I am tapering for my big meet 4/10-11 and I'm thinking about my next training cycle. Since my free and fly are already my stronger strokes, and I had a good time drop in breaststroke which I attribute largely to weight training concentrating on shoulders and chest, I'm wondering if there are specific lifts that would benefit backstroke, which is my weakest stroke by far, in fact my 50 *** was nearly as fast as my 50 back at my most recent meet. If I could improve my backstroke I might actually get a decent time in an IM event.
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I use a round 2 1/2 pound barbell weight (in each hand). I lay on a 45 degree bench (or maybe horizontal) and just do the backstroke holding the weights. They always say the best thing to do in weight training is to simulate the motion of the sport you're doing. I also use them for the front crawl. If 2.5 is too light, you can always go to 5. I usually do 10 reps on each side. See how it feels to start.
JIM
I use a round 2 1/2 pound barbell weight (in each hand). I lay on a 45 degree bench (or maybe horizontal) and just do the backstroke holding the weights. They always say the best thing to do in weight training is to simulate the motion of the sport you're doing. I also use them for the front crawl. If 2.5 is too light, you can always go to 5. I usually do 10 reps on each side. See how it feels to start.
JIM
