I currently swim 6 sessions per week (Mon Tue Thu Fri morning, Tue evening, Sat afternoon, with 2 rest days (Wednesday and Sunday). Recently I have added weight training into my routine, and I would like to do it for 4 weeks. I have currently put them on evenings Monday, Wednesday and Sunday last week (45 minutes each season), but after my weight training, I feel my muscle stiffness and tightness (especially my pecs) sustained overnight, sometimes affecting my swim training as well.
Am I putting my weight training to inappropriate times, or should I sacrifice some of the swim sessions for that? (I am using a progressive overload schedule for my swim training, gradually increasing my training mileage, but that does not include any weight training which I never had before)
Lifting weights will make you swim slower in practice. However when you taper and stop lifting weights you should swim faster than ever. When you start lifting you will be a lot more sore but it will decrease as you adapt to the program. Eating a lot of protein will help reduce soreness.
Lifting weights will make you swim slower in practice. However when you taper and stop lifting weights you should swim faster than ever. When you start lifting you will be a lot more sore but it will decrease as you adapt to the program. Eating a lot of protein will help reduce soreness.
