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?
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.
Fort...Laura actually did the same routine and you saw the results she had in Austin. The gals at both Universities are way into the program because it gets results...."power lifting" is a bit misleading in my case however because I'm old, tired and can't lift as much as my wife. One other benefit...lifting heavy w/fewer reps vs. lifting light with high reps burns more calories and contrary to popular belief does not "bulk" you up.
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.
Fort...Laura actually did the same routine and you saw the results she had in Austin. The gals at both Universities are way into the program because it gets results...."power lifting" is a bit misleading in my case however because I'm old, tired and can't lift as much as my wife. One other benefit...lifting heavy w/fewer reps vs. lifting light with high reps burns more calories and contrary to popular belief does not "bulk" you up.
