Sorry if these questions have all been asked before, but here goes: I've been a lap swimmer for about 5 years and have been doing my 1 mile 3-4 times a week pretty much regularly, but I never seem to get any faster than my 35-40 minute mile. I've done plenty of searching via the internet and all of the workouts that I've come across (the shortest being in the 2500 range) are far too advanced and time consuming at the moment. Currently I'm rather overwhelmed. I understand the notion of intervals and anaerobic work, but when and how often should I be doing them? I've thought about joining the closest master's team(St. Louis) , but they are well over an hour away and at the moment I doubt that I would benefit from joining since I'd only be able to get up there once a month or so. Would anyone out there be willing to get me going in the right direction?
Thanks, John
John, if your goal is to swim faster, farther, longer better; then you need be able to commit to that goal. If as you mentioned you are currently rather overwhelmed and not able to commit more time to swimming, you may want to rethink your goal, keeping your current training regime, until you are ready to truly embrace your swimming goals.
Personally, I find my greatest improvements when swimming with a coached team. The coach can see you stroke and recommend improvements; we can’t do that over the internet. Also a coach and my fellow swimmers will often push me harder than I would go on my own. However, if a coached workout is not an option and you are committed to improved swimming, then try the posted workouts. If they are too difficult now, then do want you can, pushing yourself to do more, to reach your goals.
John, if your goal is to swim faster, farther, longer better; then you need be able to commit to that goal. If as you mentioned you are currently rather overwhelmed and not able to commit more time to swimming, you may want to rethink your goal, keeping your current training regime, until you are ready to truly embrace your swimming goals.
Personally, I find my greatest improvements when swimming with a coached team. The coach can see you stroke and recommend improvements; we can’t do that over the internet. Also a coach and my fellow swimmers will often push me harder than I would go on my own. However, if a coached workout is not an option and you are committed to improved swimming, then try the posted workouts. If they are too difficult now, then do want you can, pushing yourself to do more, to reach your goals.
