Never tried it myself. Is there a certain kind of workout that is more advisable? I was thinking do some quick sprints as I don't want to be at the gym for 3 hours but I don't want to hurt myself either.
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Costill is not a god.
You can skip lifting, but I'm sticking with my dryland training. Somehow I think all our Olympians and future Olympians will too.
In just about EVERY sport, the time spent in the weight room has gone up while the time spent "doing the sport" has gone down among the elite.
I'll take the 30+yrs of anecdotal evidence and improvements across just about all sports including swimming over one or two studies anyday.
There's probably a tipping point where the extra strength isn't worth it versus the extra added weight, but I doubt most people whose main activity is swimming get there without any lifting.
Costill is not a god.
You can skip lifting, but I'm sticking with my dryland training. Somehow I think all our Olympians and future Olympians will too.
In just about EVERY sport, the time spent in the weight room has gone up while the time spent "doing the sport" has gone down among the elite.
I'll take the 30+yrs of anecdotal evidence and improvements across just about all sports including swimming over one or two studies anyday.
There's probably a tipping point where the extra strength isn't worth it versus the extra added weight, but I doubt most people whose main activity is swimming get there without any lifting.
