Are Triathletes worth the dues they pay toward Masters Swimming?
I say we force all Triathletes to spend one day a week in the sprint lane, one day a week doing stroke (i.e. IM) work, and then make them focus on their starts and turns.
This invasion needs to be controlled.... :-)
John Smith
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I would love it if more "try" athletes came out for the masters workouts. The bottom line though is that masters workouts are very intense (I don;t have to tell this group, obviously)...much more intense than any interval training you can do in practically any other sport...including triathelon training.
After 4 years of high school and college lacrosse, 5 years of bike racing at the CAT 3 level including cyclocross and track...nothing will kicks my butt like a masters swimming workout. I am just proud to be able to actually complete the sets, frankly. A full college workout for one week is one of the most difficult things I have ever heard of. I have never done one and I am amazed that people do that day in and day out. No sports workout can compare!
The tryathletes also have a very hard time keeping up unless they have a swimming background and they are unwilling to work hard on the other stroke. We have had several come through our program and disappear....
I would love it if more "try" athletes came out for the masters workouts. The bottom line though is that masters workouts are very intense (I don;t have to tell this group, obviously)...much more intense than any interval training you can do in practically any other sport...including triathelon training.
After 4 years of high school and college lacrosse, 5 years of bike racing at the CAT 3 level including cyclocross and track...nothing will kicks my butt like a masters swimming workout. I am just proud to be able to actually complete the sets, frankly. A full college workout for one week is one of the most difficult things I have ever heard of. I have never done one and I am amazed that people do that day in and day out. No sports workout can compare!
The tryathletes also have a very hard time keeping up unless they have a swimming background and they are unwilling to work hard on the other stroke. We have had several come through our program and disappear....
