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 been lifting since October, going 3-4 times a week except for the week of a meet. Yes it has helped, helped a lot in some ways. My free doesn't seem to have come down much, but the rest of my strokes have. I just did 4 out of 5 personal bests two weeks ago. I dropped 4-5 seconds on my 200 IM, from late october, about 2 seconds on my 200 free, 2-3 on my 100 *** and a huge 13 seconds on my 400 IM. (converted from LC to yards though).
This was all done in a pair of jammers and a pool with slippery walls if that makes much difference. I can also say that I the weights have helped out, I can also see muscles that I couldn't before. I also have a chest and arms.
I have been lifting since October, going 3-4 times a week except for the week of a meet. Yes it has helped, helped a lot in some ways. My free doesn't seem to have come down much, but the rest of my strokes have. I just did 4 out of 5 personal bests two weeks ago. I dropped 4-5 seconds on my 200 IM, from late october, about 2 seconds on my 200 free, 2-3 on my 100 *** and a huge 13 seconds on my 400 IM. (converted from LC to yards though).
This was all done in a pair of jammers and a pool with slippery walls if that makes much difference. I can also say that I the weights have helped out, I can also see muscles that I couldn't before. I also have a chest and arms.
