So all during the summer when I was swimming in preparation for my University's team I had a steady lifting schedule as well.
Unfortunately with the start of the season this year I'm a bit confused as to wether lifting is a good idea, and when if it is. My swim schedule looks something like this:
M-F 6:20am-8:20am
M-W-F 3:30pm-5:30pm
S: 8am-10/11am
Now that's a lot of swimming. Over the summer I was swimming about four days a week and lifting twice, but with this increased schedule I'm not sure at all what to do. Should I lift at all? If I do, when should I do it? On my single practice days? On my day off?
And should I take a while to get used to the increased cardio before starting to lift again?
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"What ever you do don't lift on your day off!!! Your body needs time to recover and working out 7 days a week is so bad for you in the long run."
"As dorothyrde said ask your coach!"
I think you've gotten some really good advice here from Matt, Ken, Dorothy, and Kari - and Glenn and A.K. I would just add that an option is to do "maintenance" weight training one day a week.
"What ever you do don't lift on your day off!!! Your body needs time to recover and working out 7 days a week is so bad for you in the long run."
"As dorothyrde said ask your coach!"
I think you've gotten some really good advice here from Matt, Ken, Dorothy, and Kari - and Glenn and A.K. I would just add that an option is to do "maintenance" weight training one day a week.
