that is funny
shouldn't he be stung by a radioactive sting ray
I think everyone is missing the important point. Any advice has to apply to Mel getting stronger. :doh: I think Mel has to find the right foods to mask steroids in his urine. And then get bitten by a radioactive spider.
I lift twice a week and I seem to get better results than when I lifted 3X/wk.It is a balance between swimming and lifting as I don't have unlimited time.
Same with me Allen.
I've enjoyed this thread. I have to say that "how to get stronger" is not really in any of my top 10 swimming concerns. I'm not fully sold in that str Perhaps it's because I swim with some Olympic Trials girls who are the size of toothpicks. In the meantime, I will continue to not sweat during my gym routine.
(S)he, I may be wrong but will assume that until you tell me otherwise these are the same high school age girls you've been training with. My suggestion is to look at what the gals at U of A or Auburn or doing for a more relevant comparison.
Strength is hands down one of the critical components to go to the next level" whether were talking about a high school girl making cuts vs. a high school girl who will final at trials (there are 2) or a USS club level swimmer (check out the Race Club site and maybe chat with Gary or Mike Bottom about strength) or a masters swimmer hanging on for dear life (Ande, me, John Smith, my wife Laura, Rich Abrahams, etc. etc.).
IMHO of course.
In the meantime, I will continue to not sweat during my gym routine.
No sweating?! What the heck are you doing then?
Not in your top ten concerns?!
C'mon, you have to admit that strength training is important for sprinters. And you can be strong and not look like a moose. At least that's what Smith says. Plus, as you age, and I realize you're a mere babe yet, it's important to stay strong to not lose muscle mass and to keep those dessicating tendons happy. When I get too busy to lift, my shoulder and back start hurting.
Paul, if you don't mind me asking, if you go to the gym twice a week, do you do lots of different exercises and make it an extended workout, or do you just concentrate on a few that replicate motions that swimmers use?
I understand this question is for Paul, but it touches on something I've discovered for myself. You can lift twice a week, get stronger, and not have to hit each body part each week. I lift on Sundays and Thursdays, and rotate through muscle groups to where I hit each group roughly once every 12-13 days. If you're able to lift heavy enough, you can stress the muscle and come back stronger even with the extra days off. My two cents.
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I have tried several different "routines" and feel pretty strongly that variety is very important.
My own belief is to try and build overall power in my major muscle groups doing non-swimming specific exercises (squats, dead lifts, etc.)...Currently I lift very hard cycling 4 different workouts (all are push/pull free weight/Olympic oriented) then take 3 days off between workouts....All done on non-speed/lactate swim days.
Because there is so little time between austin/Portland i'm going to train veery differently than in the past..no major build up of yardage and be broken down..lots of quality work in the pool (3x a week), hard lifting (2x a week), running stadiums (1x a week) & spinning (2x a week).
We'll see....nothing over a 200 in Portland.
I think everyone is missing the important point. Any advice has to apply to Mel getting stronger. I think Mel has to find the right foods to mask steroids in his urine. And then get bitten by a radioactive spider.
Who's trying to mask the steroids? I bought 'em fair and square on the black market. By the way, does fried chicken work?
One of my cats has eaten a bunch of spiders lately and now he can walk on the ceiling. Good thing I don't have a pet pig...
I've enjoyed this thread. I have to say that "how to get stronger" is not really in any of my top 10 swimming concerns. I'm not fully sold in that stronger = faster. Perhaps it's because I swim with some Olympic Trials girls who are the size of toothpicks. In the meantime, I will continue to not sweat during my gym routine.
Paul, if you don't mind me asking, if you go to the gym twice a week, do you do lots of different exercises and make it an extended workout, or do you just concentrate on a few that replicate motions that swimmers use?
