Affects of swimming on explosive power in legs?

[zere0wn]

Wondering what sort of effect swimming has on explosive power in the legs? someone said swimming lengthens the quadricep, i would think this would limit explosiveness? Is "lengthening" the quadriceps even a real concept? Just another one of those things i heard in the gym...I'm using the vertical jump bible to increase my vertical but have begun swimming once or twice a week so wondering....

 

[Klotz]

Very little. Good for endurance, and taking the stress off your joints.

 

[CarnalSalvation]

If you "lengthen" any of your muscles, you best go to the ER.

Swimming is good active rest though. A number of top strongmen do it, I believe.

 

[blakethemus]

If you "lengthen" any of your muscles, you best go to the ER.

Swimming is good active rest though. A number of top strongmen do it, I believe.

I lengthen my 'love muscle', should I go to the ER?

 

[CarnalSalvation]

I lengthen my 'love muscle', should I go to the ER?

How does one lengthen their heart?

 

[Urban]

How does one lengthen their heart?

you're such a romantic carnal.


Back on topic... swimming give you leg cancer. proof

 

[Ian Coe]

you're such a romantic carnal.


Back on topic... swimming give you leg cancer. proof

If it has a website it must be true

 

[Stranger Come Knocking]

What do you mean by active rest? not sure what that means, sorry

 

[CarnalSalvation]

What do you mean by active rest? not sure what that means, sorry

"Active rest" and "active recovery" are just fancy words for doing something that's not especially taxing, but still gets your muscles moving. You recover more quickly between workouts if you do SOMETHING as opposed to just sitting on your ass.

For people who train in martial arts or even just do manual labor for a living it's pretty much built in.

 

[vision1]

I find swimming to be mostly upperbody

 

[CarnalSalvation]

I find swimming to be mostly upperbody

I haven't been in a pool, lake, or ocean since I was 15, and the only reason I did it then was because I was on a ton of acid.

 

[Jake Martin]

I haven't been in a pool, lake, or ocean since I was 15, and the only reason I did it then was because I was on a ton of acid.

I think that would cause me to freak out. Or drown. Possibly one as the result of the other.

 

[immovablestone]

I haven't been in a pool, lake, or ocean since I was 15, and the only reason I did it then was because I was on a ton of acid.

Never had fun in water on acid, ever... Now, in the ocean on ecstasy is another story...

 

[Ian Coe]

"Active rest" and "active recovery" are just fancy words for doing something that's not especially taxing, but still gets your muscles moving. You recover more quickly between workouts if you do SOMETHING as opposed to just sitting on your ass.

For people who train in martial arts or even just do manual labor for a living it's pretty much built in.

mind over matter


if you don't mind, it don't matter

 

[graedy]

The question is:
Do you swim naked?

 

[Ian Coe]

The question is:
Do you swim naked?

The question is


Who doesn't

 

[WinterIsComing]

I tried but the YMCA frowned upon it.

 

[immovablestone]

The question is:
Do you swim naked?

Zop is going to e-rape us all after this one...

 

[KazenoYojimbo]

Just one on topic comment: From what I've seen, sprinters in swimming tend to use a lot more leg because they need to utilize every tool in their arsenal for the sake of more speed. Some of those guys have strong enough legs to kick 100m faster than most people off the street can do a full body 100m freestyle.