RE: Swimming and Weight Lifting

Former Member — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:05:03 GMT

Thank you very much for your help :)

RE: Swimming and Weight Lifting

Former Member — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:28:42 GMT

I hope you get where you want to go. Good luck!!!

RE: Swimming and Weight Lifting

Former Member — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:01:16 GMT

Yellowgirl If you want to improve your swimming, the following exercises can be done before you get in the water. Specificity of training is very important to improve at any sport or physical activity but you’ll also need to include core exercises that will improve your athleticism / over-all fitness. The following exercises should be done by all swimmers who want to get faster: Lunges in streamlined position – Number of repetitions Kicks while lying on your back / Ankle Flexing - Timed Streamlined Isometrics - Timed Sitting up and down in streamlined position – Number of Repetitions Isometric EVF and then with stretch cords – Number of Repetitions Beginning of Breaststroke / Fly pull with stretch cord – Number of Repetitions Sit-ups – Number of Repetitions Core rotation exercises / Rotator-cuff exercises – Number of Repetitions (look at these youtube videos) www.youtube.com/watch www.youtube.com/watch The following exercises need to be done to increase athleticism and to maintain flexibility, balance and symmetry (concentric and eccentric muscle actions). Biceps / Triceps Lat pull downs / Military Press Bench Press and Flys / Back Rows – High and Low Hamstring curls / Quad extensions Pull-over’s / EVF exercises Plantarflexion / Dorsiflexion / Gastrocs/ Soleus Abs / Back I know it sounds like a lot to do but when you look at the following website, www.exrx.net/.../Directory.html it’ll show you many different exercises you can do to accomplish training the muscle groups listed above. I know you’ll look at all these and wonder how you’ll fit them in the short amount of time you have but you can creatively get all of them done by alternating muscle groups. You can get hurt doing any of these exercises incorrectly or by doing them with too much weight. It’s important to note that when people get injured it’s because they didn’t follow simple weight training guidelines found at this website, www.exrx.net/.../Guidelines.html Take everything you read on this and other forums with a grain of salt but I think you’ll have fun trying to create a strength training plan that works for you. Weight training along with running and swimming will help you lose a ton of weight. Good Luck, Coach T.