To quote Gull: What is the right mix of technique and endurance for a Masters athlete (who wants to be competitive, say, at Nationals) with a finite amount of time to train?
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Lindsay,
The only one constant thing I know is this: without exeptional conditioning to withstand a given swim distance, technique will not save you. The body has to have great conditioning, exceptional conditioning, so that the technique can be used throughout the distance without fail. Technique is a wonderful thing, but endurance is primary to deliver that technique throughout a swim. And when a swimmer has both, a swim becomes a power swim for them with great reward, both in time, physical feelings and sensations, and completion of the swim without losing the technique they worked so hard to develop.
A question now is this: how to get that endurance, what kinds of training. I have my answers for myself, I am sure many others do, too and maybe people will start sharing how they build endurance.
And it may even be stroke-specific.
Donna
Lindsay,
The only one constant thing I know is this: without exeptional conditioning to withstand a given swim distance, technique will not save you. The body has to have great conditioning, exceptional conditioning, so that the technique can be used throughout the distance without fail. Technique is a wonderful thing, but endurance is primary to deliver that technique throughout a swim. And when a swimmer has both, a swim becomes a power swim for them with great reward, both in time, physical feelings and sensations, and completion of the swim without losing the technique they worked so hard to develop.
A question now is this: how to get that endurance, what kinds of training. I have my answers for myself, I am sure many others do, too and maybe people will start sharing how they build endurance.
And it may even be stroke-specific.
Donna
