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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Thank you all for your responses. They have been very helpful.
I do intend to return to competition early next year, at the start of SCY season, so I don't want to become too reliant on fins (since you can't use them in meets).
I think I'll start trying to drop 50s here and there rather than slapping on fins for the set. I don't use them during the entire set, just when I start to fall behind in the intervals -- i.e. on the sixth or seventh 200 in a set of 10 or whatever. I guess my problem is endurance and I'm not really sure how you improve that other than just getting in and swimming as much as possible.
But thank you for sharing your experiences and advice; I appreciate the help!
Thank you all for your responses. They have been very helpful.
I do intend to return to competition early next year, at the start of SCY season, so I don't want to become too reliant on fins (since you can't use them in meets).
I think I'll start trying to drop 50s here and there rather than slapping on fins for the set. I don't use them during the entire set, just when I start to fall behind in the intervals -- i.e. on the sixth or seventh 200 in a set of 10 or whatever. I guess my problem is endurance and I'm not really sure how you improve that other than just getting in and swimming as much as possible.
But thank you for sharing your experiences and advice; I appreciate the help!
