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 really would like to know what numbers these sprint swimmers put up during their strength building phase, just so I can have a goal to shoot for.
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I think you have missed what the people who know weight lifting are saying. Each top level sprinter is different in the amount and types of lifting they are doing.
Alain Bernard looks huge. He maybe able to lift a lot of weight. Eamon Sullivan, on the other hand looks like a stick figure. He may not be able to lift the same amount or types of weight. Yet, both of them swim within 1 tenth of a second of each other in the 50 and 100 frees.
Decide the lifts that you want to do and do them the best you can do, without worrying about what someone else can do.
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I really would like to know what numbers these sprint swimmers put up during their strength building phase, just so I can have a goal to shoot for.
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I think you have missed what the people who know weight lifting are saying. Each top level sprinter is different in the amount and types of lifting they are doing.
Alain Bernard looks huge. He maybe able to lift a lot of weight. Eamon Sullivan, on the other hand looks like a stick figure. He may not be able to lift the same amount or types of weight. Yet, both of them swim within 1 tenth of a second of each other in the 50 and 100 frees.
Decide the lifts that you want to do and do them the best you can do, without worrying about what someone else can do.
