I am gonna be swimming on my own again after we get back from championships, and was wondering how many people swim to finish a premade workout compared to 2hours and im out kinda people?
I usually have to keep my swims within a certain amount of time. Have to get to work, do homework, etc. Sometimes it really stinks. I feel like I've just gotten going and then I have to get out.
I create workouts with that timeframe in mind though. And I use excel to make sure. I calculate out my rest between sets to make sure a 60 minute workout doesn't get to be 75 minutes because I didn't figure in rest between sets.
On most weekends though I'll get at least one day where I can swim for yardage. But even then I usually have a time frame in mind that I know how long the workout should take. However, I'll go over if I haven't finished my workout for some reason or want to work on something more. Or just feel like some extra warm down.
There are days when I have to swim on my own and usually it's a "get in as many yards as possible in the amount of time alloted". I usually have just under an hour and try to get in 3000 yds.
Normally I swim 90 min on week days and 120 min on weekends with the kids team. Then it's just swim as I'm told to do so.
Alison
I am gonna be swimming on my own again after we get back from championships, and was wondering how many people swim to finish a premade workout compared to 2hours and im out kinda people?
swim to finish the workout, just dont make it longer than you want it to be.
I doubt you will find very many people swimming for 2 hours around here. Anyhow, I generally have a specific yet small warmup and workout in mind that I always finish. After this, I adjust my warmdown to fill in the balance of my time.
I am too new to venture out on my own. I always do a pre-made workout, but usually cut it short or eliminate the warm down due to a 90 minute time limit.
It is a personal choice. If you are going to do a workout - do the whole thing, or edit beforehand. I would not cut in the middle of actually doing the workout - unless you have set a time limit or yardage limit right from the outset. Just my 2c, and honestly I've probably broken it before :)
