I have been a fan of Dr. Kenneth Cooper and his writings for a couple of decades and have been reading an older book of his that reccomends "striking" exercise such as running for aging athletes.(boomers) He contends that as we age we need this sort of exercise to promote bone density. He also suggests higher ratios of weight training to aerobics for the same reason. I have only been swimming for a couple of years now and must say that my body has never felt healthier and more pain free. So, I am reluctant to go back to dealing with all the aches and pains associated with running. So here is my question of you experienced swimmers. Do you complement your swimming with dryland training such as running and lifting? If so how often and what types? Do you think Cooper is correct in asserting the need for weight bearing exercise over non weight bearing activity?
Lots of questions. Just curious about this one.
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I was just about the comment on the value of the push off a wall on both the start of a swim and the turns.
A 3000 yd SCY workout includes 3000/25 = 120 25 yd. lengths. So it seems we might be doing the equivalent of 120 weight bearing leg presses in 3000 yds. of swimming. Not as much weight bearing as on land, but non-trivial.
I was just about the comment on the value of the push off a wall on both the start of a swim and the turns.
A 3000 yd SCY workout includes 3000/25 = 120 25 yd. lengths. So it seems we might be doing the equivalent of 120 weight bearing leg presses in 3000 yds. of swimming. Not as much weight bearing as on land, but non-trivial.
