Okay, here's the deal:
I'm currently a sophomore in high school. My first ever high school swim season just ended and I plan on doing high school swimming next school year as well. My plan was to do recreational swimming over the summer, but unfortunately my parents won't let me. I still want to be in shape for next year's swim season, but I really don't know what to do to keep in shape. I don't know what kind of out-of-the-pool exercises are good for working my muscles. I'm not the skinniest person, but I'm certainly not extremely chubby. I'm thinking running in the park sounds good because it works out my legs, but it does nothing for my arms. I really do not want to have all the hard work I put in for high school swimming to go to waste over the months. I'd love to swim over the summer but that's just not an option. Anyone have any ideas?
1) go to the closest pool and swim on your own
swim easy to keep your feel and do a few sprints
something is better than nothing,
even if it's just 1, 2 or 3 times a week
2) get and do
stretch cords
a friend of mine travels with his
you could do them anytime at home
3) lift weights and get stronger
I feel like the Lat Press exercise I do does the same thing as stretch cords but I can load more weight on the machine and position my body at a better angle
(where I press through the stroke vertically instead of horizontally)
In fact if I could only do one swimming exercise
it would be the Lat Press
4) do exercises with you own body weight
pullups, pushups, crunches, squats & jumps
again consistency is key
anything is better than nothing
good luck
hope this helps
good luck,
Ande
Okay, here's the deal:
I'm currently a sophomore in high school. My first ever high school swim season just ended and I plan on doing high school swimming next school year as well. My plan was to do recreational swimming over the summer, but unfortunately my parents won't let me. I still want to be in shape for next year's swim season, but I really don't know what to do to keep in shape. I don't know what kind of out-of-the-pool exercises are good for working my muscles. I'm not the skinniest person, but I'm certainly not extremely chubby. I'm thinking running in the park sounds good because it works out my legs, but it does nothing for my arms. I really do not want to have all the hard work I put in for high school swimming to go to waste over the months. I'd love to swim over the summer but that's just not an option.
Anyone have any ideas?
1) go to the closest pool and swim on your own
swim easy to keep your feel and do a few sprints
something is better than nothing,
even if it's just 1, 2 or 3 times a week
2) get and do
stretch cords
a friend of mine travels with his
you could do them anytime at home
3) lift weights and get stronger
I feel like the Lat Press exercise I do does the same thing as stretch cords but I can load more weight on the machine and position my body at a better angle
(where I press through the stroke vertically instead of horizontally)
In fact if I could only do one swimming exercise
it would be the Lat Press
4) do exercises with you own body weight
pullups, pushups, crunches, squats & jumps
again consistency is key
anything is better than nothing
good luck
hope this helps
good luck,
Ande
Okay, here's the deal:
I'm currently a sophomore in high school. My first ever high school swim season just ended and I plan on doing high school swimming next school year as well. My plan was to do recreational swimming over the summer, but unfortunately my parents won't let me. I still want to be in shape for next year's swim season, but I really don't know what to do to keep in shape. I don't know what kind of out-of-the-pool exercises are good for working my muscles. I'm not the skinniest person, but I'm certainly not extremely chubby. I'm thinking running in the park sounds good because it works out my legs, but it does nothing for my arms. I really do not want to have all the hard work I put in for high school swimming to go to waste over the months. I'd love to swim over the summer but that's just not an option.
Anyone have any ideas?
