I read somewhere that Jason Lezak only swims 4,000 yds/meters a day. Has anyone else heard this? I don't see how an athlete of his caliber can get by on such little yardage. It seems like if he bumped it up some he could be faster than he already is. I swim more than that and I'm nowhere near as fast as him lol.
Even if Salo's training philosophy works well for distance swimmers it's got to be a hard sell for those who have trained for years doing mega yardage. Mentally it would be very difficult to give up the kind of training you're used to--and has worked in the past--for something so radically different.
How about someone who chooses the radically different training? Think of Morgan's (blainesapprentice) situation. A change may be all someone like her needs to get over the plateau hump and/or prevent massive burnout.
Even if Salo's training philosophy works well for distance swimmers it's got to be a hard sell for those who have trained for years doing mega yardage. Mentally it would be very difficult to give up the kind of training you're used to--and has worked in the past--for something so radically different.
How about someone who chooses the radically different training? Think of Morgan's (blainesapprentice) situation. A change may be all someone like her needs to get over the plateau hump and/or prevent massive burnout.
