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?
Wow,
Alot of interesting posts. With the running, I was training primarily for the 400m, the longest sprint. It involved alot of interval training. I trained 4 times a week. Each workout included 800m warmup and 4x100m stride outs, then a series of about 6 drills. Then the workout consisted of about 1600 to 2400m of various interval work. I would consider this the amount of work necessary to be very competative in the 40 year old age group. Perhaps a fifth day a week for recovery and tempo if you have a good marriage. For masters sprinting, recovery is important, so I think 4 times a week was good. Lifting was 5 days a week.
Now that I am swimming, I am biasing myself towards the sprints. In running the 1/4 lasted about 55sec, which would equate to the 100 in swimming, so I consider the 200yd swim a middle distance event from the perspective of running. Actually in running the 400, it is not all out and you run with speed reserve in the first 200. In swimming, the 50 is probably the only thing that is really all anaerobic...barely.
So is 1500 yards of intervals enough to compete in the swimming sprints? Ulimately I would like to be able to do the 100 and 200 IM. I have been swimming one year and my volume has gone up, but it seems to be leveling off. I could do 2000 yard workouts at a lower intensity, but is there something to be gained in the shorter races?
I just don't get the 3000 yard workouts. Maybe someday I will.
Wow,
Alot of interesting posts. With the running, I was training primarily for the 400m, the longest sprint. It involved alot of interval training. I trained 4 times a week. Each workout included 800m warmup and 4x100m stride outs, then a series of about 6 drills. Then the workout consisted of about 1600 to 2400m of various interval work. I would consider this the amount of work necessary to be very competative in the 40 year old age group. Perhaps a fifth day a week for recovery and tempo if you have a good marriage. For masters sprinting, recovery is important, so I think 4 times a week was good. Lifting was 5 days a week.
Now that I am swimming, I am biasing myself towards the sprints. In running the 1/4 lasted about 55sec, which would equate to the 100 in swimming, so I consider the 200yd swim a middle distance event from the perspective of running. Actually in running the 400, it is not all out and you run with speed reserve in the first 200. In swimming, the 50 is probably the only thing that is really all anaerobic...barely.
So is 1500 yards of intervals enough to compete in the swimming sprints? Ulimately I would like to be able to do the 100 and 200 IM. I have been swimming one year and my volume has gone up, but it seems to be leveling off. I could do 2000 yard workouts at a lower intensity, but is there something to be gained in the shorter races?
I just don't get the 3000 yard workouts. Maybe someday I will.
