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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Without sufficient training volume (including but not limited to race pace), I think your technique will break down in a race. If you're not interested in competing, 30-60 minutes/day of moderate aerobic exercise is sufficient. I've read that the minimum, at least for younger competitive swimmers, may be in the range of 8000m/day. I think it's a more difficult question for Masters, because you have to factor in goals, time constraints, and physical limitations.
The minimum - for what? To improve? To make Nationals cuts? I have two teenage boys that compete and they swim between 6 and 9 times per week. My youngest (now 14) just recently stepped up to 8-9 times per week from 5 per week before that. He has consistently improved throughout and may be in an accelerating phase because he is growing. My boys daily volume is in the range of 9000 yds. But my point is that they have improved for years at less volume than that. They are solid swimmers (AA, occasional AAA times), but not elite.
Without sufficient training volume (including but not limited to race pace), I think your technique will break down in a race. If you're not interested in competing, 30-60 minutes/day of moderate aerobic exercise is sufficient. I've read that the minimum, at least for younger competitive swimmers, may be in the range of 8000m/day. I think it's a more difficult question for Masters, because you have to factor in goals, time constraints, and physical limitations.
The minimum - for what? To improve? To make Nationals cuts? I have two teenage boys that compete and they swim between 6 and 9 times per week. My youngest (now 14) just recently stepped up to 8-9 times per week from 5 per week before that. He has consistently improved throughout and may be in an accelerating phase because he is growing. My boys daily volume is in the range of 9000 yds. But my point is that they have improved for years at less volume than that. They are solid swimmers (AA, occasional AAA times), but not elite.
