From what I understand, the main meets are end of April and end of August. Is it safe to say that the "season" runs from January to August? Is it common to take 2-4 weeks off following that last event? Would "in season" involve 5-6 practices a week and "off season" involve 2-3 practices a week?
Thanks!
I agree with Allen that we have three main seasons - SCY, LCM and SCM. I've rarely found it feasible (life gets in the way as does motivation) to train hard for all three seasons in the same year. In general, I try to pick one or two seasons each year to focus on where my goal is to swim fast; I use the other season as an 'off-season.' For me, that off-season is almost always LCM, both because it's too darn hot to train in AZ in the summer and because LCM is ... too darn hard to train for. I've only recently re-discovered the benefits of taking a couple of weeks out of the water and I try to do that at least once every twelve months.
I agree with Allen that we have three main seasons - SCY, LCM and SCM. I've rarely found it feasible (life gets in the way as does motivation) to train hard for all three seasons in the same year. In general, I try to pick one or two seasons each year to focus on where my goal is to swim fast; I use the other season as an 'off-season.' For me, that off-season is almost always LCM, both because it's too darn hot to train in AZ in the summer and because LCM is ... too darn hard to train for. I've only recently re-discovered the benefits of taking a couple of weeks out of the water and I try to do that at least once every twelve months.
