I'm looking at upping my weekly mileage a bit starting next month and want to do a 2x day on Wednesdays since I normally take Thursdays as a rest day. Later this spring, I might look at adding a second 2x day per week.
For those of you who do some two-a-day workouts, how do you structure them? More distance in the morning, then a follow up in the evening (so say 3500 am, 2000 pm)? Or do you split them doing speed work in the morning? Looking for any ideas on how to break them up and still make them useful, not junk miles.
Thanks in advance - Kari
My first question would be, what do you plan to achieve with morning workouts? Besides volume, do you have a goal that could be achieved by introducing doubles into your workout plan. Are you trying to get your body aquainted to early morning prelim swims? Although I do not swim doubles anymore (had enough of those during age group and college years) my workout strategy would be to swim two workouts of equal distance and equal intensity on my double day.
One thing that would worry me is my bodies ability to recover between sessions. My body doesn't recover like it used to and the added work may lead to burnout, or even worse injury.
Hope this helps.
My first question would be, what do you plan to achieve with morning workouts? Besides volume, do you have a goal that could be achieved by introducing doubles into your workout plan. Are you trying to get your body aquainted to early morning prelim swims? Although I do not swim doubles anymore (had enough of those during age group and college years) my workout strategy would be to swim two workouts of equal distance and equal intensity on my double day.
One thing that would worry me is my bodies ability to recover between sessions. My body doesn't recover like it used to and the added work may lead to burnout, or even worse injury.
Hope this helps.
