I have another question for all of you wise swimmers. I see the saying"to swim fast in a meet you need to swim fast in practice" or something like that. So, do I need to be swimming at race pace for each set that I do? Should I just make sure that I am swimming at say 80 or 90%? I'm not sure. I would have thought it would depend on the workout but what do I know? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks and hope you are having a good weekend!
One frustration I have when reading workouts written by others: I can easily tell WHAT the set is, but it is often hard or impossible to puzzle out the WHY of it. "What are you training for?" If I can't figure out WHY I should do a certain set or workout, I usually don't do it.
You might like exploring swim coaching theory and practice. I think that "Championship Swim Training" lays it out pretty well in an easily digestible form that represents a pretty good shot at the theory and practice. Once you are familiar with it you can usually recognize what the person is getting at in a particular set. You may not always agree with it, but you will recognize what is trying to be done.
