When you are tired, how do you know when you need to continue your daily practices or if you should take a day off? Is your resting heart rate a good guide? This was not an issue when we were younger! :rolleyes:
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Two thoughts:
Pay attention to signs of mental as well as physical burn out. I fight the former by not turning every work out into a firewall test of my aerobic capacity. Most masters swimmers could benefit from backing off of the interval and working on technique more than they do.
Emmmett Hines book "Fitness Swimming" has an excellent section on putting together a workout plan for a whole season. I most strongly recommend it.
Matt
Two thoughts:
Pay attention to signs of mental as well as physical burn out. I fight the former by not turning every work out into a firewall test of my aerobic capacity. Most masters swimmers could benefit from backing off of the interval and working on technique more than they do.
Emmmett Hines book "Fitness Swimming" has an excellent section on putting together a workout plan for a whole season. I most strongly recommend it.
Matt
