Weight training for swimming with free weights?

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2013-02-05 8:50 PM

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Subject: Weight training for swimming with free weights?
I don't have room for a bowflex or equivalent.  I have some free weights and a bungee attached to the wall.  Are there any exercises I can do to strengthen my arms for swimming?

2013-02-05 9:54 PM
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Your lats are the prime movers in swimming.
2013-02-05 10:44 PM
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Put a cord/band around a vertical object. Bend down and assume a horizontal position like you were swimming, and do butterflys where you bring both arms downard at the same time for a full motion like doing the butterfly stroke. Elbows high, forearms down. Recover and repeat.

That's my fav.

2013-02-05 11:04 PM
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I've found that working the lats with pullups, bent over rows etc. have helped a lot.

Dry-land band exercises can kick butt too :p
2013-02-06 12:00 AM
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