Apologies if this has been asked before, but I can't find it if it has.
I'm trying to create workouts and can't find an answer to this. If you are doing your set of repeat 50's, how does your body determine the difference between swimming at 100, 200, 400? It's all just 50's some of which could be at a 30 sec target time (for 100's) or at 35 sec target time for 400's for example. For instance, am I "detraining" my 100 speed by swimming the same repeat distance at a slower 400m pace?
Thanks.
If you want to "spice it up" stay with Traditional Training. Yes, USRPT is repetitive, but that is part of why it is effective...you are always comparing apples to apples. Lots of people say it is boring. It has never been boring for me.
Despite the fact that workouts are very similar on a daily basis, in any given week I always try to increase the number of repeats before first failure each successive day of the week. I try to get more in before second failure than the day before and more in before third failure than the day before. There is always an incentive.
If I am tryhing to hold :32s on 50 repeats, are they :32 high or :32 solid (when I look at the clock does :32 not change right away). When I fail is it a :34 or is it a :33 or is it a :35.
If you want to "spice it up" stay with Traditional Training. Yes, USRPT is repetitive, but that is part of why it is effective...you are always comparing apples to apples. Lots of people say it is boring. It has never been boring for me.
Despite the fact that workouts are very similar on a daily basis, in any given week I always try to increase the number of repeats before first failure each successive day of the week. I try to get more in before second failure than the day before and more in before third failure than the day before. There is always an incentive.
If I am tryhing to hold :32s on 50 repeats, are they :32 high or :32 solid (when I look at the clock does :32 not change right away). When I fail is it a :34 or is it a :33 or is it a :35.
