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.
On another note, I've talked many times with Jason about his training philosophy, and he's really on par, I think. With him it's all about quality, but he also derives much of his talent from what he does outside of the pool. He lives his training with everything he does throughout the day dedicated in some way toward making him a better athlete. I'm a big fan!
This is a little obscure. What is he doing outside of the pool and how is he using his day? I bet he's getting a nap. I want one. :D
I'm with my twin, Beth (well, except I'm nowhere near my times at 18). High quality speedwork is best, at least for us sprinters. So I'm happy to follow the Salo model. Whenever I ramp up the distance or yardage (like I did last week), my shoulder and I regret it and I'm not sure how much it helps.
Are distance swimmers really only doing 3000 yards? That's hard to believe. How does Salo adapt his "high intensity" philosophy for them? I guess they just swim longer distances at race speed?
On another note, I've talked many times with Jason about his training philosophy, and he's really on par, I think. With him it's all about quality, but he also derives much of his talent from what he does outside of the pool. He lives his training with everything he does throughout the day dedicated in some way toward making him a better athlete. I'm a big fan!
This is a little obscure. What is he doing outside of the pool and how is he using his day? I bet he's getting a nap. I want one. :D
I'm with my twin, Beth (well, except I'm nowhere near my times at 18). High quality speedwork is best, at least for us sprinters. So I'm happy to follow the Salo model. Whenever I ramp up the distance or yardage (like I did last week), my shoulder and I regret it and I'm not sure how much it helps.
Are distance swimmers really only doing 3000 yards? That's hard to believe. How does Salo adapt his "high intensity" philosophy for them? I guess they just swim longer distances at race speed?
