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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Great thread.
I find consistency is the most important factor in my improvement. I only have had time to swim two days each week for the last 10 months or so. Swimming so infrequently has decreased my conditioning but more importantly has hurt the quality of my practice. I usually will spend the first half of the practice getting a feel for the water again. I find that when I have a vacation and can swim most days whether for 30 minutes or 90 minutes by the end of the week there is a great improvement for me. Bottom line, do what you can and have fun doing it.
Paul
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Great thread.
I find consistency is the most important factor in my improvement. I only have had time to swim two days each week for the last 10 months or so. Swimming so infrequently has decreased my conditioning but more importantly has hurt the quality of my practice. I usually will spend the first half of the practice getting a feel for the water again. I find that when I have a vacation and can swim most days whether for 30 minutes or 90 minutes by the end of the week there is a great improvement for me. Bottom line, do what you can and have fun doing it.
Paul
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