Hello everyone! I have decided to really get back into competing. I was wondering if any of you would offer some advice on workouts for someone who is VERY out of shape and slightly overweight:blush:. I have pretty much 24hr access to a pool (I'm a YMCA employee plus I coach the Y team). It's funny how I can create a whole season of workouts for my team but I can't do it for myself! I just feel like I don't know where to start! Help! Thank you! :):):):)
Ok, so you're still young. I returned to swimming when I was 32 (that was many years ago now) but what I learned was I could still do whatever I did in high school and college. My first year back I swam for about 3 months and then went to state meet. My times were a second or three off for the 50 & 100 distances but good enough to get me hooked. The next year I decided to give it my full attention and worked out with the high school team. I was able to get within a second of my lifetime bests. I do remember times when I couldn't raise my arms to put them under my pillow at night so it definitely wasn't easy. My point is you can do anything you used to do. Don't limit your workouts because you think your older now. Granted it wont be easy and your workouts will get worse before they get better but if you stay with it you'll be amazed with the results. A good workout strategy would be to set a goal of swimming 3 days a week with an hour of swimming and trying to get 3000 yards (you can always add more days as you acclimate). I usually do a 500 - 600 warm up, followed by a swim set, a kick set, a pull set and then warm down. you can tailor your times and distances accordingly. For specific sets, be sure to review the workout section of the usms site. Good luck.
Ok, so you're still young. I returned to swimming when I was 32 (that was many years ago now) but what I learned was I could still do whatever I did in high school and college. My first year back I swam for about 3 months and then went to state meet. My times were a second or three off for the 50 & 100 distances but good enough to get me hooked. The next year I decided to give it my full attention and worked out with the high school team. I was able to get within a second of my lifetime bests. I do remember times when I couldn't raise my arms to put them under my pillow at night so it definitely wasn't easy. My point is you can do anything you used to do. Don't limit your workouts because you think your older now. Granted it wont be easy and your workouts will get worse before they get better but if you stay with it you'll be amazed with the results. A good workout strategy would be to set a goal of swimming 3 days a week with an hour of swimming and trying to get 3000 yards (you can always add more days as you acclimate). I usually do a 500 - 600 warm up, followed by a swim set, a kick set, a pull set and then warm down. you can tailor your times and distances accordingly. For specific sets, be sure to review the workout section of the usms site. Good luck.
