Joe Friel writes that the base period is the best time to work a weight routine into your training. The is because your body can build the non-specific strength that you use while swimming, cycling, or running. Core strength, shoulders, chest legs, back, arms. Ok, sounds like the whole body to me.
While my leg strength is very good at the moment, shoulder, core, chest, and back could use improvement. This will contribute to what Friel describes as 'economy'. His concept is that there's only 3 things that make for a strong athlete. Aerobic capacity, Lactate threshold, and Economy of movement. Economy is my target for upper body improvement which will effect swim endurance substantially, at least that's the idea.
Swimming -weak (3)
Cycling -very strong (8)
Running -strong (6)
Taking Muscle Milk protein supplement from Costco. It's tasty and cheap at $30 for the 3lb tub, but dosn't mix well in the recommended 8 oz of water.
So it's been almost a year since I picked up a dumbbell, and this being day 1.5. I'm sore... ouch
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