Well, not literally of course, but it only takes a few lengths of front-crawl for my arms to ache.
I only swim once or twice a week to supplement my running as I figure thaht it's nice to give my legs a rest and to use my upper body more. Thing is though, it seems that my arms are getting weaker and weaker as it's taking less lengths for them to start aching.
Should I be doing some weights down the gym - if so, what would help? I really don't want to turn into a woman with pipecleaner-esque arms!
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press-ups-close arm, wide arm,even thumbs if you want:o)
tri dips on stairs or a dining chair
free weights bought from Argos (xmas pressie) or baked bean tins!
chin ups (can get a bar also from Argos)
Do these each day and I'm sure you'll develop arm strength. Start with 3 lots of 10 and aim for 3 lots of 25 or something like that.
So lots of lat work (lat pull downs, etc)
Do you know if back raises (ie lying flat on your front and raising upper body off the floor) would work as well as pull-downs? I just can't be bothered to go to the gym these days, so need things I can do at home.
slow is smooth smoth is fast
There's really quite a lot you can do at home if you don't want to go to the gym.
Jj, I promise to be careful! Thanks for the warning though, as I'm quite flexible and would more than likely overdo it without a reminder!
I don't have gym membership but do quite a lot of weights/core stuff all at home.
i'll give them a try when i get back to serious water training. used to be good then left it alone for a long (looooong) time so some stroke improvement bound to help.
does it do anything for upper arm development - watching the wattles!!!
maybe not now - but how much longer?
Petal, never I should think, looking at you!
and wattles can appear over night i'm told
am now scared of wattles. are they the new cellulite?