Struggling to make it to the pool in the winter.. its so cold !! plus..ive been getting over a cold..just wondering if there are any out of water exercises you can do to keep up your swimming strength / fitness...i have some races comming up for which i want to be a bit more prepared for !! anything especially helping butterfly and backstroke.. thanksss !!!

Stop beeing a wimp and get yo butt don to the pool!!! :) :D

I am trying to get my butt down to the pool !!
haha but this is urgent..seriously..any out of water exercises to help !?!?!??!

PLEASSEEEE .... :unsure:

There are exercises I use in the winter to complement my swimming but you want to be careful to keep doing some swimming. Low weight, high rep weights for triceps and lats are good, as is boxing (particularly floor to ceiling bag). But the biggest mistake I made one year was to stop swimming altogether and rely on weight work during the winter. When I got back to swimming, the weight work might have helped my muscles but totally destroyed my technique (I assume because the wrong muscles we were getting worked out).