Swim training - no pool!
heymonkey
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I'm about to go away for 3 months, and I'm not going to have access to a pool at all. My plans were to work on my swimming over the winter, but no longer!
I'll have full access to a gym, so just wondering if anyone knew of any specific weight training or other training that can keep up/ enhance swimming strength. It may seem a strange question, but I'm normally 'allergic' to the gym and prefer to get out - so I'm clueless.
Thanks in advance
I'll have full access to a gym, so just wondering if anyone knew of any specific weight training or other training that can keep up/ enhance swimming strength. It may seem a strange question, but I'm normally 'allergic' to the gym and prefer to get out - so I'm clueless.
Thanks in advance
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They were talked about in one issue of 220 faiely recently for practicing you stroke and building muscle.
Just an idea.
I try and get hold of some of those bungees. I'll also have a look at the TI video,
Cheers
To achieve this I focus my training on big compound moves, that are aimed to recruit lots of different muscles, this also has the benefit of cutting fat down loads. I also focus a lot on moves that strengthen my core, and no I don't do any 'crunches' they are a waste of time. These are the exercises you want to be doing.
squats - barbell, not on the machine. This is a hard move, so you may need to get someone to show you the form, start with light weights until you have PERFECT form, otherwise you may injure your back
Deadlifts - same advice as squats, they need perfect form.
Clean and jerk or muscle jerk, the best power move that exists - again start with low weight, muscle jerks are the same move but without the stop after the clean. Get the form perfect with a very light weight - then when it is perfect you want to take the barbell from the floor to over your head in one powerful movement.
Bench press - again, this is all freeweight stuff, great for swimming.
pullups and chinups, start on the lat pulldown if you can't do them, then move up to doing sets of chinups then straight onto chinups.
There are plenty more exercise you can do that focus on particular groups, but none will have the same affect as these 5. Ditch the crunches when you are doing any of these exercises, particularly squats and deadlifts you are using your core far more than with a crunch!
watch the fat fall off and then lean muscle pack on. don't worry about putting on weight, as these moves require the whole body to move as a unit the weight you put on should be minimal, but what you do put on will be lean, hard muscle!
good luck.