As I crawled back into the pool today fat and out of shape, I wondered: Don't sprinters need some minimal aerobic work? I see that Ande is doing none whatsoever and Paul advises not "fighting fat" in the pool. I do a lot of race pace training and cross training. But still, is just a little aerobic work called for? I can tell I don't need any for 50s, but my 100s could use a little something. I don't think I have the substantial swimming aerobic base that people like Ande have because I was out of the pool for so many years .. So I'm either taking my 100s out too slow for fear of dying or actually dying. Does aerobic work help counter this? Or do I need more lactate work such as doing 100s with huge amounts of rest?
Chris, I agree about trying to compliment vs. reproduce. Also, I really want to strengthen the opposing muscle groups for swimming...overdeveloped muscle groups like chest/peck dominate vs. some of the smaller groups of back muscles....one of the reason swimmers can have that very slouched look..and another great reason to take yoga.
Also, after adapting some of the weight routine that the U of A & ASU groups utilize i have to admit I've gotten a LOT stronger. Old is new if you will, lots of Olympic style dead lifts, clean & jerk, squats....heavy weights low reps...working on explosiveness.
This must be a guy thing. Just reading the words "dead lift" makes me shudder.
Aside from yoga, how do you strengthen the small back muscles? I do some rows and scapular stuff, but what else? I often have complaining rhomboid and teres muscles.
Chris, I agree about trying to compliment vs. reproduce. Also, I really want to strengthen the opposing muscle groups for swimming...overdeveloped muscle groups like chest/peck dominate vs. some of the smaller groups of back muscles....one of the reason swimmers can have that very slouched look..and another great reason to take yoga.
Also, after adapting some of the weight routine that the U of A & ASU groups utilize i have to admit I've gotten a LOT stronger. Old is new if you will, lots of Olympic style dead lifts, clean & jerk, squats....heavy weights low reps...working on explosiveness.
This must be a guy thing. Just reading the words "dead lift" makes me shudder.
Aside from yoga, how do you strengthen the small back muscles? I do some rows and scapular stuff, but what else? I often have complaining rhomboid and teres muscles.
