Hello, my name is Vlad I am 21 years old from Bellevue, WA. Just got on this site cuz im startin to get back into swimmin and might have some random questions to ask at times.
I swam for 8years and then gave it up, cuz i guess i just got burnt out, and or didnt like it, but i gave it up.. But now im tryin to get back into shape and the only thing i know is how to swim.
I was in amazing shape when I swam, i never went to the gym or nothin. Its kind of messed up, i looked better when i was 16-17 then I do now.
But now, i wanna get back into shape and I feel as if like swimming would be the best for me
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so my question is
Back 2 swimming routine
I started swimming when I was 9 and quit when i was around 16-17.. Never really got into it; but Im tryin to get back into shape and I HATE RUNNING and i still remember everything that the swim coach taught me
So my question is;
What should I swim, or what routine should I do, to have all my muscles be working and to get that full body workout. Cuz i swam today and was just swimmin freestyle and ***-stoke and Im guessin that if i kept on doin that, only certain muscles are working..
And a random question IM'S ; whats the order to an IM
is it freestyle, backstroke, ***-stroke, butterfly (i forgot):doh:
IM order - butterfly, backstroke, breastroke, freestyle - I believe.
For relays it's different…can't remember the order right now.
As far as total body workouts, if you can swim all four strokes I'd say go for it. However, I've read here and there that with breastroke it's better to do more drill work. Maybe some breastrokers can chime in here.
Swimming will get you in good upper body shape but you might want to do some dryland training for your legs and core.
Good luck and remember swimming is good for the heart, just like bananas:banana:
I recently started back in the water after several years off and I found that if I try to make up my own workouts, I tend to do the same thing over and over again. I started printing some workouts from the workout section, and really have liked them. They keep things more mixed up and entertaining. Personally, I like the iterval based ones forums.usms.org/forumdisplay.php The nice thing here is there are workouts for all levels without having to think.
