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:.
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 assume they are supposed to prepare you for (starts/turns). Do you do anything to help w/starts/turns on dryland?
Yes, I don't bother with calf presses, leg extensions or leg curls either.
You can do squats, lunges, air squat-jumps, box jumps (forward and lateral), burpees, etc. I've also done an exercise where you do 4 alternating forward lunges and then a broad jump. I'm going to do more plyos and explosive lifting Jazz style in my next go round of training. I've pretty much been focused on mostly traditional lifting and drylands the last year+ as I'm still a bit of a newbie.
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 assume they are supposed to prepare you for (starts/turns). Do you do anything to help w/starts/turns on dryland?
Yes, I don't bother with calf presses, leg extensions or leg curls either.
You can do squats, lunges, air squat-jumps, box jumps (forward and lateral), burpees, etc. I've also done an exercise where you do 4 alternating forward lunges and then a broad jump. I'm going to do more plyos and explosive lifting Jazz style in my next go round of training. I've pretty much been focused on mostly traditional lifting and drylands the last year+ as I'm still a bit of a newbie.
