In another thread, the Fortress mentioned that her former coach thought that 25,000 yards or meters was a so-called "tipping point" for real aerobic conditioning/fitness in swimming. What does everyone think? It seems like a lot of yardage that is probably not necessarily for a pure sprinter. But what if you're a distance or OW geek or swimming the 400 IM or 200 fly? Is 25,000 the magic number? It seems like many forumites must be hitting that number because I have read about quite a few 5,000+ workouts. So, what is the "tipping point?"
Hi Per,
I swim M-W-F. On Tuesdays ad Thursdays, I do cardio on the stairmill, elipse, or ARC for 30 - 45 mins. Recently I have begun to lift weights on those days as well. Leg presses, leg extentions, leg curls, forward lateral pulls and pushes, rows and triceps. I always to do some yoga stretches and a short meditation at the end to prepare myself for my workday. On Friday's I take a regular Yoga class in the afternoon which really has helped with my flexibility. I am quite tall and have never been very flexible, but the yoga has me far more flexible that I ever was as a teenager!
Practices vary, but one we did was
4 X 100 (1 of each stroke)
1 X 100 IM
1 X 400 IM
10 X 75 free (I wanted to throw up on these)
5 X 50 free
1 X 100 Free cooldown
another was
1 X 500 Fr warm-up
10 X 50 FR/BR (freestyle up/breaststroke back)
10 X 25 FL
1 X 500 Free
1 X 200 Free
1 X 50 kick (cooldown)
There is not much rest with the sprints. The second 500 is a recovery. The 200 is a sprint. (we ran out of time, elite age group were waiting to swim, so we did a short cooldown - usually we do more)
We have not had a meet since stepping up our training. So I can tell you more about that after I experience it. I always push myself against whoever is next to me. (since the team is small we get our own lane) So far I have been able to stay ahead (they are all 15 to 26 years younger than me), but its good for me to think they are catching me, because I push harder to stay ahead.
Hope this helps :)
Hi Per,
I swim M-W-F. On Tuesdays ad Thursdays, I do cardio on the stairmill, elipse, or ARC for 30 - 45 mins. Recently I have begun to lift weights on those days as well. Leg presses, leg extentions, leg curls, forward lateral pulls and pushes, rows and triceps. I always to do some yoga stretches and a short meditation at the end to prepare myself for my workday. On Friday's I take a regular Yoga class in the afternoon which really has helped with my flexibility. I am quite tall and have never been very flexible, but the yoga has me far more flexible that I ever was as a teenager!
Practices vary, but one we did was
4 X 100 (1 of each stroke)
1 X 100 IM
1 X 400 IM
10 X 75 free (I wanted to throw up on these)
5 X 50 free
1 X 100 Free cooldown
another was
1 X 500 Fr warm-up
10 X 50 FR/BR (freestyle up/breaststroke back)
10 X 25 FL
1 X 500 Free
1 X 200 Free
1 X 50 kick (cooldown)
There is not much rest with the sprints. The second 500 is a recovery. The 200 is a sprint. (we ran out of time, elite age group were waiting to swim, so we did a short cooldown - usually we do more)
We have not had a meet since stepping up our training. So I can tell you more about that after I experience it. I always push myself against whoever is next to me. (since the team is small we get our own lane) So far I have been able to stay ahead (they are all 15 to 26 years younger than me), but its good for me to think they are catching me, because I push harder to stay ahead.
Hope this helps :)
