I swim 3 - 4 times a week and also strength train a few times weekly.
In the past I did a lot of heavy lifting but it was hard to combine it with good swim workouts because I was extremely fatigued the next day and my joints ached. I now do bodyweight exercises, a little strand pulling and some kettlebell training.
I would like to hear how other members are strength training in order to get new ideas. If it matters, I am a 55 year old male.
This thread appears to be the closest match to my query, which is:
How does one "warm down" (or is that "cool down") from a weight training session?
A little more context: I typically lift 1 or 2x per week, light weights, lots of reps. I do a circuit of 3 or 4 different exercises. As a "warm up" I typically do my first set of each exercise with about 75% of the weight that I use on subsequent sets, and drop to about 75% for the last set as a "warm down". The warm up part seems ok, but the warm down isn't very satisfactory. Yesterday I lifted in the am, then in the afternoon did an ez 1400 yards in the pool with my family. Maybe it is just a coincidence, but I am much less stiff today than I usually am the day after lifting. Given that getting to the pool is not something I can do after every weight training session, what else can I do for a good warm down?
This thread appears to be the closest match to my query, which is:
How does one "warm down" (or is that "cool down") from a weight training session?
A little more context: I typically lift 1 or 2x per week, light weights, lots of reps. I do a circuit of 3 or 4 different exercises. As a "warm up" I typically do my first set of each exercise with about 75% of the weight that I use on subsequent sets, and drop to about 75% for the last set as a "warm down". The warm up part seems ok, but the warm down isn't very satisfactory. Yesterday I lifted in the am, then in the afternoon did an ez 1400 yards in the pool with my family. Maybe it is just a coincidence, but I am much less stiff today than I usually am the day after lifting. Given that getting to the pool is not something I can do after every weight training session, what else can I do for a good warm down?
