I have a meet coming up the first weekend in May. I want to break 6:00 in the 500; first time since college.
In Oct I went 6:01+. I feel good now, but if you have suggestions on how to finish/taper the work outs until
then I'd really appreciate it.
I'm a 49 year old male, can swim 4x a week for about an hour.
Thanks,
Fisch
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What do you mean, when you say you outwork the other swimmers in your lane? If you mean that you get more tired than they do, so what? If you mean you swim each distance faster than they do, then lead. If you mean you catch up on the longer swims, then learn to pass, politely. If you mean you are the only one that can complete the set, then shame on your coach. If you mean, you try to reduce the interval and no one else can keep up, then shame on you!
Not since I was an age grouper, and some swimmers thought it better to moon the girls in the lane over, rather than do a set, have I thought I worked harder than the other people in my lane. We all make a commitment to come to workout, and I can't imagine any master swimmer not wanting to get the most out of the swim. Our workout performance is limited by physiology and temperment.
I'll say it again, interval swimming with no rest is not interval swimming. Lots of research has shown the benefit of interval training, and lots of other people who read this site can explain it better than I can. What you are describing is the type of training they did in the '30s - get in the water or track and swim (or run) some.
What do you mean, when you say you outwork the other swimmers in your lane? If you mean that you get more tired than they do, so what? If you mean you swim each distance faster than they do, then lead. If you mean you catch up on the longer swims, then learn to pass, politely. If you mean you are the only one that can complete the set, then shame on your coach. If you mean, you try to reduce the interval and no one else can keep up, then shame on you!
Not since I was an age grouper, and some swimmers thought it better to moon the girls in the lane over, rather than do a set, have I thought I worked harder than the other people in my lane. We all make a commitment to come to workout, and I can't imagine any master swimmer not wanting to get the most out of the swim. Our workout performance is limited by physiology and temperment.
I'll say it again, interval swimming with no rest is not interval swimming. Lots of research has shown the benefit of interval training, and lots of other people who read this site can explain it better than I can. What you are describing is the type of training they did in the '30s - get in the water or track and swim (or run) some.
