Has anyone used any of the strength training plans from this book by David Salo? I had planned to follow this starting in January, but when it came right down to it, the plans seemed nebulous and possibly a bit out of date compared to other plans I had available (non swim specific). So I went with another option for the time being.
Any thoughts, opinions?
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Yeah. :bow: I feel like building to that level of strength is important for me for swimming, and even worth feeling a bit trashed as I get there. But I'm a big girl--5'10 and 165 lbs. It's a lot to lift!
I'm heavy for a swimmer - even in good shape I'm 185-190 lbs, and just under 5'11. When I started back I couldn't do one pull up. I've managed to get up to sets of 10 as well, but currently happy to do about 6-8 at one time.
I want to be strong, but I do get quite bulky. I'm also starting to focus more on my 200 ***, so wondering if I'd benefit by focusing more on keeping my weight down for a while with more aerobic conditioning and circuits.
Yeah. :bow: I feel like building to that level of strength is important for me for swimming, and even worth feeling a bit trashed as I get there. But I'm a big girl--5'10 and 165 lbs. It's a lot to lift!
I'm heavy for a swimmer - even in good shape I'm 185-190 lbs, and just under 5'11. When I started back I couldn't do one pull up. I've managed to get up to sets of 10 as well, but currently happy to do about 6-8 at one time.
I want to be strong, but I do get quite bulky. I'm also starting to focus more on my 200 ***, so wondering if I'd benefit by focusing more on keeping my weight down for a while with more aerobic conditioning and circuits.
