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
OK guys, let me clarify. He said he was swimming so hard he was getting nausea. So doing hard sprint work everyday is not good. Yes do intervals everyday and guage your progress by making the intervals tougher as you get stronger, but vary the length and the intensity from day to day. Make sense? If you do gutsplitting intense sprint intervals everyday, your body will never recover well and over time your performance will suffer.
Sorry, did not make that clear as yes, I always do intervals when I swim, it would drive me insane to just get in and swim non-stop without a goal in mind.
OK guys, let me clarify. He said he was swimming so hard he was getting nausea. So doing hard sprint work everyday is not good. Yes do intervals everyday and guage your progress by making the intervals tougher as you get stronger, but vary the length and the intensity from day to day. Make sense? If you do gutsplitting intense sprint intervals everyday, your body will never recover well and over time your performance will suffer.
Sorry, did not make that clear as yes, I always do intervals when I swim, it would drive me insane to just get in and swim non-stop without a goal in mind.
