly using myself as a guinea pig. I think perhaps I know why swimming is such a good workout… and I’m not just talking about the fact that it reduces strain on the joints and weight due to the water pressure.
So yesterday one of the guys that’s really into Farrell’s (long time Farrell’s member), who was also a wrestler replied to my comment of me standing by the door so it’s cooler in the building that he wanted it as hot as possible in the building so he sweats more and gets a better workout.
Well yesterday I did stand by the door I got my butt front and center on that door so I could get a breeze. My goal, to not overheat. It always seems that when I overheat I start falling apart. I can’t seem to get enough breath, yes I sweat even more than normal, and I start pooping out hard core. Well yesterday I didn’t over heat. I was doing everything to the max I felt I could do the workout. Staying a few degrease cooler REALLY seemed to help. I didn’t "do” more than normal yesterday. In fact once we got home and had dinner I was mostly stationary as we were playing (Jer was playing I was watching) Disgaea. BUT when I look at the lvls of effort put out in the workout I’m showing a spiky graph that is significantly above walking for nearly the full 45 minutes. Monday it wasn't above walking much. I'm pretty sure I was overheating based on the way I felt on Monday.
So back to my swimming thing. I think swimming is such a good workout because people use their whole bodies, and don’t overheat nearly as easily. I think being hot while you exercise so you sweat more really does absolutely nothing for you as far as calorie burn.
Now I am not an expert, and my test group is me, myself and I. So I could be way off base, but I will tell you per the body media if it is cooler out and I am busting my hump I can do so harder and for longer before I hit the point of mentally hitting the OMG MUST STOP point, or my body just telling me to piss off and it's done playing.
I admit I’d really like to strap a body media on Kasey (the guy that made the comment that he felt he got a better workout when it was warm) when it’s really hot, and again when it was cooler for the same workout and find out which one he burns more in… or if there is even a difference.
For me the answer is clear. Stay cool = can do more.
I still sweat like a maniac either way, but I don’t tend to overheat which means I can breathe enough to keep going. It also means I have enough steam left to get to the end of the workout. Because as I go on in this journey I should have to work harder and harder to obtain the same results… now granted that will probably be awhile since it takes my body awhile to “adjust” to something. BUT the nerd in me would really like to test the cool vs hot theory. In the end I could give a rats ass about losing water weight. I want to lose the fat and build the muscle. Being hot does drop more water weight, but then I just guzzle more water to replenish.
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