My exercise routine has been swimming and skiing for years now, not weights. I swore off the gym after college, as I played football and lifted 1.5-2 hours at a time building bulk. Over the years I did push-ups and tried to get back into the gym, but it seems like every time I get near the gym I start to put on bulk. The other day at Masters practice, we did 100 push-ups via sprint sets (25 sprint, 10 push-ups, 25 sprint - repeat. Then situps - repeat). I am SORE. Since I am sore now, I figure I might as well get back into the gym. The soreness factor has been a deterrent.
My goal is to do light weight, higher reps. I want to stay fit, so when I am tasked with doing push-ups during a swim workout, the soreness is not debilitating afterwards. I do NOT want to add weight or bulk up, but stay lean, stay fit and limber, and ultimately avoid injuries in my daily life.
These are the exercises I remember. I am not planning on doing all of them on any given day. I plan on picking any of them as an option for legs, back, chest, etc, when I do. For swimming, am I missing any? Are there any on this list that I should NOT be doing?
Legs
· Lunges – single leg
· Squats
· Cleans
· Roman dead lifts
· Dead lifts
· Leg curls
· Leg extensions
· Box jumps
· Rope skipping
Back
· Lat pull downs – behind neck and infront of chest
· Pull-ups – if I can do them
· Upright rows
· Single arm rows
· Roman chair
Chest
· Dumbbell bench
· Dumbbell incline
· Push-ups
· No strait-bar bench
· Chest flies
Shoulders
· Dumbbell military press
· No strait-bar military press
· Dumbbell flies
Arms
· Triceps pull-downs – vary handgrip
· Dips
· Triceps extensions
· Curls – various
· Wrist roll-ups – for tennis elbow
Stretching
· Abs
· Hips
· Back
Thanks for your help.
Alex
Former Member
A swim coach of mine told me about Jason Lezak's weight lifting workout on BodyBuilding.com. I found it here and will use his recommended approach while I start lifting again.
www.bodybuilding.com/.../jasonlezak1.htm
Former Member
I use that link you posted above and it is great. as for putting on bulk, you will not get much bigger unless you eat ALOT more, so if you don't change your diet and just add weights i can only imagine good results.
As for those exercises i myself happen to do most of them :P. also consider adding some medicine ball training to develop speed and endurance.
good luck