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.
What events are you training for and how are you training for those events?
Yes, this is key. Your masters workouts may not be correct/ideal training for the particular events you are racing.
And agree with the above --technique is king.
Why are you running? IMO running in now way helps swimming. It only makes the legs fatigued for pool workouts. How can you execute a good kick set or work on streamline dolphin kick very effectively with dead legs? Trust me, I was a dedicated runner, but got faster at swimming when I stopped running. Most cross-training, with the possible exception of weights, doesn't really help swimming, which is such a specific technique oriented sport.
What events are you training for and how are you training for those events?
Yes, this is key. Your masters workouts may not be correct/ideal training for the particular events you are racing.
And agree with the above --technique is king.
Why are you running? IMO running in now way helps swimming. It only makes the legs fatigued for pool workouts. How can you execute a good kick set or work on streamline dolphin kick very effectively with dead legs? Trust me, I was a dedicated runner, but got faster at swimming when I stopped running. Most cross-training, with the possible exception of weights, doesn't really help swimming, which is such a specific technique oriented sport.
