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
I'd start by doing a recovery-ish workout, since you're already probably doing intensity at the masters practice. So warmup, aerobic swimming, maybe some long pulling depending on your shoulders, some drill or IM for form, or some 25 sprints with ez swimming in between, only for form (don't wear yourself out).
See where that gets you before you make grandiose demands on yourself.
I've only done a couple doubles as an adult and it felt weird.
I'll also say you'd probably be better off swimming Thursday than having a mediocre double on Wednesday.
I'd start by doing a recovery-ish workout, since you're already probably doing intensity at the masters practice. So warmup, aerobic swimming, maybe some long pulling depending on your shoulders, some drill or IM for form, or some 25 sprints with ez swimming in between, only for form (don't wear yourself out).
See where that gets you before you make grandiose demands on yourself.
I've only done a couple doubles as an adult and it felt weird.
I'll also say you'd probably be better off swimming Thursday than having a mediocre double on Wednesday.
