Lifting in my workout routine and rest

[Randum]

Alright I swam my whole life, and ive been back in the water last month, everyday cept sunday, I take off.
Before I go in the pool I do a fast, 15-30sec rest between reps for a quick lifting of 12 reps 3 times on various exercises. Its not my max weight, but its not too easy.

My question is, I do this everyday, I know rest is good, but I am looking at the weights as a way to warm up and get ready to really push it in the pool..

i am also trying to cut the fat as well...and the more the better?

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Originally posted by: Randum
Alright I swam my whole life, and ive been back in the water last month, everyday cept sunday, I take off.
Before I go in the pool I do a fast, 15-30sec rest between reps for a quick lifting of 12 reps 3 times on various exercises. Its not my max weight, but its not too easy.

My question is, I do this everyday, I know rest is good, but I am looking at the weights as a way to warm up and get ready to really push it in the pool..

i am also trying to cut the fat as well...and the more the better?

I wouldn't advise doing the same lifts every day, but if you're using such a light weight, then I don't really see how it would be doing THAT much extra damage. I would find other ways to warmup though and find an actual lifting program. For example, I do a ton of stretching and form work before I run. I wouldn't imagine lifting beforehand if I was actually going to be sprinting with any intensity.

I would look into lifting at a different time for the biggest benefit. I dunno, it doesn't seem like this would help you much other than warming you up or potentially fatiguing you and making you prone to a higher level of lactic acid during your workout. Also, if you're looking to cut fat, you must be in a caloric deficit. Keep doing what you're doing, but on fewer calories than your body actually requires.

 

[Koing]

As a warm up that is fine. What exercises are you doing though?

You won't add much gains in strength depending what your doing and what exercises.

If you do an exercise too light it will quickly return very little in the way of benefits if it is too light. There simply is not enough stress on your muscles. Unless you have a focused goal of repping out x weight for y reps. The weights have to increase, volume, reps,sets or shorter rests or a combo for improvement.

For fat loss. Eat cleaner and try some running. If your already swimming 6x a week that is a lot of cv and you should get pretty ripped easily within months, if your diet (eating habits) are good.

Koing

 

[Randum]

Thanks for the feedback. as for your questions.
I Cut back on my diet HUGE. I weened myself off completely of any pop/coke drinks to begin wit ha long time ago, but i cut out all fried food, cut my quantity down a ton as well.

THe lifting is definitely producing fatigue- i add weight every week - 2 weeks at this point. The weight loss is pretty steady but I know it will platuea at some point...

just hard to tell, thats all, im about 15 lbs from fighting weight!