Hi there. It's been a while since I lifted weights... (college) - and I was wondering...
Since my time is limited and I can't make multiple trips to the rec during the day, would it be smarter for me to lift before I swim or after?
What are your thoughts on a personal trainer to help get started?
I realized that I need to start lifting because of how I swam today at my meet. I've been doing some great work at practice - but I think I need a little bit of assistance.
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Thanks,
Sarah
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It depends on your goals; that's the first thing I say to all my clients in trying to help them reach their goals. If your goal is swimming, I would suggest swimming first if you absolutely have to do them back to back. I say this because you don't want to sacrifice your swimming for supplemental training, and weights are certainly supplemental. That's not to say they aren't good for you--they can be fantastic--but I would definitely suggest keeping them in order of priority.
Also, given the rep ranges I generally would like to see swimmers use, doing weights after water training--assuming some nutrition has been taken in between--works just fine.
It depends on your goals; that's the first thing I say to all my clients in trying to help them reach their goals. If your goal is swimming, I would suggest swimming first if you absolutely have to do them back to back. I say this because you don't want to sacrifice your swimming for supplemental training, and weights are certainly supplemental. That's not to say they aren't good for you--they can be fantastic--but I would definitely suggest keeping them in order of priority.
Also, given the rep ranges I generally would like to see swimmers use, doing weights after water training--assuming some nutrition has been taken in between--works just fine.
