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  1. dentist92's Avatar
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    gym or swimming ??
    hey everyone

    am 20 years male .. 163 length and 62 weigh , a year ago i suffered back pain and the doctor advised me to ga gym , but i couldn't bear more than 2 weeks .. now i want to do some help for my muscles , also i have narrow shoulder want to get it alittle broad , a friend told me that swimming is to be considered !! wut u think ?? i want answers from people who practice swimming and gym .
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    Re: gym or swimming ??
    only chronic masturbation
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    Re: gym or swimming ??
    (Original post by dentist92)
    hey everyone

    am 20 years male .. 163 length and 62 weigh , a year ago i suffered back pain and the doctor advised me to ga gym , but i couldn't bear more than 2 weeks .. now i want to do some help for my muscles , also i have narrow shoulder want to get it alittle broad , a friend told me that swimming is to be considered !! wut u think ?? i want answers from people who practice swimming and gym .
    noticed your location. How about revolution - that's pretty physically demanding! :rolleyes:
  4. MSAL's Avatar
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    if you choose gym you can talk to someone to help you, and tell you what you need to do and what to avoid, but swimming is more fun. maybe mixing it together.
    good luck
  5. D.O'T's Avatar
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    The gym is great as an additional form of exercise, however swimming is a much more effective workout.The gym will offer you the opportunity to target key areas (e.g your back) to strengthen them. Yet the gym is no substitute for a real form of physical activity, swimming being one of the best for a total body workout. Therefore I would suggest swimming over the gym, but combine them and your onto a winner. Swimming for hour and a half should do it (it hurts like hell afterwards tho).
  6. WriterC's Avatar
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    Swimming is more enjoyable compared to gym, that's what I thought anyways plus you burn more whilst swimming
  7. tehFrance's Avatar
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    Swim and go to the Gym, it is by far the best combo than picking one of the other.
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