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:dunno: or :lolup: ?
Since I'm new to swimming i have a problem and need of advice. I've been swimming 5 days a week for about a month now at my local 25 yard gym pool. I've gotten to a point where my technique is somewhat good but i cannot swim more then 50 yards straight without coughing a lung (or at least feeling like it). Yesterday i got some inspiration and did about 400 with a couple of seconds breather every 25 yards. To my surprise it went well, and i actually felt i was improving my technique (endurance breeds efficient swimming?). Anyways, I find it extremely hard to focus on technique wen I'm trying to work on endurance and here lies the problem.
Do i keep working on establishing second-nature proper technique and keep doing 25/50 yards until i feel i'm ready to overcome long distance, or should i start working on endurance regardless of whatever technique faults i think i have at the moment.
I see swimmers doing laps at my pool and i can't help but think about their faulty technique. i don't want to be one of them.
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Dorianblade,
Endurance is something the body can do for long periods of time. Stamina is something the body can do for short bursts of speed/yards in multiple sets on the clock. For some people, it takes longer to build stamina than for others. Granted, no one wants to just swim a 400 with poor technique, but you need to work on your aerobic base for swimming by challenging yourself. Stamina and aerobic conditioning are crucial for maintaining proper technique. So my vote is to work on stamina. And I do not mean to just swim some 200s and 400s. You need to be doing "sets" on a clock if you have one there at the pool.
6x75's; 8x50's; 16x25's; 75's going kick, swim, kick; 4x100's. Now these are just some examples; the sets can be mixed and matched to your abilities. You need to allow a rest period inbetween each swim on the set. And, to try to keep your swim times the same throughout the set. These will help with aerobic conditioning/stamina and they may be short enough in distance so you can maintain your stroke. Some of my most difficult workouts were those of very short yardage but of a "sprint" nature.
There are a thousand combinations. Maybe some others will have some good ideas, too!!!
Keep on swimming,
Donna
Dorianblade,
Endurance is something the body can do for long periods of time. Stamina is something the body can do for short bursts of speed/yards in multiple sets on the clock. For some people, it takes longer to build stamina than for others. Granted, no one wants to just swim a 400 with poor technique, but you need to work on your aerobic base for swimming by challenging yourself. Stamina and aerobic conditioning are crucial for maintaining proper technique. So my vote is to work on stamina. And I do not mean to just swim some 200s and 400s. You need to be doing "sets" on a clock if you have one there at the pool.
6x75's; 8x50's; 16x25's; 75's going kick, swim, kick; 4x100's. Now these are just some examples; the sets can be mixed and matched to your abilities. You need to allow a rest period inbetween each swim on the set. And, to try to keep your swim times the same throughout the set. These will help with aerobic conditioning/stamina and they may be short enough in distance so you can maintain your stroke. Some of my most difficult workouts were those of very short yardage but of a "sprint" nature.
There are a thousand combinations. Maybe some others will have some good ideas, too!!!
Keep on swimming,
Donna
