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The Tipping Point?

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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?"
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  • Hi Sis! Luckily, I don't let myself reach a "tipping" point. If I'm exhausted, I take a day or two off and rest! I believe it is such an individual thing. There are so many variables!: - how intense are your workouts? - are you a sprinter or a distance swimmer? - how much sleep are you getting? - are you eating a nutritious diet? - how stressful is your life outside the pool? I don't EVER plan on "tipping" again!:frustrated: I do not have fond memories of summer long course training either! Ugh. What were our coaches thinking then?! Way too much face time in the water... Gotta go for quality now. How often do you try to swim on the quality sprinter "aerobic-lite" diet? Personally, I find I can't really go over 4,000 per workout without my shoulders objecting violently. I haven't done that in awhile. I'm just getting back up to 3,500 ... I think all your variables are correct. Somewhere there is a very funny post by GoodSmith where he postulated that you could add tenths to a 50 at a meet depending on the individual variables: .1 fight with the wife .1 bad night's sleep .1 boss yelled at you .1 big project due .1 bad nutrition .1 forgot to caffeinate .1 ill-timed cold .1 in-laws visting .1 children on your nerves .1 forgot to practice starts .1 too much garbage yardage .2 hangover I'm sure there are others. If I could just eliminate these items, I'd be really fast. :rofl:
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  • Hi Sis! Luckily, I don't let myself reach a "tipping" point. If I'm exhausted, I take a day or two off and rest! I believe it is such an individual thing. There are so many variables!: - how intense are your workouts? - are you a sprinter or a distance swimmer? - how much sleep are you getting? - are you eating a nutritious diet? - how stressful is your life outside the pool? I don't EVER plan on "tipping" again!:frustrated: I do not have fond memories of summer long course training either! Ugh. What were our coaches thinking then?! Way too much face time in the water... Gotta go for quality now. How often do you try to swim on the quality sprinter "aerobic-lite" diet? Personally, I find I can't really go over 4,000 per workout without my shoulders objecting violently. I haven't done that in awhile. I'm just getting back up to 3,500 ... I think all your variables are correct. Somewhere there is a very funny post by GoodSmith where he postulated that you could add tenths to a 50 at a meet depending on the individual variables: .1 fight with the wife .1 bad night's sleep .1 boss yelled at you .1 big project due .1 bad nutrition .1 forgot to caffeinate .1 ill-timed cold .1 in-laws visting .1 children on your nerves .1 forgot to practice starts .1 too much garbage yardage .2 hangover I'm sure there are others. If I could just eliminate these items, I'd be really fast. :rofl:
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