Does anyone know how strong the top swimmers are? Guys like M. Phelps or B. Hansen, how much can they lift with their legs, bench, lat pull, curl, tri ex, etc. I am making weight training a big part of my workouts, but I understand, at a certain point, adding more muscle or strength is not going to be of much benefit.
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I have no idea what it means. If you get stronger by increasing the size of muscles relevant to swimming, you will automatically have more power in the water.
If it was that easy, more swimmers would have better results with strength training. Strength training is VERY specific. Just because you get 20% stronger in lat pulldowns, does not mean you are going to drop 2/10 in your 50 time as many studies have shown.
Transferring it into the water usually means some sort of resistance work in the water. I use a parachute and it seems to work for me.
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I have no idea what it means. If you get stronger by increasing the size of muscles relevant to swimming, you will automatically have more power in the water.
If it was that easy, more swimmers would have better results with strength training. Strength training is VERY specific. Just because you get 20% stronger in lat pulldowns, does not mean you are going to drop 2/10 in your 50 time as many studies have shown.
Transferring it into the water usually means some sort of resistance work in the water. I use a parachute and it seems to work for me.
