I've been back in the pool for a few months now and am enjoying the workouts posted by various coaches. I was wondering about when to bring in some dry land work and also if weight/strength training should also be added to the mix and what types of work should be done. I've always lived by the thought that to improve in the pool one should work in the pool, but I know that can only get you so far. Thanks
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just to put my 2 cents in.
I'm a pretty average swimmer, but ever since i've started lifting weights I've consistently gotten faster basically every single meet I swim in (usually setting 2+ personal bests each meet)
Advice i've heard from an olympian is that the tissue you build in the weight room does not directly apply to swimming very quickly. You kind of need to work the muscle into your stroke through time.
I usually stop heavy lifting over a month before a taper meet. I'll keep tying to maintain that muscle but not breakdown the tissue so much every session.
just to put my 2 cents in.
I'm a pretty average swimmer, but ever since i've started lifting weights I've consistently gotten faster basically every single meet I swim in (usually setting 2+ personal bests each meet)
Advice i've heard from an olympian is that the tissue you build in the weight room does not directly apply to swimming very quickly. You kind of need to work the muscle into your stroke through time.
I usually stop heavy lifting over a month before a taper meet. I'll keep tying to maintain that muscle but not breakdown the tissue so much every session.
