Does swimming and mountainclimbing in contrary with?
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Does swimming and mountain climbind in contrary with each other? i do both and even some workouts on my stomach to reduce its fat but the lifeguard said you can't make progress in your swimming this way. those sports made youre body hard while swim needs a soft body. i want to know how true is it? and Shoud I stop these?
I mean my coach said my body in water is not that much relaxed. He said i constrict my muscles during swim (swim likes a robot; he said). and he said it is because of montain climbing and other activitie which i do , they made my muscles compressed while swimming needs relaxed ones.
also I am not so sure about his opinion maybe my problem is somethin else?
i will be glad to hear you opinion
I don't see any problem with it. Cross training is usually beneficial. It can be difficult building strength in the water, so I can see where it would help. I'm not a doctor, but the whole hard vs soft body thing you mentioned doesn't make any sense to me. Either you're building/strengthening your muscles or you aren't.
If your coach says you swim like a robot and you feel tense, then you probably need to stretch more or space out your time between mountain climbing and swimming. It sounds like your body is not used to mountain climbing yet. Did you start that recently? If you plan on doing climbing 2-3 days a week, your muscles and joints will adjust and not be sore and tight all the time. If you're trying to climb every day, then it could definitely take away from your swimming.
I don't see any problem with it. Cross training is usually beneficial. It can be difficult building strength in the water, so I can see where it would help. I'm not a doctor, but the whole hard vs soft body thing you mentioned doesn't make any sense to me. Either you're building/strengthening your muscles or you aren't.
If your coach says you swim like a robot and you feel tense, then you probably need to stretch more or space out your time between mountain climbing and swimming. It sounds like your body is not used to mountain climbing yet. Did you start that recently? If you plan on doing climbing 2-3 days a week, your muscles and joints will adjust and not be sore and tight all the time. If you're trying to climb every day, then it could definitely take away from your swimming.
