For a 54-year old (that's me), which is more critical to limit the potential swim speed between flawed technique and unathletic strength?
Well, I'll actually try to improve both. However, many people around me mainly focus on swimming more laps and gym workout, while don't bother about improving their technique at all, despite their techniques being far from efficient.
While an overwhelming number of coached workouts portray conditioning as the most important aspect of swimming, technique is by far the most important. In fact technique is number one, the mental aspect of swimming i.e., race strategy, race plan, visualization, etc is the second most important and conditioning is third in importance. This according to Dr. Brent Rushall, the guru of ULtra Short Race Pace Training.
While an overwhelming number of coached workouts portray conditioning as the most important aspect of swimming, technique is by far the most important. In fact technique is number one, the mental aspect of swimming i.e., race strategy, race plan, visualization, etc is the second most important and conditioning is third in importance. This according to Dr. Brent Rushall, the guru of ULtra Short Race Pace Training.
