I am hoping to drop some time this summer by joining a summer swim program, which by the way...if anyone knows of good programs I'm still looking :) , but hopefully in Texas. Overall I need my times to go down about 30 to 40 seconds but I realize that is not going to happen in one summer. How much is a realistic goal to drop in one summer? I was hoping that maybe 10 to 20 seconds would be nice, or is that too much? Thanx a bunch!!!
~Kyra
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didn't mention the percent improvement to begin with, and I don't put much credence in it.
What do you measure then? If you're trying to predict the future to set realistic time goals you have to measure time. Do you simply state that you want to loose a second a month. That's realistic for a while, but eventually 1 second is going to be a huge amount in relation to the time you're swimming.
Anyway, making realistic goals is: knowing the past and working a plan to achieve those goals.
Simply stating a time to achieve is fine, but if it isn't based on something you've done in the past is it realistic? A percentage of improvement just gives a person an idea of what they've done. If the person can relate his/her greatest achievements to specific events or regiments then doing them again can be realistic. That's all a percentage of improvement can show.
If it's always a fluke or by surprise when a person achieves his/her goals then no goal at all is achievable, and no numbers can predict what will happen.
didn't mention the percent improvement to begin with, and I don't put much credence in it.
What do you measure then? If you're trying to predict the future to set realistic time goals you have to measure time. Do you simply state that you want to loose a second a month. That's realistic for a while, but eventually 1 second is going to be a huge amount in relation to the time you're swimming.
Anyway, making realistic goals is: knowing the past and working a plan to achieve those goals.
Simply stating a time to achieve is fine, but if it isn't based on something you've done in the past is it realistic? A percentage of improvement just gives a person an idea of what they've done. If the person can relate his/her greatest achievements to specific events or regiments then doing them again can be realistic. That's all a percentage of improvement can show.
If it's always a fluke or by surprise when a person achieves his/her goals then no goal at all is achievable, and no numbers can predict what will happen.
