Just wondering if anyone else has this problem and what anyone might think is the best solution....
I've been working back into competition shape after some time off. I started by swimming on my own, then swimming a couple of days with the Masters team to swimming 4-5 days with the Masters team. I'm making progress, getting back into shape and all, but still have a hard time keeping up with a few of the intervals in sets our coach provides. Some others in the group also have trouble. I don't think the coach should change the intervals; I think I simply should continue to improve to meet them.
My question is, if you can't make the intervals for a set, do you shorten the length of the swim to make the interval (i.e. doing 250s instead of 300s), or use fins to keep up? Right now I use fins and swim the prescribed distance, and the fins help me make the time. Others shorten the distance to make the time.
I'd hate to become dependent on the fins or somehow hinder my progress by relying too much on them -- what's too much anyway? -- but I haven't wanted to cut short the yardage.
Any thoughts? I appreciate your help!
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I like zoomers as a training tool. I have the same fear of becoming dependant on them when I use them too. However, ther are some days when I have a difficult time making the intervals on some of the sets. I swim on a team that is heavy with distance swimmers (I much prefer IM and sprints). I tend to do a mix to make the interval if I am having a tough time. Mixing up zoomer use and droping a 50 is a good way to go. I don't like fins as much due to the fact that I don't get as much of a workout when I use them to keep up on a swim set as I do when using zoomers. I'm a kicker and tend to rely on my legs more than I should when I wear fins while swimming.
I like zoomers as a training tool. I have the same fear of becoming dependant on them when I use them too. However, ther are some days when I have a difficult time making the intervals on some of the sets. I swim on a team that is heavy with distance swimmers (I much prefer IM and sprints). I tend to do a mix to make the interval if I am having a tough time. Mixing up zoomer use and droping a 50 is a good way to go. I don't like fins as much due to the fact that I don't get as much of a workout when I use them to keep up on a swim set as I do when using zoomers. I'm a kicker and tend to rely on my legs more than I should when I wear fins while swimming.
