What's your swimming to non-swimming workout ratio?

RE: What's your swimming to non-swimming workout ratio?

knelson — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:46:36 GMT

My opinion is swimming is the most important so that takes precedence for me. If I get in the amount of swimming per week I think I need and have additional time, THEN I'll think about adding other types of exercise.

RE: What's your swimming to non-swimming workout ratio?

m2tall2 — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:42:31 GMT

Do any of you think the amount of swimming to non-swimming is helpful? A couple seemed to indicate that you wish you did more weights? Does anyone think they've found the right balance purposefully or are people just doing what they have time to do and enjoy the most? I understand Allen makes a good point that it depends on your stroke and distance. I like to consider myself a breastroker and middle distance freestyler. Maybe that's why the extra weights helped my breaststroke?

RE: What's your swimming to non-swimming workout ratio?

Former Member — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:54:32 GMT

Right now, 90% or more swimming. After this month, life should settle down a bit, so hopefully I'll be able to add more dryland and make it closer to 75% swimming.

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dorothyrde — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:36:33 GMT

Since the pool is not easy to get to, and Champaign continues to get rid of pools, so it is not get any easier each year, I only get 3-4 hours in the pool. I work-out 1-2 hours a day 5-6 days a week though, so my ratio is much more skewed toward other work-outs besides swimming. I wish I could have more swimming, but I can't, so it is what it is.

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Former Member — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 07:16:10 GMT

-Swim 4 days/week, 1hr 15 min each swim (will increase to five once we get our Fri AM practices back). -Pilates/Abs 2-3x/week, about 30 minutes per wkout. -(This week) I'm gonna start lifting weights & elliptical trainer 2x/week, probably gonna start out with 30 minutes/wkout and work up from there. :banana:

RE: What's your swimming to non-swimming workout ratio?

Former Member — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:47:24 GMT

Me too. Around 4 to 5 hours in the pool, 15-20 min. dryland. Probably that's why I can't increase my speed as much as I want.:rolleyes:

RE: What's your swimming to non-swimming workout ratio?

knelson — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:11:28 GMT

I'd say overall 90% of my exercise time is swimming.

RE: What's your swimming to non-swimming workout ratio?

Allen Stark — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:46:20 GMT

It really depends what you want to swim. Sprinters and breaststrokers probably need more weight work than distance swimmers. I have relatively limited time like you and my ratio is about2:1 swimming to dry land stuff. I do stability ball work for core strength sometimes watching television(do not attempt if you have small children.)