Kettlebells and other weights in support of (long-distance) swim training
Being in a very swimmer-unfriendly place for most of the time this and next year, I'd be interested to exchange with fellow forum members on suitable ways of staying swim- fit while waiting for better times to get back to the real thing again.
Personally I am getting ever more interested and enthusiastic about kettlebell training and weights. For a couple of months I followed Stronglifts 5x5 ( pure strength - quite effective in my view. google it), and started mixing in more and more kettlebell trainings - mostly swings ( great for core, no sit-ups!) & some clean&jerk. I am pleasantly surprised by the mix of strength, endurance and flexibility training kettlebell training offers, somehow this must have fantastic potential for swimmers. But apart from some fairly general youtube videos I can't find much.
Is there anybody else out there using kettlebells and/or other weights on a regular basis to support their swimming? Useful resources, tips, programmes, and experiences good and bad are most welcome.
Personally I am getting ever more interested and enthusiastic about kettlebell training and weights. For a couple of months I followed Stronglifts 5x5 ( pure strength - quite effective in my view. google it), and started mixing in more and more kettlebell trainings - mostly swings ( great for core, no sit-ups!) & some clean&jerk. I am pleasantly surprised by the mix of strength, endurance and flexibility training kettlebell training offers, somehow this must have fantastic potential for swimmers. But apart from some fairly general youtube videos I can't find much.
Is there anybody else out there using kettlebells and/or other weights on a regular basis to support their swimming? Useful resources, tips, programmes, and experiences good and bad are most welcome.
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I have definitely found it beneficial in terms of core strength, and far more effective than sit-ups. I got an I-phone app with a huge number of kettlebell work-outs but the main exercises I go with would be swings, pass around the body, seated rowing, military press, goblet squat, trap lift, and bent over row. Compound exercises give the most benefit, perfect example being Turkish get-up as high-lighted by @loneswimmer . I try to fit them in up to three times a week according as work commitments impact swim time .
I tried to convince myself, but, orange flavour electrolyte, mixed with hot chocolate,
tastes nothing like Terry's Chocolate Orange ....
"Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought be down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead..."
Those guys are throwing around big lead weights.
While watching other men throw around big lead weights.
With a stopwatch running...
Can you imagine how many out of shape 40-something men show up there every January 2nd, armed only with the distorted memory of what they used to be? Its a perfect storm!
"Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought be down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead..."
Sisu: a Finnish term meaning strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity.
Milko
https://db.marathonswimmers.org/p/milko-van-gool/
@sharkbaitza
Sisu: a Finnish term meaning strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity.
@sharkbaitza
Milko
https://db.marathonswimmers.org/p/milko-van-gool/
I tried to convince myself, but, orange flavour electrolyte, mixed with hot chocolate,
tastes nothing like Terry's Chocolate Orange ....
may put you over your baggage allowance, but if you're flying with Ryanair so will a kettlebell ....
I tried to convince myself, but, orange flavour electrolyte, mixed with hot chocolate,
tastes nothing like Terry's Chocolate Orange ....
@sharkbaitza
My garden has a clay substrate which requires a lot of work for simple tasks. Those tasks I hate most are anything that involves using a sledgehammer or pickaxe to break the clay, because even though I've used them a lot, they are the two items most likely to cause an overuse or lower back injury.
I understood that strengthening core should always be at least started with body weight. If Pilates are good enough for the EC record-holder, they're good enough for me (if I bothered).
loneswimmer.com
@Loneswimer do you believe everything Colm says?
Sisu: a Finnish term meaning strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity.
I tried to convince myself, but, orange flavour electrolyte, mixed with hot chocolate,
tastes nothing like Terry's Chocolate Orange ....
@sharkbaitza
Sorry about the multiple posts... I can't figure out how to delete the previous ones... Anyway, here is the tyre I got...
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