I've been out of the water for a month, and out of the weight room for 3 months. This was a planned break after a long season. I just got back in the pool last week and things feel about how they should given the circumstances.
My question is; Would jumping back into weights at the same time I'm getting back in the pool be safe? By safe, I mean with respect to reducing the risk of tendonitis/shoulder/etc problems? Should I wait a few weeks to acclimate to the pool before starting a weight routine?
A little about the weights I intend to do. I'm happy with the Lezak weight program for sprinters and am going to do a second time. This program does do a month of endurance lifting prior to any strength or speedwork, so I'm not going to be lifting like gangbusters right off the bat.
I did have shoulder and elbow tendonitis problems before the planned break, but they were not serious and these injuries have not surfaced yet in the pool. I am currently pretty tight from this last week, but not uncomfortable.
I really don't know the accepted thinking on this except for my college experience (i.e everything at once, you sissy), so any thoughts/ opinions are appreciated now that I am older and more wary of injury :cane:.
Thanks for the advice. I just googled dynamic stretching and I'll give it a try in addition to the RC stuff. I'm doing static stretching now, but I realize now that I'm stretching to loosen up more than to increase range of motion, and it seems that dynamic stretching would be better for loosening up?
I like the idea of going a bit lighter (or alternatively, fewer days/same weight?) for this cycle. I may try that as well and see where I am at the end compared to last cycle. Spreadsheet dorkdom, here I come.
Thanks for the advice. I just googled dynamic stretching and I'll give it a try in addition to the RC stuff. I'm doing static stretching now, but I realize now that I'm stretching to loosen up more than to increase range of motion, and it seems that dynamic stretching would be better for loosening up?
I like the idea of going a bit lighter (or alternatively, fewer days/same weight?) for this cycle. I may try that as well and see where I am at the end compared to last cycle. Spreadsheet dorkdom, here I come.
