Hello,
Do any of you lift weights and if so has it helped with your swimming? (ie: made you swim faster, harder, times are lower etc?)
Thanks
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I have a dry land program that has helped my shoulder--I have osteoarthritis of the ac joint that was causing causing impingement (mainly the biceps tendon). I use elastic bands for rotator cuff exercises, and I use a weight machine for lat pulldown and triceps. The program was designed by a sports medicine physical therapist. She also told me which exercises to avoid. I'm not sure that this has made me swim faster, but I'm swimming without pain for the first time in many years and have been able to increase my yardage. It took about six months to see results. Of course Glucosamine and Vioxx have helped too.
I have a dry land program that has helped my shoulder--I have osteoarthritis of the ac joint that was causing causing impingement (mainly the biceps tendon). I use elastic bands for rotator cuff exercises, and I use a weight machine for lat pulldown and triceps. The program was designed by a sports medicine physical therapist. She also told me which exercises to avoid. I'm not sure that this has made me swim faster, but I'm swimming without pain for the first time in many years and have been able to increase my yardage. It took about six months to see results. Of course Glucosamine and Vioxx have helped too.
