long, continuous swims

Do top swimmers, like Phelps, also do long, continuous swims at times or do they only do interval training? Does anyone here ever do long, continuous swims? I basically only do interval training and maybe add longer distances in my workout but I never do a complete workout as a continuous swim. Should one also include continuous swim sessions? Good question; I'd like an answer to that, too! :agree: When I posted my tread about sets/ intervals for recovery days, I should have thrown this question in along with it. So, thanks, Lui! :D

Seems like he does include continuous swimming. Geez, speaking of hard training though. I have a feeling this isn't truly non-stop, continuous swimming. More likely it's primarily short rest, long aerobic sets rather than "ok, everyone get in and swim a 5,000."

In his book, Phelps mentioned 10k for time as something that Bowman would assign. He also mentioned that he had to do main sets at threshold pace. For Phelps, this was 1:02.xx during the Beijing training cycle. That's in LCM folks! :anim_coffee:

I'm 99.99999% sure that Phelps only does interval training. However! There was a news story recently that mentioned Bob Bowman wanting him to do a 5000 for time. At first, Phelps was like, "Hell no", then he asked, "Do I need to?" So there's that.

Actually I just checked the internet by googling Bob Bowman + training and found this: Although Bowman was dedicated to mixing up the training regimen to keep his swimmers from getting too comfortable or complacent, he followed certain patterns: the early session featured 90 minutes of low-key, continuous aerobic exertion — three or four miles of wake-up laps. Midday practice was an intense two-hour affair, putting the swimmers through their paces at top speeds or at the very threshold of their endurance; dry-land work followed for an hour. Later in the afternoon, the day’s final workout focused on muscle power rather than lung power, featuring drills with parachutes, fins, paddles, kick boards, floats, limb-disabling bands, snorkels and other accouterments designed to isolate particular skills. Bowman made sure that his swimmers had little time or energy left at the end of the day for anything but eating, sleeping and occasionally slumping in front of the television. peakperformancetheblog.blogspot.com/.../bob-bowman-michael-phelps-swim-coach.html Seems like he does include continuous swimming. Geez, speaking of hard training though.

So basically I guess that the others here only do interval training as well.

What's the name of the book? Is it this one? Amazon.com: No Limits: The Will to Succeed: Michael Phelps, Alan Abrahamson: Books I'm kinda of a Phelps fan so wouldn't mind reading it. Yeah.

I mostly do interval work, but at least once a month I do a long swim (30+ minutes) for time. I did more during the summer when training for OW swims.

Phew, I just clicked on the order button a moment:D ago and was unsure it was this one you meant and not the autobiography from 2008. If you're a fan, seems like you should have both. (OK, it might have been the autobiography :bolt:)

In his book, Phelps mentioned 10k for time as something that Bowman would assign. He also mentioned that he had to do main sets at threshold pace. For Phelps, this was 1:02.xx during the Beijing training cycle. That's in LCM folks! :anim_coffee: What's the name of the book? Is it this one? Amazon.com: No Limits: The Will to Succeed: Michael Phelps, Alan Abrahamson: Books I'm kinda of a Phelps fan so wouldn't mind reading it.