just to improve speed and distance such as workouts, food
2007-03-27 09:53:46 · 8 answers · asked by wassup 4 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
For speed: depending on how old you are (swimmer younger than 18 should not) lifting weights help to build muscle, making your stroke more powerful. Now, you can not strictly focus on lifting...a balance of lifting and swimming is perfect. Also, in sprints your start and turn are extremely important, so work on those. For distance: long practices are the best. Lot of yardage I'm afraid. You have to get your endurance up to be able to keep a quick speed over a long period of time. For distance you do not need to lift very much at all. So you might need to decide which to focus on. As for eating, if you are lifting, make sure you are getting adequate protein (about 1.0-1.2 grams per kg of body weight for athletes) this will help you to build muscle. For distance, carbohydrates are extremely important. You body will use these for fuel during long sets in practice. Hope this helps!
2007-03-28 02:46:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, I love this drill and it works great! Start off doing 1 lap easy 1 lap hard, 2 laps easy, 2 laps hard, until you get to 10! That will help you on your speed, and try to stay at the same speed, the whole time!! Food, eat pasta, fruits, vegetables, eat jello, it is one of the best foods to eat and makes you swim faster. No diary such as milk, cheese, and don't drink a fitness drink that has over 22 grams of sugar! Good luck, and just email me if you want more workouts! Hope this helps!!
2007-03-31 13:06:03 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ElizabethAnne♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lived on waterfront most of life, Gulf of Mexico.
Swam likely 340 days per year x five hours per day with friend, usually some type of competitive activity, like tag.
Both friend and I ran circles around the transplanted northern kids and anyone else for that matter. Neither of us were into the water pool scene.
Probably competition increases skill. We were both very good swimmers/divers. But we did it from childhood.
Competition and diving, swimming under water more than top.
I would not lift weights, unless you are weak, to swim better. Find a friend and swim everyday, if you can. Competition.
And, swim fins helped increase endurance and likely strength.
Food? If you are teenager or younger just eat what you normally eat which are meals from family. Taken from perspective that you are healthy to begin with.
Tag across 300 feet of water of max depth 25 ft. Then there are the steath manuevers, swimming under yachts and other type of activity increasing lung capacity and ability to go farther with less oxygen.
2007-03-29 15:29:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone told me that Mr Phelps does some kicking in training (who doesn't but....) - like he does 1500 metres just kicking splitting each 500 in a little over 5 3/4 minutes. Not sure if that is accurate though... but it is extremely impressive..
Point is...
Kick !
As for food... muscle depletion is caused by the body metabolising lean muscle tissue. You constrantly need to counteract this by bulding muscle fibre... and you need protein to do that. Weights and high protein!
Just some thoughts...
2007-03-27 22:14:05 · answer #4 · answered by Icy Gazpacho 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
focus on making your dives perfect esp. if you are a sprinter. I like doing drills that focus on working out your legs because they always make me go faster.
2007-03-27 18:40:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sink or float, best advise i can think of.
2007-03-27 16:57:27 · answer #6 · answered by jim bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, don't drown yourself and you better swim!
2007-03-27 20:17:25 · answer #7 · answered by sleez_boy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shave ALL your hair
2007-03-27 16:56:16 · answer #8 · answered by D-mac 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋