I swim 7 days/week 2-3 hours a day. I have heard of adding lifting to my routine to improve my strength, but on days that I lift(possibly 3x a week) do I also swim on those days?
And if I do not add lifting into my workout routine and just continue with swimming 7/wk, do I take a day off? I heard Michael Phelps never took a day off since he was 11 years old and look where he is now... best swimmer in the world.
You might also consider what events you swim. It seems sprinters (50-100s) could benefit from more rest. Consider the type of training a sprinter does, i.e. short bursts of very fast swimming, then lots of rest between those swims. This could possibly apply to the larger picture when looking at what you do day in and day out.
I'm a sprinter, and I notice I have better swims if I vary the intensity of my daily swims, and I really like the idea of active recovery. I'll hit it hard one day, and do ez swims, drill work and stroke work either the next day or day after. I'm also much older, so I've found that I can only stack 3 or 4 days max of hard swimming, then I need to either take a complete day off, or just piddle in the pool for a day or so.
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You might also consider what events you swim. It seems sprinters (50-100s) could benefit from more rest. Consider the type of training a sprinter does, i.e. short bursts of very fast swimming, then lots of rest between those swims. This could possibly apply to the larger picture when looking at what you do day in and day out.
I'm a sprinter, and I notice I have better swims if I vary the intensity of my daily swims, and I really like the idea of active recovery. I'll hit it hard one day, and do ez swims, drill work and stroke work either the next day or day after. I'm also much older, so I've found that I can only stack 3 or 4 days max of hard swimming, then I need to either take a complete day off, or just piddle in the pool for a day or so.
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