If this question has been asked/answered in another post, then I apologize. I've read in numerous places that fast swimmers don't really need a lot of weightlifting strength to go fast. But at the same time I see many posts about dryland exercises that involve some form of resistance training. So, has there been any studies showing a strength to bodyweight ratio regarding lifting weights? If so, what exercises were involved? I ask this with the assumption that swimming technique is not a factor, as in - "both swimmer A and swimmer B have technique down, but swimmer B is stronger in X amount of lifts. I hope this makes sense. Any thoughts? Thanks.:bouncing:
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It seems like you want to quantify the unquantifiable. That is okay, I'll give it my best shot: I went from swimming a 22.0 in yards to a 23.9 in LCM in the first 15 months that I got serious about lifting weights. Don't worry about losing (swimming) technique unless you are lifting 5 times a week with heavy weights. In other words, be sensible.
It seems like you want to quantify the unquantifiable. That is okay, I'll give it my best shot: I went from swimming a 22.0 in yards to a 23.9 in LCM in the first 15 months that I got serious about lifting weights. Don't worry about losing (swimming) technique unless you are lifting 5 times a week with heavy weights. In other words, be sensible.
