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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Many years ago our team's head USAS coach made general recommendations for a weight lifting plan. He recommended a cyclic approach, alternating plans A & B each 3 weeks:
A: Lift 3x/week. Choose a varied set of exercises. Do 3 sets of 12 reps, as heavy as you can manage for 8-12 reps. Vary exercises slightly -- such as each workout vary grip width, incline vs decline bench press, etc.
B: Lift 3x/week. Choose a varied set of exercises. Do each one for 3 sets of 1-2 minutes with a weight that you can manage AT YOUR DESIRED STROKE RATE. Some sports watches will have a metronome/tempo beep.
Plan B used to just kill me, plus the fitness center staff & other customers got annoyed at the beeps and clanking. :)
Many years ago our team's head USAS coach made general recommendations for a weight lifting plan. He recommended a cyclic approach, alternating plans A & B each 3 weeks:
A: Lift 3x/week. Choose a varied set of exercises. Do 3 sets of 12 reps, as heavy as you can manage for 8-12 reps. Vary exercises slightly -- such as each workout vary grip width, incline vs decline bench press, etc.
B: Lift 3x/week. Choose a varied set of exercises. Do each one for 3 sets of 1-2 minutes with a weight that you can manage AT YOUR DESIRED STROKE RATE. Some sports watches will have a metronome/tempo beep.
Plan B used to just kill me, plus the fitness center staff & other customers got annoyed at the beeps and clanking. :)
