I'm trying to determine what level of strength is required to be a good sprinter (i.e. 100 free).
Could you list your max repetitions of push ups, pull ups and dips? This would give me some assesment on power to weight ratio and strength endurance.
Also, what is your max bench press if you know it? or reps of 225 lbs. I'm curious about what level of pure strength sprinters have.
I think I am deficient mostly in technique and then strength endurance but maybe this post would show me I need weight room work.
I guess my point would be, that weights is probably the last piece of the fast swimming puzzle. Loads of strength will never overcome technique imperfections. In other words, don't lift expecting it to take you from a :55 100 to a :45 100.
Yeah, but that's at a much higher level. An average swimmer with minor stroke flaws could probably go from a 1:20 100 to a 1:05 100 faster doing some kind of weight program in addition to stepping of their swimming and technique.
I guess my point would be, that weights is probably the last piece of the fast swimming puzzle. Loads of strength will never overcome technique imperfections. In other words, don't lift expecting it to take you from a :55 100 to a :45 100.
Yeah, but that's at a much higher level. An average swimmer with minor stroke flaws could probably go from a 1:20 100 to a 1:05 100 faster doing some kind of weight program in addition to stepping of their swimming and technique.
