Effective weight training for female swimmers-Y/N?
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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/.../
I have done weights on and off for many years. I always feel much stronger when I do.
For the last 8-9 months, I have worked with an excellent trainer once a week. I try to lift one other day on my own. She has pushed me with a lot of core strength exercises in addition to other body parts, and will increase the weight as I am ready. I feel extremely strong when I swim and feel confident that even if i feel tired during a race, my arms will keep going. I am 70 so age may play into this. We naturally lose strength as we age, but weights can counter the effect to a large extent.
I have done weights on and off for many years. I always feel much stronger when I do.
For the last 8-9 months, I have worked with an excellent trainer once a week. I try to lift one other day on my own. She has pushed me with a lot of core strength exercises in addition to other body parts, and will increase the weight as I am ready. I feel extremely strong when I swim and feel confident that even if i feel tired during a race, my arms will keep going. I am 70 so age may play into this. We naturally lose strength as we age, but weights can counter the effect to a large extent.
