To those who swim on a team and are left in despair when the season is over, do you still swim on your own during the off-season? If yes, what kind of sets do you swim?
Or do you just do nothing for one and a half months? How does this affect one's swimming performance?
I'm in my mid-fifties, and re-started my masters swimming three years ago. The biggest mistake I made in those three years was taking two months off from swimming. It took me three to four months to get back where I was. Now if I'm feeling like I need to dial back my swimming for a short period I go to a set of "maintain" workouts. I agree with some of the others, there is no off-season in Masters.
I can relate. I had to take 3 weeks off due to a sprained ankle and it too me about 5 weeks to feel like I was back to the pre-ankle break times. Normally it doesn't take that long. Guess I'm getting old.
I'm in my mid-fifties, and re-started my masters swimming three years ago. The biggest mistake I made in those three years was taking two months off from swimming. It took me three to four months to get back where I was. Now if I'm feeling like I need to dial back my swimming for a short period I go to a set of "maintain" workouts. I agree with some of the others, there is no off-season in Masters.
I can relate. I had to take 3 weeks off due to a sprained ankle and it too me about 5 weeks to feel like I was back to the pre-ankle break times. Normally it doesn't take that long. Guess I'm getting old.
