I have realised, in order to get quicker, I have to do some weight training. I have been putting it off for long enough.
The reason I haven't is quite simple: I hate going to the gym, particularly by myself. I remember back in High School I had a friend who was into weight training and we trained together for a while. That was fun and we used to spur one another on. I just haven't been able to work up the enthusiasm for weght training despite the fact that I bought myself a pair of dumbells and despite the fact that the pool I go to has a gym attached to it. (I have only poked my head in once - the day that I signed up for the gym)! However, enthusiam issues aside, I have now realised, I have to do it; like it or not.
My question is: When is the best time to do weight training?
I am rather fortunate in that I have about 1 and a half to 2 hours of training time each day. (Usually mid afternoon except on Sat and Sun when I train in the morning). I usually spend an hour and a half in the pool each day.
If I were to apportion some of that time to weight training how much should I give over? Should it be at the beginning or the end of a practice? And how many times a week?
Sincerely
Syd
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Tudor Bompa, one of the gurus of modern training theory/periodization, says that you should weight train on your harder training days and do it after your regular workout. The idea is that it decreases the amount of time/reps/etc for the weights since you are already tired and it means that if you do an easy/hard type of day-to-day program, you actually will get a recovery day. Good form and not over-doing it (too much, too heavy) are key, however.
-LBJ
Tudor Bompa, one of the gurus of modern training theory/periodization, says that you should weight train on your harder training days and do it after your regular workout. The idea is that it decreases the amount of time/reps/etc for the weights since you are already tired and it means that if you do an easy/hard type of day-to-day program, you actually will get a recovery day. Good form and not over-doing it (too much, too heavy) are key, however.
-LBJ
