For those of you who race in meets, and tri's:
Do you swim all year, or do you take an off season--say one to 3 months--where there is no swimming at all?
Jerrycat
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Summers are always hard for me to keep the training up. In the past, I usually end up taking 3-4 months off and have found it takes me two months of solid training to get back to where I left off. This summer has been hit and miss for swimming but not a total shut down. So I'm hoping to be back where I left off in less time.
Does anyone have experience on how much minimum swimming is required to maintain conditioning levels at present levels over an extended period of time? During the season, it seems that if I have a week with only 3 workouts I can maintain but not improve. Does the same apply over a course of a summer?
Summers are always hard for me to keep the training up. In the past, I usually end up taking 3-4 months off and have found it takes me two months of solid training to get back to where I left off. This summer has been hit and miss for swimming but not a total shut down. So I'm hoping to be back where I left off in less time.
Does anyone have experience on how much minimum swimming is required to maintain conditioning levels at present levels over an extended period of time? During the season, it seems that if I have a week with only 3 workouts I can maintain but not improve. Does the same apply over a course of a summer?
