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Originally Posted by Yorker  If after 15 years of weights you are still sore 48 hours later then you seriously need to check your diet.
Also I would like to point out If an archer is going to do weights and intend to do them fairly seriously, fix your diet, otherwise it just won't work.
Size and strength Are related but by varying the weight you are lifting and the amount of sets and reps you are doing you can emphasize hypertrophy over just strength or strength over hypertrophy, hence if you are aimed for getting big you go for hypertrophy and for strength you train for it.
As for why the Aus swimmers always win there was an article about this floating around somewhere. Aus have tonnes more facilities, more funding, more coaching, more everything (including the new nifty pool with adjustable floor), whereas here I don't think we even have a suitable sized pool in my section of the country. |
It depends how hard you train!
yes diet is everything, but muscle soreness, or DOMS, is unavoidable if you train with proper technique to muscle failure which would be the quickest way to gain muscle strength/size/density whatever your training type dictates.
Although i realise this type of training is not necessarily the only way to go here, but as a beginner to lifting and archery some muscle soreness is inevitable.
i agree that primarilary just shooting is best, maybe supported by some secondary resistance training and a look at your diet.