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.
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.
I dunno. Lifting seems to make me somewhat faster. :dunno:
What kind of "resistance" work can you do in the water aside from parachutes? Are you speaking of paddles, etc.?
There is a lot of conflicting evidence, opinions on heavy (Smith, Jazz) vs. light lifting (Dara), lifting for overall strength vs. swim specific lifting ...
That's an interesting 12 week plan, Greg.
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.
I dunno. Lifting seems to make me somewhat faster. :dunno:
What kind of "resistance" work can you do in the water aside from parachutes? Are you speaking of paddles, etc.?
There is a lot of conflicting evidence, opinions on heavy (Smith, Jazz) vs. light lifting (Dara), lifting for overall strength vs. swim specific lifting ...
That's an interesting 12 week plan, Greg.
