Effective weight training for female swimmers-Y/N?
Former Member
I've joined an online 'milage club'-a group of people with various abilities,some training for marathons others coming back from injuries,all keeping track of and sharing their efforts-and the topic of weight training has come up.Out of 30 or so people I am the only one who swims as well as biking/walking,everybody else runs,walks,bikes or does the elyptical.Does weight training differ for swimmers vs. runners?I swim ***/back stroke only-no free-and I feel as if I already do a lot of upperbody and if I add weights as they are suggested in this blog-I'm gonna compromise my ablity to swim eficiently.Any thoughts or ideas?
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What would happen if a swimmer did lifting ONLY to reduce injury risk (say, shoulder strengtheners like YTWL stuff) and lifts that worked the body in ways that swimming didn't work--say overhead presses? That is not a comprehensive list of course, but hopefully everyone gets my drift.
I'm very interested in lifting to be healthy and strong. But I love swimming more. I want to maximize the energy I have for swimming and swimming GAINS while keeping my body balanced and doing some weight bearing exercise to keep my bones good.
I 'get" the idea of using lighter weights to build strength/endurance--but that's what swimming does. My thinking is that heavier/less reps builds strength--the outer edges of what is possible for me--and I can shade in the area within those outer edges with endurance work like swimming.
What would happen if a swimmer did lifting ONLY to reduce injury risk (say, shoulder strengtheners like YTWL stuff) and lifts that worked the body in ways that swimming didn't work--say overhead presses? That is not a comprehensive list of course, but hopefully everyone gets my drift.
I'm very interested in lifting to be healthy and strong. But I love swimming more. I want to maximize the energy I have for swimming and swimming GAINS while keeping my body balanced and doing some weight bearing exercise to keep my bones good.
I 'get" the idea of using lighter weights to build strength/endurance--but that's what swimming does. My thinking is that heavier/less reps builds strength--the outer edges of what is possible for me--and I can shade in the area within those outer edges with endurance work like swimming.
