Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Swimming better than cycling 5x a week

r1bugar
r1bugar
Posts: 9
Joined: 2003/09/18
United Kingdom
2003/09/19, 11:45 AM
hi b4 every weight session i cycle for about 30mins at
60 - 70% mhr
i find its weakening my hamstrings ...would swimming be better,
asimmer
asimmer
Posts: 8,201
Joined: 2003/01/07
United States
2003/09/19, 01:24 PM
How is it wekaening your hamstrings? Do you mean they aren't fresh for lifting? Switch to a brief warm-up on the bike, then lift and then cycle, should be better. Any cardio before you lift will take away some of thepower and energy you have to lift.