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:.
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But it doesn't take that long because you are supersetting (doing 2 exercises back to back without resting).
Lezak starts with 36 sets of 12 reps and increases to 25 reps. Speedo, how long does this take? I would guess right at 60 minutes if you are doing it right.
The 5x5 A day is 19 sets of 5 reps. B day is less. Takes me about 40 minutes when I am doing max weight on squats, or about 25-30 minutes when I drop down to light weight, like after tapering.
But it doesn't take that long because you are supersetting (doing 2 exercises back to back without resting).
Lezak starts with 36 sets of 12 reps and increases to 25 reps. Speedo, how long does this take? I would guess right at 60 minutes if you are doing it right.
The 5x5 A day is 19 sets of 5 reps. B day is less. Takes me about 40 minutes when I am doing max weight on squats, or about 25-30 minutes when I drop down to light weight, like after tapering.
