I am a 58 year old male swimmer - generally swim 4 times a week - 1800-2200 meters per workout. I was considering going to zones - which is first week in April. I picked up the intensity of my workouts - lots more effort - about the same yardage - after about a month - i was exhausted - i think i ran my immune system down and got a very bad cold that basically sidelined me from doing anything for a few days. i find this very frustrating. I do not feel like i am asking too much of my body to work hard 3 to 4 times a week at these yardage levels which probably put me at the lower end of a competitive scale. Perhaps as we get older - we need to limit the "hard" workouts and give our bodies more time to recover? Thoughts? Just seems a little depressing that i cannot swim hard 4 times a week at 58.
I think it's not about the intensity, but how quickly you may have ramped it up. If you go from no sprinting to sprinting every workout for example, you're going to shock your body a bit.
I think it's not about the intensity, but how quickly you may have ramped it up. If you go from no sprinting to sprinting every workout for example, you're going to shock your body a bit.
