Exercise routine for divers
Question
Hi, I am a high school diving coach and as part of daily workouts we do dry land exercise. I could really use some help developing a program tailored to divers instead of swimmers. We have a very extensive wieght room and fitness equipment and I would like to keep the time to 30 minutes a day.
Answer
Dan--
Sorry this took so long.
The best thing to remember is that diving is dependant on flexibility as well as strength, so you should be spending at least 20 to 30 min/ day on stretching to start with. A good sit-up regimen is also important daily(sit-ups, leg lifts, side sit-ups, and any thing you use to strengten abs and lower back) You only need to lift weights 3 days/wk. Concentrate on lats, triceps and shoulders for upper body training(important for entries). Squats, leg presses, calf presses or calf raises, some type of hip flexor exercises. Always stress full range of motion on any weight lifting exercises and train the antagonist muscles(biceps for triceps, traps for lats, hamstrings for quadriceps, etc.) Make sure you do a short stretching session after you finish your weights session. If you have access to do your weight workout in the morning it would be more time efficient than trying to squeeze it into your afternoon water time. Most of the things that swimmers do can be done by divers also, since swimmers are also looking for flexibility as opposed to big bulk.
Hope this helps some,
George
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