Hi guys!
I need help, if you can please assist me. I used to swim competitively when i was younger up until i was 17, and back then i was improving a lot, very fast. I am extremely frustrated, as all i want to do is to become a faster Masters swimmer, and be the best that i can be. I'm still young so I want to take advantage of that, i came back to the pool about two years ago after being off for about 8. I'm doing cross training with Running intervals 2x/week for 45 mins, doing a weight routine designed for swimming 2X/week, and swimming with my team 5-6X/week. I've been doing this for about a year now, and my times have not changed at all, or have changed very little. I am investing a lot, I even have a nutritionist to help me with a good diet to support my workouts, and nothing. I was told that What's worse, I see people who seldom go to practice, or don't train all that much and they are quite fast. I feel like all the work that I am putting in is not paying off at all as it should be.
Any help, advise or anything would be hugely appreciated.
I'm a life-long athlete, but fairly new to competitive swimming, having started swimming competitively for the first time in my life only a couple of years ago, but one thing I've noticed is that fitness and conditioning, while important, are secondary to good technique. To get faster sometimes one has to take a step back from training hard and focus on training smart. How often during the 5-6 swim workouts per week are you focusing on improving your technique? Do you mostly get in and swim hard or do you take the time to improve your stroke? Are you cognizant of the inefficiencies in your stroke while you're working out and mentally focus on removing or fixing them? Good technique will pay much higher dividends than will being in good shape.
I'm a life-long athlete, but fairly new to competitive swimming, having started swimming competitively for the first time in my life only a couple of years ago, but one thing I've noticed is that fitness and conditioning, while important, are secondary to good technique. To get faster sometimes one has to take a step back from training hard and focus on training smart. How often during the 5-6 swim workouts per week are you focusing on improving your technique? Do you mostly get in and swim hard or do you take the time to improve your stroke? Are you cognizant of the inefficiencies in your stroke while you're working out and mentally focus on removing or fixing them? Good technique will pay much higher dividends than will being in good shape.
