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:.
First thing to decide is if you like a plan or if you like ADD.
If you are an ADD person, talk to The Fortress or Jazz Hands.
If you do well with plans, and you don't have much experience in the weight room, I suggest starting here.
stronglifts.com/.../
What I do is based on the 5x5 plan, and it is a very good beginner to intermediate plan. Since you are constantly incrementing weight, you can start very light, learn good technique, and still be lifting heavy quickly (a few weeks).
If you already know you way around the gym, Lezak's plan is very popular. I personally think it would be hard to start with this plan if you don't already lift, because you have no idea where to start weight wise. The Lezak plan will also take more time than the 5x5 plan initially. That aside, several people on this board who are fast have used this plan and were happy with the results, Speedo being one example. I also learned that Chris Stevenson's plan is not the Lezak plan, but very comparable.
The best plan will be the plan you stick with :) 5x5 has was the first plan I was able to stick with long term (it might be 3 years now) so that is why I am such a big fan.
Thanks Q, I may browse that myself!
I've been pretty darn hard core about sticking with the ADD lifting plan. :D
The Lezak plan does seem very time consuming b/c there are so many exercises.
First thing to decide is if you like a plan or if you like ADD.
If you are an ADD person, talk to The Fortress or Jazz Hands.
If you do well with plans, and you don't have much experience in the weight room, I suggest starting here.
stronglifts.com/.../
What I do is based on the 5x5 plan, and it is a very good beginner to intermediate plan. Since you are constantly incrementing weight, you can start very light, learn good technique, and still be lifting heavy quickly (a few weeks).
If you already know you way around the gym, Lezak's plan is very popular. I personally think it would be hard to start with this plan if you don't already lift, because you have no idea where to start weight wise. The Lezak plan will also take more time than the 5x5 plan initially. That aside, several people on this board who are fast have used this plan and were happy with the results, Speedo being one example. I also learned that Chris Stevenson's plan is not the Lezak plan, but very comparable.
The best plan will be the plan you stick with :) 5x5 has was the first plan I was able to stick with long term (it might be 3 years now) so that is why I am such a big fan.
Thanks Q, I may browse that myself!
I've been pretty darn hard core about sticking with the ADD lifting plan. :D
The Lezak plan does seem very time consuming b/c there are so many exercises.
