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?
I get the ASCA newsletter and magazine and would say this article is typical. It says what they do,offers a a few hypotheses and no evidence. They seem to believe there is a window owing to common experience. Common experience is not nothing but it is not hard data. Where are the studies? Maybe there is a window,but starting when and for how many. If there is a window it would almost certainly follow a bi-modal curve with different peaks for male and females. If it were "8-10" it would almost certainly close for some at 8 and not open for others until 12. If it exists what is the minimum and what is too much. Other than Swimming Science Journal does anyone know of a swimming periodical that sights studies and gives data. Sorry about the rant,I'm just tired of conventional wisdom being passed off as science. The window may exist,if so prove it.
I get the ASCA newsletter and magazine and would say this article is typical. It says what they do,offers a a few hypotheses and no evidence. They seem to believe there is a window owing to common experience. Common experience is not nothing but it is not hard data. Where are the studies? Maybe there is a window,but starting when and for how many. If there is a window it would almost certainly follow a bi-modal curve with different peaks for male and females. If it were "8-10" it would almost certainly close for some at 8 and not open for others until 12. If it exists what is the minimum and what is too much. Other than Swimming Science Journal does anyone know of a swimming periodical that sights studies and gives data. Sorry about the rant,I'm just tired of conventional wisdom being passed off as science. The window may exist,if so prove it.
