This is from one of my favorite current swimming exprets, Brent Rushhall of San Diego State University.
www-rohan.sdsu.edu/.../table.htm
Parker, J. (1989). Wiping your swimmers out. Swimming Technique, May-July, 10-16.
The process of the destruction of muscle (rhabdomyolysis) is commonly found in runners, particularly after completing a marathon. There is little evidence that rhabdomyolysis causes performance decrement. Creatine kinase (CK) is an enzyme found in muscle cells which catalyzes the formation of phosphocreatine from creatine and ATP. It is not normally found in the blood in large quantities unless muscle cells have been damaged. Increased CK activity is a marker for excessive strain.
In one day, an elite swimmer burns more calories than a runner in a marathon. Since many swimmers train at least 3-5 hours a day six days per week, a great strain is placed on their bodies. Muscle degeneration could result from consistent exercise at elevated intensities. Muscle problems can exist with degeneration and inflammation occurring while discomfort is tolerable (low pain). Overuse injury syndrome is frequently seen in "swimmer's shoulder" (a pathology of the rotator cuff) and "breaststroker's knee" (injury to the medial colateral ligament and/or medial patellar facet due to the highly unusual action in the breaststroke kick). Possible other causes are protein and iron deficiencies, the oxidative capacity of muscle cells, and glycogen stores. Psychological conditions result in "burn-out."
Implication. The threat of overtraining can be reduced without it affecting the performance of the athlete. Yardage can be reduced and the training stimulus changed to interval work of greater quality and less volume.
". overtrained runners do not lose their conditioning, but they may demonstrate a deterioration in running form. . . .overtraining may cause some local muscular fatigue through selective glycogen depletion, forcing runners to alter their mechanics to achieve the same pace."(p. 198)
Lot more interesting stuff at:
www-rohan.sdsu.edu/.../table.htm
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Found the article. The misc.fitness.weights FAQ, Section IV
weightlifting and health:
www.trygve.com/mfw_faq.html
Can you please give it a glance and let me know your opinion?
I am a man, 42, self-learn swimming, never had done any competition. I am far from overtraining in swimming. Nevertheless, I started adding some modest weight exercises since a month. The initial purpose was to pursue the strenghtening of my shoulder muscles that I started a few months ago to cure my shoulder tendonitis.
In all documentations I read about weight trainings, the authors advise to work on the whole body to keep harmony and balance. That is how I started to work other muscles than my shoulders.
I swim + doing weights only for fitness. I am not looking into becoming a performance freak nor a monster bodybuiler. If you know of a proper way of mixing swimming and dryland exercises, I would greatly appreciate any recommendation.
Found the article. The misc.fitness.weights FAQ, Section IV
weightlifting and health:
www.trygve.com/mfw_faq.html
Can you please give it a glance and let me know your opinion?
I am a man, 42, self-learn swimming, never had done any competition. I am far from overtraining in swimming. Nevertheless, I started adding some modest weight exercises since a month. The initial purpose was to pursue the strenghtening of my shoulder muscles that I started a few months ago to cure my shoulder tendonitis.
In all documentations I read about weight trainings, the authors advise to work on the whole body to keep harmony and balance. That is how I started to work other muscles than my shoulders.
I swim + doing weights only for fitness. I am not looking into becoming a performance freak nor a monster bodybuiler. If you know of a proper way of mixing swimming and dryland exercises, I would greatly appreciate any recommendation.
