What is the fastest age for a swimmer(mine seems to be faster as i get older and yes i swam as a youngster...now im 37..)?
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2:02 at 10, don't I wish and him too!! He just turned 16, so the 2:02 was 15 year old and the point was he has all the VO2 training in the world. Tons, and tons and tons of it. But his freestyle is not working well this year because of technique. Part of that is his body changing(going from 5 ft to 5-9 in 2 years). His other strokes are doing well, for a while I was thinking his back and fly would be catching his free. Now that he is aware of when he is messing up, he will improve. But right now, only technique will help him. And to boot, he did not train near as much this year, missing some of the crucial December training because of a marching band trip out West. So the drop in the 200 was in a big part due to him working on his technique, more than conditioning.
Another thing about triglycerides....I had cholesteral done about 7 years ago. I was 35 pounds overweight, did not eat all that well, but exercised a lot. My triglycerides were at an excellent level and the Doc said those raise more in response to exercise, not diet.
2:02 at 10, don't I wish and him too!! He just turned 16, so the 2:02 was 15 year old and the point was he has all the VO2 training in the world. Tons, and tons and tons of it. But his freestyle is not working well this year because of technique. Part of that is his body changing(going from 5 ft to 5-9 in 2 years). His other strokes are doing well, for a while I was thinking his back and fly would be catching his free. Now that he is aware of when he is messing up, he will improve. But right now, only technique will help him. And to boot, he did not train near as much this year, missing some of the crucial December training because of a marching band trip out West. So the drop in the 200 was in a big part due to him working on his technique, more than conditioning.
Another thing about triglycerides....I had cholesteral done about 7 years ago. I was 35 pounds overweight, did not eat all that well, but exercised a lot. My triglycerides were at an excellent level and the Doc said those raise more in response to exercise, not diet.
