Question by ssasmor: Is it okay to go swimming and do upper body exercise?
Is it alright to both swim and do upper body exercises or will I be using too many of the same muscles and be overexerting myself?
Best answer:
Answer by Dakota G
If you are talking about weight training, then you should do your training before jumping in the pool. Do not be afraid to do both. You may be sore, but as long as you don’t life too much weight, you won’t hurt yourself.
As a swimmer, you should try to do more reps of a smaller weight, rather than less reps of a heavy weight. This way, your muscles are trained for endurance, and there is a much smaller chance of hurting yourself.
A great idea is to do exercises that do not involve weights. For example, try pull-ups, chin-ups, push-ups and even arm circles.
Good luck!
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When I was on swim team we used to weight train after swimming. Usually we did a warm up by running a few miles or sprinting, then cool down workout, jump in the pool for an hour or hour and a half of swimming and then weight training for an hour.
This is Ok but build up to it…. The pool is more cardio…. The weights should come before swimming. You should lift… Warm up in pool… Streach… Swim…. In that order. You do not want to streach until your body is warmed up.
Happy Swimming
Coach Tyson Ormonde