hi
i swim 30 minutes free, interval no rests.
then 30 second rest
then another 30 minutes, interval, no rests.
i notice all the masters swimmers and swim teams take WAY more rests.
is there anything wrong with the way i workout?
i'm swimming to build a nice body, not speed or endurance or anything like that, please help, your comments are appreciated.
thank you
dave:)
Varying the intensity and stroke in your work out will help greatly with muscle tone and overall fitness.
The variation will create 'muscle confusion', which ends with a better overall workout as it will work the various muscle groups in different ways. If you do all freestyle all the time, you may run the risk of overuse in certain areas and be more prone to injury (shoulder would be a big one, or knee if you're doing lots of breaststroke).
You could try mixing in some other strokes now and then and maybe do some sets where you build intensity by 3's? (first lap smooth, second lap moderate, third lap fast - repeat)
How long have you been doing this workout? Are you seeing results yet? If you are, you could keep it up until you plateau, then mixing up your workout may help you break through the plateau to the next level of fitness.
Varying the intensity and stroke in your work out will help greatly with muscle tone and overall fitness.
The variation will create 'muscle confusion', which ends with a better overall workout as it will work the various muscle groups in different ways. If you do all freestyle all the time, you may run the risk of overuse in certain areas and be more prone to injury (shoulder would be a big one, or knee if you're doing lots of breaststroke).
You could try mixing in some other strokes now and then and maybe do some sets where you build intensity by 3's? (first lap smooth, second lap moderate, third lap fast - repeat)
How long have you been doing this workout? Are you seeing results yet? If you are, you could keep it up until you plateau, then mixing up your workout may help you break through the plateau to the next level of fitness.
