I think this is quite persuasive! I have always trained somewhat this way as a master. I am currently making an effort to train much more this way. (I've called it "aerobic-lite" on the Ask Ande thread. AKA "race pace" low yardage training.) I think training fast works well for sprinters and it's pretty fun. I hope to test out this theory more fully at meets this spring. This type of training also helps me because my shoulder can't sustain the pounding of too much engine-building type yardage/training. Not that I wouldn't like to do it, and haven't in the past, I just am more limited at the moment and seem more genetically suited to sprinting. Plus, I'm The Flash and a FAF Sista.
I didn't read the article with great lawyerly-like deliberation, but it appeared to suggest the same findings would apply to distance swimmers. I can't really comment with any authority on that. But it seems like distance swimmers might need some aerobic work along with pure anaerobic work.
I think this is quite persuasive! I have always trained somewhat this way as a master. I am currently making an effort to train much more this way. (I've called it "aerobic-lite" on the Ask Ande thread. AKA "race pace" low yardage training.) I think training fast works well for sprinters and it's pretty fun. I hope to test out this theory more fully at meets this spring. This type of training also helps me because my shoulder can't sustain the pounding of too much engine-building type yardage/training. Not that I wouldn't like to do it, and haven't in the past, I just am more limited at the moment and seem more genetically suited to sprinting. Plus, I'm The Flash and a FAF Sista.
I didn't read the article with great lawyerly-like deliberation, but it appeared to suggest the same findings would apply to distance swimmers. I can't really comment with any authority on that. But it seems like distance swimmers might need some aerobic work along with pure anaerobic work.
