Gym workouts for swimmers?

RE: Gym workouts for swimmers?

Former Member — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:19:46 GMT

Cool. Will that work for women too? (since I'm one, lol). I would imagine so. We women should probably just lighten up on the weights (I usually stick between 10-20 pound free weights). I tend to do lengthier sets as well. I like to feel the burn. :D

RE: Gym workouts for swimmers?

Former Member — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:13:27 GMT

Cool. Will that work for women too? (since I'm one, lol).

RE: Gym workouts for swimmers?

Former Member — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:05:50 GMT

Sure, check this out... forums.usms.org/showthread.php Can anyone suggest specific exercises other than the usual? Thanks :)

RE: Gym workouts for swimmers?

beluga — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:34:11 GMT

I'm fairly new to master's swimming, doing it for the fitness and weight loss. I know I can lose weight swimming (my calorie burn is definitely greater than intake) however I've heard time & time again that you don't lose THAT much weight swimming (though, have you ever seen an overweight swimmer?) All I have to do is look in a mirror to see an overweight swimmer Anyway I am hoping to supplement that with gym workouts to help lose weight more, on days when I don't swim and when it gets too cold to ride my bike. Do competitive swimmers do gym workouts too? I can NOT run. Can anyone suggest specific exercises other than the usual? Thanks :) Here's a link on weight training by Jason Lezak, he's gotten pretty good results with it! www.bodybuilding.com/.../jasonlezak1.htm