Calling all USMS members. Your response to this post will be used to create an article in Swimmer magazine about cross training. What types of training do you most commonly do outside of the pool? How often? What cross training works the best, and what types are the least helpful for swimming? :bliss:
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An interesting study was done at Texas A&M University regarding bone mineral density in college athletes and the swimmers ranked the lowest!
www.swimmingscience.net/.../bone-mineral-density-in-swimmers.html
Although it might also be interesting to see how the swimmers' BMD compares with that of a non-athlete. Does swimming actally reduce BMD, or simply not increase it as much as other sports?
An interesting study was done at Texas A&M University regarding bone mineral density in college athletes and the swimmers ranked the lowest!
www.swimmingscience.net/.../bone-mineral-density-in-swimmers.html
Although it might also be interesting to see how the swimmers' BMD compares with that of a non-athlete. Does swimming actally reduce BMD, or simply not increase it as much as other sports?
