Coach Atul Godbole answers your training related questions…

Q. Swapan asks “It hurts 2-3 days after strength training. Should I continue to do my workouts?”

A. By “hurt”, I am assuming you mean soreness/ache, and not pain. If its pain, then that’s a worrying sign and it may indicate that you are doing the strength training wrong. If its usual muscle soreness/ache, then yes, you should continue to do the workouts. Make sure you schedule easy workouts for 1-2 days after. Hard/long workouts should be avoided on sore legs.

Q. Monica asks “How can we develop swimming muscle memory?”

A. I guess the athlete is asking because he knows that muscle memory is an important factor for swim improvement, and this would be right.

Consistent practice over many months and years (yes, years!) is the only way to develop muscle memory. There are no shortcuts.

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