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?
blog.metaboliceffect.com/.../
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Former Member
I'm with you. I do way more strength and overall fitness/health workouts than I do swimming. I've been doing that in the form of crossfit for awhile, not swimming much at all (relative to traditional training) and getting lifetime best times. PM me if you want to chat about it.
I'm with you. I do way more strength and overall fitness/health workouts than I do swimming. I've been doing that in the form of crossfit for awhile, not swimming much at all (relative to traditional training) and getting lifetime best times. PM me if you want to chat about it.
