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.
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I am very confused, as of right now I am swimming 7x a week and I might just continue that. How do I know if I am doing something wrong?
When your body can't take it any more. When you're starting to injure, or have zero energy, and not progressing.
My stepdaughter, who was a swim team captain in her college (graduated this june) swam up to 10,000M-14,000M 5-6 days a week when she was in highschool and college.
They'd also have 'off season', and tapers, and days off... and she'd also do some running and dryland strength training.
I am very confused, as of right now I am swimming 7x a week and I might just continue that. How do I know if I am doing something wrong?
When your body can't take it any more. When you're starting to injure, or have zero energy, and not progressing.
My stepdaughter, who was a swim team captain in her college (graduated this june) swam up to 10,000M-14,000M 5-6 days a week when she was in highschool and college.
They'd also have 'off season', and tapers, and days off... and she'd also do some running and dryland strength training.
