i used to do mainly breastroke and no rests for my workout a few weeks ago ,since reading many different articles on this forum ,the last couple of weeks have seen a change in my workouts.i now do a warmup of alternate freestyle/breastroke25,50,75 and100m.then i do 20 sets of 125m
(first and last 25m freestyle) the rest (75m) breastroke,i find that my arms are really tired,legs too by the end of these sets(i rest between sets about 20-40 seconds)then i warmdown reverse of warmup.I am hoping to increase the freestyle part but don't know if the tiredness will allow this.(total workout including warmup/down=3000metres,total free=1250,total breastroke=1750metres)is there anything i can do to keep energy levels higher?no drugs though.
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Sparx:
Most of these are obvious;
Try doing some kicking, some freestyle with breathing patterns (that will improve anyone's fitness level), stroke drills (try *** with fly kick), and some underwaters. The way to keep energy levels up is to become a more efficient swimmer and to expand your aerobic capcity. Drills will help.
The reason people are warning you about doing so much breaststroke: You may develop knee injuries. Swimming is a low impact sport, but breastroke can be hard on the knees and fly hard on the shoulders.
Sparx:
Most of these are obvious;
Try doing some kicking, some freestyle with breathing patterns (that will improve anyone's fitness level), stroke drills (try *** with fly kick), and some underwaters. The way to keep energy levels up is to become a more efficient swimmer and to expand your aerobic capcity. Drills will help.
The reason people are warning you about doing so much breaststroke: You may develop knee injuries. Swimming is a low impact sport, but breastroke can be hard on the knees and fly hard on the shoulders.
