I need to speed up building up my cardio, and I need to decide how to best go by doing it.
Don't really want to drastically increase my swimming, since I alerady do 2400-3000 Y or M a day (depending on waht pool we end up in SCY or LCM), and about couple times a week or so twice a day. This is all my shoulders and upper body are willing to handle without getting strained to a point where it starts feeling like a serious muscle irritation ratherthan just DOMS. Still need time to build up the strength there. I'm relatively pleased with how my strength is comingalong. My cardio really frustrates me. :rolleyes:
I'm a klutz when it comes to running and don't really want to add strain to the joints etc. that running will do. Wanna save my legs for swimming. Really don't want to do stuff that will increase risk of injury that will take me away from swimming training.
Now that my friend filled my head with the idea that I might have a chance to qualify for FINA master's games in Italy, which I was planning to go to and just watch my friend swim. I'm not really sure how realistic that idea is. Maybe 50/50. I dunno.
I'm kind of unsure as to what would be a good choice to give my cardio more of a push, something I can do as a second workout of the day. Do I get back in the pool in the afternoons, and do some intense kicking sets with longer fins (this actually sounds like something I'd be pretty eager to do)? Something dryland?
Well, this is about as far as I had thought this through (not a lot just yet). So many options - I'm not sure which way to turn. Any input, ideas, suggestions you guys might have that can help me think this through would be welcome.
Or... maybe I just more patience. I'm not sure if I'm pushing it too hard or not hard enough. It must be one of "those" days today.
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Hi Cinc
Thanks :)
Where have you been!?! I haven't seen you here for a little while, missed ya!
As for the yardage... well, I still can't do the full workout that the coach gives the 'fast people' as I call them.
I either run out of time, or my cardio poops out, and I can't make the intervals (sometimes even with fins).
Which really fustrates me to no end, but I bite my tongue and grit my teeth and keep telling myself that if I keep at it, it will come.
And, yea, I need a reminder, it's only been 5 months that I've been swimming.
I did notice the recovery time I need is at least overnight. The times that I try a double workout, I usually pay for it later in the week.
You know, a thought just occured to me... I've been making progress faster than i thought I could. For one, I was hoping to be swimming 100 free in low 1:40's by this time, and I just did 1:31.55. So, what I've been doing has been woking pretty well. I still just need to catch up with the full workout.
So, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
(that would be a big DUH for me.)
As for FINA times, yea, they are actually little slower then the LCM nationals qualifying.
You noticed right, I'm not a sprinter, never have been (well, never did any really serious sports before this). My friend thinks that I have the best chance of qualifying in 200 or 400, or maybe 800.
I actually like the 1500 and the 800 events.
I think the only fast twitch fibers I have are in my tongue (wish my brain to mouth filter would grow a few extra.)
Well, one of two things will happen, I'll either swim in Italy, or I'll watch my friend swim and play a tourist. It'll be fun either way.
Hi Cinc
Thanks :)
Where have you been!?! I haven't seen you here for a little while, missed ya!
As for the yardage... well, I still can't do the full workout that the coach gives the 'fast people' as I call them.
I either run out of time, or my cardio poops out, and I can't make the intervals (sometimes even with fins).
Which really fustrates me to no end, but I bite my tongue and grit my teeth and keep telling myself that if I keep at it, it will come.
And, yea, I need a reminder, it's only been 5 months that I've been swimming.
I did notice the recovery time I need is at least overnight. The times that I try a double workout, I usually pay for it later in the week.
You know, a thought just occured to me... I've been making progress faster than i thought I could. For one, I was hoping to be swimming 100 free in low 1:40's by this time, and I just did 1:31.55. So, what I've been doing has been woking pretty well. I still just need to catch up with the full workout.
So, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
(that would be a big DUH for me.)
As for FINA times, yea, they are actually little slower then the LCM nationals qualifying.
You noticed right, I'm not a sprinter, never have been (well, never did any really serious sports before this). My friend thinks that I have the best chance of qualifying in 200 or 400, or maybe 800.
I actually like the 1500 and the 800 events.
I think the only fast twitch fibers I have are in my tongue (wish my brain to mouth filter would grow a few extra.)
Well, one of two things will happen, I'll either swim in Italy, or I'll watch my friend swim and play a tourist. It'll be fun either way.
