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.
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?
I can tell if I am overtrained by how long it takes me to get going in the warmup and have my shoulders feeling real good. If it takes 600 yds, great. If it takes 1500-2000 yds to start picking up the pace and feel warmed up, that is a sign of overtraining.
Can you swim fast at the end of a workout? If you can't, this is also a sign of overtraining and perhaps a day off is necessary.
At 17, I think you can swim every day as long as there are recovery swims in there.
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?
I can tell if I am overtrained by how long it takes me to get going in the warmup and have my shoulders feeling real good. If it takes 600 yds, great. If it takes 1500-2000 yds to start picking up the pace and feel warmed up, that is a sign of overtraining.
Can you swim fast at the end of a workout? If you can't, this is also a sign of overtraining and perhaps a day off is necessary.
At 17, I think you can swim every day as long as there are recovery swims in there.
