Ok so heres the deal I have never been a team sports type of guy ever in my entire life, my parents would always try and force me but I hated it. Anyways so my friend today decided that she wanted me to do swim team and then after I went to the meeting, I decided that it could actually be alot of fun and I might actually enjoy it. Also Im a Sophmore this year and last year as a freshmen I did no extra currirculiar activities and I need to do some this year and the next 2 to make up for it.
But there is one problem, It has been like forever since I have swam in a pool and done like laps and I don't know if im gonna be able to make it, I mean I am in Ok shape but not enough to where I can do like 20 laps tho.
I have a month to train before the first meeting so if anyone would be glad to give me some pointers on what the best workouts are with WEIGHTS, I dont have a pool nor is anyone of them open at this time of year, and my parents wouldnt take me anyways...
2007-09-28 13:55:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
I've been swimming since I was 3, I am now almost 16 in about a week or so...
also any diet suggestions?
2007-09-28 13:57:03 · update #1
run
push ups
sit ups
just do reps with he weights
if you can play othetr sports just shot some baskets or instead run down to you market store whatever get something and jog back time your self do it every weekend and try to improve your time each time.
:-)
2007-09-28 17:54:24 · answer #1 · answered by 2sweet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've swam on a team since I was 6, and a lot of excercises can be really helpful. First of all you might want to ask your friend if you can go to the pool together and practice a few laps so your parents won't have to take you. Okay, weights actually really can help you swim better, because you need a lot of upper and lower body strength to swim. Push ups, sit-ups, lunges, these things called up-and-downs, and even some running for your endurance can help you a lot. Hope you do really well. Swim teams are so much fun :)
2007-09-28 16:44:12 · answer #2 · answered by Smiley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weights make your muscle fibers do one thing and swimming makes them go another way. One book I'd recommend is the "The Science of Swimming" by James Councilman.
Work on your stroke mechanics, your water control and think about your bow wave on the freestyle stroke.
In 1971 I could swim 100 meter butterfly in 1:07.15 and one day in a 3 a day work out we swam 16,000 meters.
Later in Nov 1971 I swam 200 yard butterfly in 2:11.1 seconds.
2007-09-28 14:10:19 · answer #3 · answered by Will 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do evil jacks. first you in consumer-friendly words stand and do 10 lifts the area you in consumer-friendly words bypass on your feet. then do 10 jumps. then do 10 leaping jacks, your hands going up one million/2 way. then do 10 extra suitable together which incorporate your arm going up each and every and each of ways. then bypass back down, ( leaping jacks, jumps, extreme on your feet.) do situps, crunches, push ups. run short distances. sprint. and rather devour wholesome, you would be extreme high quality. good fulfillment!
2016-12-28 06:42:17 · answer #4 · answered by jensvold 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take two weights and just lift them one by one with one arm at a time
2007-09-28 13:58:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice in the bathtub.
2007-09-28 13:59:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋