For the current time our Masters schedule is limited to three mornings per week (M-W-F), with occasional Saturdays.
Since I'm an early riser and up at 5:00AM anyway, I'm trying to come up with some ideas for some dryland and/or strength training routines for Tuesday and Thursday mornings when I can't swim.
I've been doing some stretch cord and bodyweight training on a random basis, but thinking it would help if I had more of a structured plan. I've got a seldom used gym membership, so that's an option for my off days.
Running is out due to some chronic knee problems.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks.
There are lots of us who are solo swimmers - i.e. we don't train with a team. There are workouts posted for several different types of swimmers. Not sure if your gym has a pool or not, but that would be an option I would think on TTh. If not, try to use an elliptical. My orthopedic surgeon told me to get one a while back, rather than run (this was before I took up swimming), and they don't hurt your knees at all. Fantastic whole body workout if you can handle the monotony.
But yeah, like the suggestion above, sign up for a trainer and get introduced to some of that. I occasionally hit the weights with my kid, and follow the routine her coach gives the older kids. Pretty simple. Legs are stepping up on (high) blocks with kettleballs, and knee extensions and leg curls (both of those on machines). Arms are curls and military press iwth dumbells, and tricep pulldown and lat bars on the machine. Lower weight, higher rep.
There are lots of us who are solo swimmers - i.e. we don't train with a team. There are workouts posted for several different types of swimmers. Not sure if your gym has a pool or not, but that would be an option I would think on TTh. If not, try to use an elliptical. My orthopedic surgeon told me to get one a while back, rather than run (this was before I took up swimming), and they don't hurt your knees at all. Fantastic whole body workout if you can handle the monotony.
But yeah, like the suggestion above, sign up for a trainer and get introduced to some of that. I occasionally hit the weights with my kid, and follow the routine her coach gives the older kids. Pretty simple. Legs are stepping up on (high) blocks with kettleballs, and knee extensions and leg curls (both of those on machines). Arms are curls and military press iwth dumbells, and tricep pulldown and lat bars on the machine. Lower weight, higher rep.
