Here's the deal.
I can only swim 50 min to one hour a day, which equates to at most 2000 yards for endurance work and 1500 yards for faster interval work with more rest.
I feel guilty when I read about other peoples yardage. Is anyone putting up some fast freestyle times with this little yardage? If so, what are the times? I really want to know.
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I do about 1500-2000 per work out, im 19
50 free- 21.83
100 free- 50.00
I do alot of sprint work in my practices though so if you training for anything over a 100, 2000 yards ain't going to fly.
Heres an interesting fact, Jason Lezak does only 4000 yards/meters per work out 5 times a week. Yardage doesn't mean jack. Quality yardage is what matters. If Lezak started doing 10,000 meters a day he would definatly not make bejing in the 50 free and its posible that he might not make it in the 100either. Training for swimming is really all about science. The more laps the better attitude won't get you anywhere. Alot of age group coaches have this attitude and I hate thoes people.
I do about 1500-2000 per work out, im 19
50 free- 21.83
100 free- 50.00
I do alot of sprint work in my practices though so if you training for anything over a 100, 2000 yards ain't going to fly.
Heres an interesting fact, Jason Lezak does only 4000 yards/meters per work out 5 times a week. Yardage doesn't mean jack. Quality yardage is what matters. If Lezak started doing 10,000 meters a day he would definatly not make bejing in the 50 free and its posible that he might not make it in the 100either. Training for swimming is really all about science. The more laps the better attitude won't get you anywhere. Alot of age group coaches have this attitude and I hate thoes people.
