My swim buddy has started me doing interval training. I have become frustrated at not increasing my endurance. He said that neither did he until he started interval training. I'm starting with 1 min down, 1 min back, rest/breathe..repeat. I did that "NEARLY" 3 times today and it really shot me.
My form is good now,it's just got to do with endurance and for the first time today I noticed my arms getting sore like when I lift weights or workout so I"m pulling and grabbing more water.
I'm really trying very hard and have only been doing this swim gig for 2 months. I've come from barely puttering in the water to swimming a length in 36 seconds so I guess i'm doing good.
I know this: I swam harder today than ever and pushed myself really hard to the point of, gulp,nausea, but I did it and I look forward to doin it again. I've even bought myself a waterproof watch to time myself. I used his today.
I work better with specific goals and this will help me, I do believe. Until now, I was just swimming down and back until exhausted. I wasn't measuring any progress.
Mark
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Absolutely agree with the Geek . . . every pool workout that I have ever done as a competitive swimmer, every workout that I ever gave as a coach, was based on interval training. They've included warmups, sets, and cool downs. Never, ever, ever just "swim 4,000" or whatever distance. Even getting back into swimming from an absence involves sets/interval training.
The sole exception are ocean/open water swims, and those, while not being traditional intervals, will usually involve mixing the effort during the swim.
Absolutely agree with the Geek . . . every pool workout that I have ever done as a competitive swimmer, every workout that I ever gave as a coach, was based on interval training. They've included warmups, sets, and cool downs. Never, ever, ever just "swim 4,000" or whatever distance. Even getting back into swimming from an absence involves sets/interval training.
The sole exception are ocean/open water swims, and those, while not being traditional intervals, will usually involve mixing the effort during the swim.
