Hello everyone,
I was wondering what sort of weight training (if any) everyone does in addition to swim workouts? I tried doing a search but didn't come up with a whole lot.
I recently started a weight training regimen about 3-4 weeks ago, and do a different muscle group monday, tuesday, thursday and friday.
I've been doing bench press and I'm apparently a total wimp.. This is the one muscle group that keeps getting sore. all the others feel like they're being worked, but don't hinder swimming at all. I am doing weights till the muscles get tired, but Bench press and flys cause them to be a little sore for a couple of days afterwards.
This makes my swim workouts very uhhh.... interesting. It's not terrible, but it takes some time to work out the soreness, and my endurance suffers a bit.
My question is, is this ok? Should I not be swimming on the days I'm sore, or does it not matter?
Does anyone else experience this?
ps.. this is the first time really that I've gone to the gym and lifted. I've always done sports, but not lifted weights until now. Perhaps this is an initial hump I need to get over?
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I used to do weights three times a week, whole body with max weight I could do. Always negative, two seconds up, 4 down.
But like Allen, I just can't do more than twice a week now. Same age as Allen.
I personally see zero reasons to do bench presses. It will not help your swmming. A super pullover would be better.
Like Allen, I believe in swimming after a weight workout. It pushes the lactic acid out and I am less sore.
I used to pretty much go nuts in the gym. I did 30 reps at 1080 pounds on the inclined leg press machine, including 30 at each 90 pounds getting to 1080 and going down. All negative and all burning. Toe lift 600, leg curl 230. I often left the gym with my legs shaking for hours.
jswim, How long to you spend on these different muscle groups? Over working a set is bad. Better to do one set and go to the next exercise, keeping the heart rate (and sweat) up. More than a hour just with weights is too much. Try 40 minutes weights and 20 minutes cardio.
I used to do weights three times a week, whole body with max weight I could do. Always negative, two seconds up, 4 down.
But like Allen, I just can't do more than twice a week now. Same age as Allen.
I personally see zero reasons to do bench presses. It will not help your swmming. A super pullover would be better.
Like Allen, I believe in swimming after a weight workout. It pushes the lactic acid out and I am less sore.
I used to pretty much go nuts in the gym. I did 30 reps at 1080 pounds on the inclined leg press machine, including 30 at each 90 pounds getting to 1080 and going down. All negative and all burning. Toe lift 600, leg curl 230. I often left the gym with my legs shaking for hours.
jswim, How long to you spend on these different muscle groups? Over working a set is bad. Better to do one set and go to the next exercise, keeping the heart rate (and sweat) up. More than a hour just with weights is too much. Try 40 minutes weights and 20 minutes cardio.
