Can push-ups help make you a stronger swimmer?

Question

Or do they benefit swimming at all? Thanks :)

Answer 1

You need to work on your lats .....triceps strenght makes for more endurance. Pull downs help lat muscles. try them out from different angles for variety & strength.

If its sprints yer into then practice your starts & turns.

Bounding/bouncing  off the bottom of the pool also increases leg strength.

Answer 2

Well I consider myself a relatively good swimmer (All-American) and I hardly ever do pushups. I do maybe 15 pushups 3 times a week as part of a routine to go along with dry-land stuff. Most swimmers with bad shoulders can't do pushups because of the amount of stress on the shoulder.

Contrary to popular belief, swimming does not focus mainly on the pecs (used in push-ups and bench). It's all shoulders, lats, and triceps.

The best out of water thing you can do is pull-ups, palms facing away.

Swimming is all about sculpting to tailor to needs, and cut weight where you don't need it. I can do 20 pull ups (not chin ups, I can do those all day) without a sweat, but ask me to bench my own weight and I'll be lucky to not kill myself. I can barely even bench 20 lbs under my weight.

But then again I go 21.15, so I guess you don't need chest muscles too much.

Answer 3

They build upper body strength which does help in strokes that require more upper strength.

Answer 4

Actually, the reverse would be true. Swimming is one of the best overall exercises there is. Push-ups will help your upper arm strength, but not necessarily help your swimming motion.

Answer 5

yes! it can strengthen your shoulder muscles and the muscles that work on your scapula (shoulder blades).. all of which are very important to swimming

Answer 6

Moderate amount of push-ups does help.

Don't do excessive amt.; bulging muscles will not help you swim faster. The opposite may happen.

Answer 7

Yes btu mix it up not just push ups....