I am looking to see what everyone out there is doing for there dryland program or strength program.
I work at a facility called IHPSWIM and we take a functional approach to our training. We are taking the intensity to the next level since taper is right around the corner,
Here is what we did yesterday with the Fort Lauderdale aquatics of Boca Raton.
Leg Circuit
3 x
24 squats
24 lunges
24 split jumps
12 jump squats
(we do this twice through non - stop in under 2:30)
That is a total of 6 sets - killer leg workout!
We finished with some core work and some rope climbing.
What are you guys doing out there or what questions do you have?
Grif Fig
Founder of IHPSWIM
I have been following this thread and here is my 2 cents: I am a 59 year old fitness swimmer who also has active and sometimes demanding work and family commitments. I swim because I enjoy swimming. I used to swim less and lift weights but as I got older I was injuring myself too many times in the gym. Of course, this could have been the result of my somewhat masochistic approach to lifting. I also never actually felt that there was direct transferability between the gym and the pool. In fact, I would be very interested in hearing other opinions on this. Has anyone really seen a direct ratio between progress in lifting (weight, reps, sets or any other benchmark) and improved swimming times?
Be that as it may, I have discovered that as I get older, stretching after swimming is my main dry land activity. I try to do a complete stretching routine (about 10-15 minutes) after swimming and sometimes stretch while watching TV. I feel that as one gets older, one naturally loses muscular suppleness and ROM. It is essential to prevent this from happening.
I have been following this thread and here is my 2 cents: I am a 59 year old fitness swimmer who also has active and sometimes demanding work and family commitments. I swim because I enjoy swimming. I used to swim less and lift weights but as I got older I was injuring myself too many times in the gym. Of course, this could have been the result of my somewhat masochistic approach to lifting. I also never actually felt that there was direct transferability between the gym and the pool. In fact, I would be very interested in hearing other opinions on this. Has anyone really seen a direct ratio between progress in lifting (weight, reps, sets or any other benchmark) and improved swimming times?
Be that as it may, I have discovered that as I get older, stretching after swimming is my main dry land activity. I try to do a complete stretching routine (about 10-15 minutes) after swimming and sometimes stretch while watching TV. I feel that as one gets older, one naturally loses muscular suppleness and ROM. It is essential to prevent this from happening.
