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:.
LOL- I'm sure there' a proper term for "ups and downs," but I don't know it. I used to do them in the shallow end of the pool. It's when you stand and clasp your hands behind your neck, stagger your feet- one 2ft in front of the other and bend your knees at 90 degrees. The you just jump and alternate which leg is forward. It's much harder without water, but I suppose it's along the lines of plyometrics.
I cut out leg and calf presses and added this single exercise. It's just an experiment- leg and calf presses just seem un-plyometric compared to what I asume they are supposed to prepare you for (starts/turns). Do you do anything to help w/starts/turns on dryland?
LOL- I'm sure there' a proper term for "ups and downs," but I don't know it. I used to do them in the shallow end of the pool. It's when you stand and clasp your hands behind your neck, stagger your feet- one 2ft in front of the other and bend your knees at 90 degrees. The you just jump and alternate which leg is forward. It's much harder without water, but I suppose it's along the lines of plyometrics.
I cut out leg and calf presses and added this single exercise. It's just an experiment- leg and calf presses just seem un-plyometric compared to what I asume they are supposed to prepare you for (starts/turns). Do you do anything to help w/starts/turns on dryland?
