Though my form still needs a lot of work, I am considering starting strength training in the near future, since I have read about how it can help swimming speed, form, etc.
However, I am still struggling with the idea of why strength training is needed. Lets assume that lifting a certain weight in a certain way improves a core muscle, which will help steady my posture (?).
Now assuming I don't weight lift, but instead try to hold the proper posture (high elbow, etc.) for a long period of time, and gradually increase the time I do that over weeks and months, won't those muscle(s) automatically improve?
It seems to me that intuitively the proper muscles would gradually get stronger in order to adjust to the frequent usage - that way the exact muscles I need would get stronger, instead of having to train a large array of muscles that have a relation to swimming.
What am I missing?
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swimming so much, not often get to do any...but...
a fine swimmer in the next lane said to me once...you can't build strength by pushing water around. though in the 75-79 group, he hits the weight room often, and a faster swimmer than I may ever be, and breaks record(s) almost every meet.
swimming so much, not often get to do any...but...
a fine swimmer in the next lane said to me once...you can't build strength by pushing water around. though in the 75-79 group, he hits the weight room often, and a faster swimmer than I may ever be, and breaks record(s) almost every meet.
