Any ideas on how to adopt training setup for different age groups in masters?
Former Member
My idea was that 25-30 year olds should maybe not train in the same way as 40-45 or 65-70 ideally (if given same amount of available time for practice).
Should you typically go down on yardage per day but keep number of days?
Should you typically go down on yardage and increase weight lifting?
etc
etc
Any input anyone?
/Per
One aspect of training worth considering is work:rest ratio. As we age and our max HR slows down, it suggests that more recovery time might be advised in higher intensity sets.
Let's assume that I (a 55 y.o.) swim a set of 10 x 100 on 1:30 alongside a 30 y.o. teammate and that we both average 1:12 for the set, giving us the same 18 seconds of recovery after 72 sec of swimming - for a work:rest ratio of 4:1.
Because my teammate is a quarter-century younger, his (or her) heart will beat many more times during that 18 seconds, moving a greater volume of blood through the liver to process out waste. So even if I get the same duration of rest, I probably will not experience as much recovery during that interval.
Ok, here's a question. I've always been curious about pulse/heart rate and how it relates to activity. I remember swimming in high school, and after a tough set my heart rate was about 180-210. I also noticed that larger swimmers tended to have lower heart rates, even though it seemed that the same amount of effort was applied on their part and mine.
Is there anything to the idea that a larger heart muscle will beat slower when under stress than a smaller one? The comparison made was an 8 cylinder engine vs. a 4 cylinder engine. This is assuming that both persons are at equal fitness levels. Any thoughts?
One aspect of training worth considering is work:rest ratio. As we age and our max HR slows down, it suggests that more recovery time might be advised in higher intensity sets.
Let's assume that I (a 55 y.o.) swim a set of 10 x 100 on 1:30 alongside a 30 y.o. teammate and that we both average 1:12 for the set, giving us the same 18 seconds of recovery after 72 sec of swimming - for a work:rest ratio of 4:1.
Because my teammate is a quarter-century younger, his (or her) heart will beat many more times during that 18 seconds, moving a greater volume of blood through the liver to process out waste. So even if I get the same duration of rest, I probably will not experience as much recovery during that interval.
Ok, here's a question. I've always been curious about pulse/heart rate and how it relates to activity. I remember swimming in high school, and after a tough set my heart rate was about 180-210. I also noticed that larger swimmers tended to have lower heart rates, even though it seemed that the same amount of effort was applied on their part and mine.
Is there anything to the idea that a larger heart muscle will beat slower when under stress than a smaller one? The comparison made was an 8 cylinder engine vs. a 4 cylinder engine. This is assuming that both persons are at equal fitness levels. Any thoughts?
