Hi guys,
So I'm sort of new to this whole 'super intense swimming' thing. I swim on and off over the school year, but this summer I've really been trying to up my game and I've been going to the pool everyday for about an hour. So far it's been going great, but I'm having some trouble picking appropriate intervals for myself. The focus has been on working on my endurance thus far, however swimming straight miles got really old fast.I could do a mile in a little under 45 minutes when I started. I then changed it to 15X100 on 2:50 which was a good pace, but not terribly challenging. I did a sprint workout today, which was nice but only the rests were timed. I timed one of my 100s once, and I swam in 2:14 which I know is pretty awful. Basically, I'm hoping to speed up my longer distance stuff, if only for the sake of being able to cover more distance in each workout and do more stuff without being in the pool for 5 hours.
So if anybody has any advice for me about this or just in general, I would love to hear it.
Thanks!
Science Geek
... I've really been trying to up my game
If this means swimming faster then above is excellent advice. Get the fundamentals down now and you can almost double your speed in no time, possibly at your current fitness level.
Apply intervals and other training methods later once you're on track with the basics. I made that mistake when I started out and after a year of training, all I had to show for it were injured shoulders and the despair of little improvement. I had to relearn the basics the proper way and still strive to improve this skill now. If I find myself getting sloppy I allways back off.
... I've really been trying to up my game
If this means swimming faster then above is excellent advice. Get the fundamentals down now and you can almost double your speed in no time, possibly at your current fitness level.
Apply intervals and other training methods later once you're on track with the basics. I made that mistake when I started out and after a year of training, all I had to show for it were injured shoulders and the despair of little improvement. I had to relearn the basics the proper way and still strive to improve this skill now. If I find myself getting sloppy I allways back off.
