I am trying to figure out the best weight training routine as possible. Today I lifted weights and worked on every single major muscle group (and small ones too) that I could from head to toe. However, I spent about 1 1/2 hours from warming up to stretching and cooling down. Because it was a weekend and I didn't have anything else to do (I was procrastinating having to work - ugh), I also swam for an hour. I got a great workout in and I feel wonderful, but I don't have this much spare time during the week.
So, this got me thinking - do you lift and swim or just lift on certain days? Do you work every muscle group or pick one area? I was contemplating whether I should swim 4x per week and lift 3x (and not swim) or lift 4x per week, but not every muscle and then swim afterwards.
What do you do?
I tend to do splits. Lift in the morning early before work, swim at lunch or after work. I like doing splits in the body as well. Maybe lower one day, upper the next and later in the week total body or a circuit of some sort. I also rotate how I lift. This month is a lot more circuits and endurance. Maybe next month will focus more on strength, or because it is still summer, keep with circuits because you get a lot of bang in a short amount of time. Realize swimming is more secondary to me than you, so you may do less weights and more swimming.
I tend to do splits. Lift in the morning early before work, swim at lunch or after work. I like doing splits in the body as well. Maybe lower one day, upper the next and later in the week total body or a circuit of some sort. I also rotate how I lift. This month is a lot more circuits and endurance. Maybe next month will focus more on strength, or because it is still summer, keep with circuits because you get a lot of bang in a short amount of time. Realize swimming is more secondary to me than you, so you may do less weights and more swimming.
