Running. Does it help your swimming or is it an interesting diversion? A lot of people here seem to cross train with running. (Some are obviously triathletes). USS teams now have their swimmers running. But does running really help swimming?
For me, I'm not so sure. I think it helps a bit on the cardio side and may build leg strength. I do it to tighten everything up, because I like being outside and it gives my shoulders a break. But I'm not sure I wouldn't be better off with more pool time if my body could take it.
Not directly Geek, no. However, when someone (average) states that something works for them...there's a lot of backlash from folks who either: have done better in swimming with a full life of participation, or from the white, fluffy, baaa-ing masses that can't look at anything other than the top swimmers.
Absolutely there are lessons to learn from the top placed group...but sometimes the other guy who is as fat, skinny, asthmatic, bronchial, gluten intolerant, one legged, blind, deaf, suffering from MS as someone else reading it, may have some insight that relates more.
Maybe land based cardio will do them more aerobic good than 20 x 100 on a 1:40 interval if they cannot hold the intensity.
That and a silly whale analogy...:cane:
...now I am leaving before Carlos Fernandez comes back on....
I get backlash all the time.
I have gotten great gluten free advice from PMs and on my blog and listen to it.
I think running is the best for burning off unwanted fat.
I don't want fat and I don't want to look like a whale.
Nor do I want to do 20 x 100 @ 1:40.
Land based training is very individual. Vlad Pleshenko runs 5 miles a day and think it helps; if I did that, I'd break down right away. Everyone has to find the right balance.
And there are loads of newbie postings on this forum.
Now, if I write than I've done 20 x 100 and no land based work on my blog, you'll know that's April Fools! I agree that CF and his "I won't listen to anyone who isn't FINA Top 5" attitude is offensive.
Not directly Geek, no. However, when someone (average) states that something works for them...there's a lot of backlash from folks who either: have done better in swimming with a full life of participation, or from the white, fluffy, baaa-ing masses that can't look at anything other than the top swimmers.
Absolutely there are lessons to learn from the top placed group...but sometimes the other guy who is as fat, skinny, asthmatic, bronchial, gluten intolerant, one legged, blind, deaf, suffering from MS as someone else reading it, may have some insight that relates more.
Maybe land based cardio will do them more aerobic good than 20 x 100 on a 1:40 interval if they cannot hold the intensity.
That and a silly whale analogy...:cane:
...now I am leaving before Carlos Fernandez comes back on....
I get backlash all the time.
I have gotten great gluten free advice from PMs and on my blog and listen to it.
I think running is the best for burning off unwanted fat.
I don't want fat and I don't want to look like a whale.
Nor do I want to do 20 x 100 @ 1:40.
Land based training is very individual. Vlad Pleshenko runs 5 miles a day and think it helps; if I did that, I'd break down right away. Everyone has to find the right balance.
And there are loads of newbie postings on this forum.
Now, if I write than I've done 20 x 100 and no land based work on my blog, you'll know that's April Fools! I agree that CF and his "I won't listen to anyone who isn't FINA Top 5" attitude is offensive.
