过去40年,人们对游泳运动员力量训练重要性的认识发生了重大变化。五十年代,人们告诫游泳运动员,举重练习会使肌肉过份肥大,并使柔韧性下降。1956年,梅西和昌德特的科研报告批驳了这种荒诞的说法。他们研究证实,举重和健美运动员较一般人柔韧性好。1975年,詹森和菲希尔的研究证实了这一结论。他们对一批奥运会选手研究发现,柔韧性方面,举重运动员 Over the past 40 years, people’s understanding of the importance of strength training for swimmers has undergone major changes. In the fifties, swimmers were cautioned that weight-lifting exercises would over-masticize muscles and reduce their flexibility. In 1956, Massey and Chandrite’s research report criticized this absurd argument. Their research confirmed that weight lifters and bodybuilders are more flexible than the average person. In 1975, Jensen and Fishhill’s research confirmed this conclusion. Their study of a group of Olympic athletes found that, in terms of flexibility, weightlifters