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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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?
In my book quality is more important than quantity. If my technique starts to suffer it is a clear indication that I need to ease off the throttle. I also have a major aversion to injury, so I don’t try to push beyond what I can reasonably do. I have looked and felt great for years now, and swimming is about all I do for regular exercise.
How much swimming you do is completely relative IMHO. In ’95 I basically had to relearn to swim. I started out at 300yds, breaststroke only, 1 SCY length at a time, in 45min. Now I can regularly do 2400yds in about 90min. Not stellar speed (I still fatigue easily), but nearly 900+yds of that are fly or fly kick drill.
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?
In my book quality is more important than quantity. If my technique starts to suffer it is a clear indication that I need to ease off the throttle. I also have a major aversion to injury, so I don’t try to push beyond what I can reasonably do. I have looked and felt great for years now, and swimming is about all I do for regular exercise.
How much swimming you do is completely relative IMHO. In ’95 I basically had to relearn to swim. I started out at 300yds, breaststroke only, 1 SCY length at a time, in 45min. Now I can regularly do 2400yds in about 90min. Not stellar speed (I still fatigue easily), but nearly 900+yds of that are fly or fly kick drill.
