Want to add a little bit of strength training to your swimming workouts and not sure where to start? Here are some great body weight exercises that can help your swimmer in the water, that are low risk for injury. I used to do these at home after practice at the age of 13. As I got older, dryland was implemented into training from my coach.
x3 Sets:
1:00 forearm plank position
-15 sec rest-
30 bicycle crunches
-15 sec rest-
:30 hollow hold plank on your back
-15 sec rest-
15 V-ups
-15 sec rest-
2×10 wide arm pushups
-15 sec rest-
2×10 tricep dips
-15 sec rest-
3×10 alternating lunges, each leg
-15 sec rest-
:45 squat jumps, explode upward