After week one, that's what our local High School Swim team's workouts consist of, even for relative newcomer freshmen. My 14 yr. old grandson has been swimming for just over a year competitivly. He was in rehab most of the summer for rotator problems. I understand there are several on the team with shoulder problems. Is this amount of yardage the norm?
I should add, they do some dry land & weights in addition.
It occurs to me that a "one size fits all" workout might be easy for some, and big problem for others?
Thanks for your insight.
Georgio
Just curious, how old should a kid be before lifting? And why is a kid lifting more of a strain than swimming 30K a week?
Sorry that sounds snarky, but I'm genuinely curious.
My thought process was that having kids trying to max out in weights would be far too stressful on underdeveloped joints and bone structures. Much more so than swimming at that age. Too much of anything can be a bad thing, so it's hard to speculate without knowing the sets he's throwing at the kids and the weights routine. Plus, high schools don't usually have strength trainers. So you're relying on the swim coach to know and teach proper lifting technique. I see bad technique in the weight room causing more problems than bad technique in the pool. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the topic, scientific studies are very limited. There are documented cases of kids lifting at young ages and it works out (e.g. Todd Marinovich, well at least through college until he had a mental break).
Just curious, how old should a kid be before lifting? And why is a kid lifting more of a strain than swimming 30K a week?
Sorry that sounds snarky, but I'm genuinely curious.
My thought process was that having kids trying to max out in weights would be far too stressful on underdeveloped joints and bone structures. Much more so than swimming at that age. Too much of anything can be a bad thing, so it's hard to speculate without knowing the sets he's throwing at the kids and the weights routine. Plus, high schools don't usually have strength trainers. So you're relying on the swim coach to know and teach proper lifting technique. I see bad technique in the weight room causing more problems than bad technique in the pool. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the topic, scientific studies are very limited. There are documented cases of kids lifting at young ages and it works out (e.g. Todd Marinovich, well at least through college until he had a mental break).
