Just wondering how other folks here balance gym and pool workouts.
Now that I'm back in the pool I'm adjusting my lifting quite a bit to complement the swimming.
Used to, I'd alternate upper/lower body on alternate days, with one day a week off.
Now that I'm in the pool, I feel like I'm not giving my muscles enough rest time, since a swim is essentially a whole-body resistance set.
So far, I've been swimming Mon/Wed/Fri, and lifting Tue (upper), Thu (lower), and Sat (core). As I get better swim-conditioned, I plan to re-adjust, probably with more pool time.
Any thoughts, tips, experience?
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I swim M,Tu,W,F and sometimes Sa&/or Sun.I lift M&F.I lift right after swimming.I used to lift before,fearing I'd be sorer if I lifted last,but when circumstances caused me to have to swim first(I had to get the swim in before the noodlers arrived) I found I got a better work out swimming first.
That makes sense to me, b/c I'd think the swim would be a better warmup for the lift than vice-versa.
When you do both together, how much time do you spend on each? I've been debating whether to make my Saturday routine a swim+core.
Before I got back in the pool, I used to do about a 25 mile ride on Saturdays.
I swim M,Tu,W,F and sometimes Sa&/or Sun.I lift M&F.I lift right after swimming.I used to lift before,fearing I'd be sorer if I lifted last,but when circumstances caused me to have to swim first(I had to get the swim in before the noodlers arrived) I found I got a better work out swimming first.
That makes sense to me, b/c I'd think the swim would be a better warmup for the lift than vice-versa.
When you do both together, how much time do you spend on each? I've been debating whether to make my Saturday routine a swim+core.
Before I got back in the pool, I used to do about a 25 mile ride on Saturdays.
