Do you lift heavy weights? If yes, how often, and do you lift to fatigue or a set number of reps?
I prefer to do higher reps with lighter weights, such as five-pound weights and bands. Transcript: "I tend to do higher reps of lighter weights. In fact, one of the exercises I do uses these five-pound weights, which seems like nothing. But my swim coach Batali will have you do this where I will just slowly let the weights go down and up. And I do it about 15 or 20 times and starts off feeling really easy. But by the end, the shoulders are burning, and it feels like a lot more than five pounds. So, that's one example. I also do quite a bit of stuff, with, with these bands and find that you can get some pretty, pretty good resistance, just with the bands. So anyway, I guess lighter weights for me."
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Ed Baker
Founder & CEO of AnyQuestion
I prefer to do higher reps with lighter weights, such as five-pound weights and bands.
Jan Frodeno
🇩🇪 All - Olympic 🥇 & 5x IM World Champ
I lift weights once a week, focusing on the squat and leg power. I do 4-2 reps for a pure strength set, building up for 3 weeks to peak for my main event.
Mark Allen
🇺🇸 Long - 7 x World Champion, Coach
When doing weights, I aim for sets of 12-15 reps so that the load is heavy enough to give me a strength response when I recover.
Petr Vabrousek
🇨🇿 Long - Ultra Runner, Triathlete & Coach
I usually lift heavy weights over 80kg, do core and balance exercises, plyometrics like box jumps and jumping jacks. I also do one leg exercises and climbing a rope for my upper body. To warm up I cycle or do running movements and jumping rope. Finally I finish the session with a very painful 2km rowing machine in around 7 minutes.
Abbey Weitzeil
2x USA Olympian 🇺🇸, 4x Olympic Medalist
Weightlifting is important for me and I believe it's necessary to be a good athlete. Different events require different types of weightlifting, with higher reps being more beneficial for some than others, but for me it's about building strength and power and moving quickly with the barbell.
Rodolphe von Berg
🇺🇸 Long - World 70.3 🥉, Multiple IM 70.3 wins
We lift weights to build our leg power and increase muscle fatigue, with the goal of being stronger on the bike. However, strength in the gym doesn't necessarily translate to running or biking faster, so it's important to focus on other things like aerobic engine as well.