I raced at PNA Champs near Seattle this weekend and all of my times were much slower than last year even though I trained for 11 months straight (Masters swim 3 days/week, weight lifting 2-3 days/week, with some cross-country skiing and biking on weekends). I stopped lifting 2 weeks prior to the meet but I swam up until Thursday before the Sat/Sun meet. Mostly did sprints on the Tues-Thur swims before the meet, about 2k meters all-up vs 3k meters for a normal workout. Plenty of sleep time. But I felt tired during the meet and ran out of energy on most events (200/500 yd free, 50/100/200 ***). Age = 51.
Should I have tapered more? I have no idea what caused my fatigue.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Seattle Jack
What exercises do you feel are the most beneficial in strengthening the muscles that make you swim faster?
Sorry if this should be another thread or is already covered elsewhere.
Two very good books on this subject that are available on Amazon:
Complete Conditioning for Swimming by Salo and Riewald and Swimming Anatomy by Mcleod, but youhave to figure out what it is you want to imporve. Also see dryland training blogs by Jazz Hands, Ande, Fotress, and others.
What exercises do you feel are the most beneficial in strengthening the muscles that make you swim faster?
Sorry if this should be another thread or is already covered elsewhere.
Two very good books on this subject that are available on Amazon:
Complete Conditioning for Swimming by Salo and Riewald and Swimming Anatomy by Mcleod, but youhave to figure out what it is you want to imporve. Also see dryland training blogs by Jazz Hands, Ande, Fotress, and others.
