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?
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I also never take time off from exercising. It's much easier to stay in shape than get in shape.
Excellent point. I was out for two weeks recently because of surgery on my neck (a benign cyst--if you pm me I'll tell you where to send get well cards and gifts). It has taken me three weeks to get back to roughly where I was before. I've read that the physiological adaptations to training begin to diminish at two weeks (by at least 50% for many parameters).
Great job at Worlds, Allen.
I also never take time off from exercising. It's much easier to stay in shape than get in shape.
Excellent point. I was out for two weeks recently because of surgery on my neck (a benign cyst--if you pm me I'll tell you where to send get well cards and gifts). It has taken me three weeks to get back to roughly where I was before. I've read that the physiological adaptations to training begin to diminish at two weeks (by at least 50% for many parameters).
Great job at Worlds, Allen.
