I will be swimming five days a week. I want to use the other two days for complementary non-swimming workouts. I am looking for suggestions. Being that I am out of shape the first thing that comes to mind is weight training. I could see some yoga in there as well.
Or...should I only use one day for a non-swimming workout and rest for one day?
NYT article on the benefits -- or not -- of cross-training (not just about swimming):
www.nytimes.com/.../16best.html
WRT swimming, Tanaka's statement that only in-water strength training has been found effective is contradicted in a study posted by Jazz in another thread:
www.teamunify.com/.../EFFECTS OF DRY-LAND VS. RESISTED- AND.pdf
The NYT article is fine for the most part, though pretty superficial, as is typical for a newspaper article. I did smile at this statement, towards the end:
"he concluded that the only way to prevent running injuries is not to run."
No wonder people sometimes complain about funding scientific research. :)
NYT article on the benefits -- or not -- of cross-training (not just about swimming):
www.nytimes.com/.../16best.html
WRT swimming, Tanaka's statement that only in-water strength training has been found effective is contradicted in a study posted by Jazz in another thread:
www.teamunify.com/.../EFFECTS OF DRY-LAND VS. RESISTED- AND.pdf
The NYT article is fine for the most part, though pretty superficial, as is typical for a newspaper article. I did smile at this statement, towards the end:
"he concluded that the only way to prevent running injuries is not to run."
No wonder people sometimes complain about funding scientific research. :)
