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 lift weghts 5 days a seek and swim 5 or 6 days a week. Almost always lifting first and then swimming. I vary my weight and swimming workouts according to how I feel. I think that is the answer - just use common sense. If I have completed a hard weight lifting session I take a little longer to stretch before jumping in the pool. I also warm up more gradually and see how it goes. Sometimes I follow a hard weight workout with a vigoris swim session, and sometimes not. I have been doing this for about 4 years, and have suffered no injuries related to the workouts. Granted I am not a world class athlete and am not training for specifically competition. I am a fitness swimmer who competes only occaisionsly. Also I have found that having a day off every 3 or 4 days is very beneficial, I come back stronger every time.
I lift weghts 5 days a seek and swim 5 or 6 days a week. Almost always lifting first and then swimming. I vary my weight and swimming workouts according to how I feel. I think that is the answer - just use common sense. If I have completed a hard weight lifting session I take a little longer to stretch before jumping in the pool. I also warm up more gradually and see how it goes. Sometimes I follow a hard weight workout with a vigoris swim session, and sometimes not. I have been doing this for about 4 years, and have suffered no injuries related to the workouts. Granted I am not a world class athlete and am not training for specifically competition. I am a fitness swimmer who competes only occaisionsly. Also I have found that having a day off every 3 or 4 days is very beneficial, I come back stronger every time.
