Hey all. Sorry to be so questiony lately, but you're the best swimming advice resource I know. Anyway . . .
As I mentioned in my getting out early thread, I recently joined a new team. However, my great joy in being able to swim four days a week meant I went from between 3,000 and 5,000 yards per week to something like 12,000 to 14,000 with no increments. As a result, I would up swimming badly and finally getting out one day.
My new team is on hiatus till Spetember now, so I'll be back at 3000-5000 till then, with one full week off. Given the workout possibilities below, what kind of progression would you suggest if I want to eventually do 12,000-14,000 yds., Mon to Thurs? (I'll ask my coach in Sept., but I like lots of opinions.)
Mon: 1500-2500 yds.
Tues: 1500-2500 yds.
Weds: 3000-3500 m.
Thurs: 5000-5500 yds.
Sat: 3000-3500 m.
Sun: 4000-5000 m.
I don't want to swim Saturday and Sunday mornings forever, but I'm willing to do so for a month or two if it will make getting to my goal schedule easier.
Thanks again for all your expertise.
Bumping up that much yardage in a short time is probably not your best move.
If you don't want to leave workout early, what about skipping some repeats - like skip #4 and #8 of a 10x100 set?
If you are locked in to doing the full workout maybe M,W,Sat for a few weeks. Yardage will not go up too much and you get a day off between workouts. When you are ready, add Tuesday back in the mix.
Bumping up that much yardage in a short time is probably not your best move.
If you don't want to leave workout early, what about skipping some repeats - like skip #4 and #8 of a 10x100 set?
If you are locked in to doing the full workout maybe M,W,Sat for a few weeks. Yardage will not go up too much and you get a day off between workouts. When you are ready, add Tuesday back in the mix.
