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 don't 'count' doing another activity in the same day as a double. Quite regularly I'll swim/run, swim/bike, or swim/lift.
That said, I have done swimming doubles a few times, mostly for one of the following reasons:
* I really liked the AM set, so went back after work and did the same set
* I liked the set but wanted to do it again and focus on another stroke
* I'll focus on distance during one workout and more sprinty-stuff during the other
* Sometimes I just wanted to clear my head after work, didn't have other workout stuff with me, swim stuff in my car from the AM, so went to PM workout.
I don't have a problem with my suit drying during the day, and I'll generally wear the same one for both workouts. After work I'll wear my work clothes to the pool/gym and change, so I only wear a wet suit for a few minutes, before it gets really wet all over again.
My team has an annual, "triple bypass," where you swim the AM, noon, and PM workouts, all on the same day :afraid: (something like 11,000 yards). I've never done it, as I've always had work conflicts for that middle workout.
I have done a couple of AM/noon or noon/PM doubles, and prefer to avoid them. Just not enough recovery.
I don't 'count' doing another activity in the same day as a double. Quite regularly I'll swim/run, swim/bike, or swim/lift.
That said, I have done swimming doubles a few times, mostly for one of the following reasons:
* I really liked the AM set, so went back after work and did the same set
* I liked the set but wanted to do it again and focus on another stroke
* I'll focus on distance during one workout and more sprinty-stuff during the other
* Sometimes I just wanted to clear my head after work, didn't have other workout stuff with me, swim stuff in my car from the AM, so went to PM workout.
I don't have a problem with my suit drying during the day, and I'll generally wear the same one for both workouts. After work I'll wear my work clothes to the pool/gym and change, so I only wear a wet suit for a few minutes, before it gets really wet all over again.
My team has an annual, "triple bypass," where you swim the AM, noon, and PM workouts, all on the same day :afraid: (something like 11,000 yards). I've never done it, as I've always had work conflicts for that middle workout.
I have done a couple of AM/noon or noon/PM doubles, and prefer to avoid them. Just not enough recovery.
