Can someone please explain to me why distance swimmers are encouraged NOT to lift weights, or too much weight?
I've read the "do nots" but no one explains the "whys".
Help!
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Here is how I have understood it:
Lite weights and high reps simulate most closely what a 1650 will require of your body, i.e. a long period of relatively "moderate" exertion emphasizing oxygen efficiency in the muscles.
Heavy weight and short reps will simulate most closely what a 100 fly will require of your body, i.e. a brief period of heavy exertion bordering on oxygen deficiency in the muscles.
Weight training helps memorialize these concepts in your muscle memory.
In its simplest form, this is the deal.
Here is how I have understood it:
Lite weights and high reps simulate most closely what a 1650 will require of your body, i.e. a long period of relatively "moderate" exertion emphasizing oxygen efficiency in the muscles.
Heavy weight and short reps will simulate most closely what a 100 fly will require of your body, i.e. a brief period of heavy exertion bordering on oxygen deficiency in the muscles.
Weight training helps memorialize these concepts in your muscle memory.
In its simplest form, this is the deal.
