After reading alot of threads, it seems my volume and frequency is way lower than everyone elses. My freestyle workouts are typically no more than 1500 to 1700 yards. If it is a repeat workout, then it is less (i.e. 10x100, 5x200, 2x500....etc) I swim three times a week.
My fly, *** and back workouts are no more than 1000 yds (still learning those strokes).
I am biased towards the sprints like 100 free and maybe someday if I'm lucky the 200 IM. Is this volume OK for a 42 year old, or should I be trying to build in more yardage?
I started swimming a little over a year ago due to lower back problems when I could no longer run.
My progression has been coming along OK, but I thought I would be putting in more volume by now.
Swimming is a completely new set of muscles and movements. Perhaps my inefficiency is an issue since I am learning new strokes. I think I am an efficient freestyler, but I become very tired after about 30 minutes.
3000-4000 yds of volume is just way too much for me at this point. What are the volume totals for master sprinters who only compete in 200m or less?
I started swimming a little over a year ago due to lower back problems when I could no longer run.
My progression has been coming along OK, but I thought I would be putting in more volume by now.
Swimming is a completely new set of muscles and movements. Perhaps my inefficiency is an issue since I am learning new strokes. I think I am an efficient freestyler, but I become very tired after about 30 minutes.
3000-4000 yds of volume is just way too much for me at this point. What are the volume totals for master sprinters who only compete in 200m or less?
