Masters swimmer Erik Hochstein posted an interesting question over on the Timed Fianls site: www.timedfinals.com/.../
Basically, Stefan Nystrand swam the 2nd fastest 100 m free in history last week in Paris (47.91). Stefan says he trains 20K max per week in the pool with only two days per work of dryland. He swims either all out or easy, nothing in between.
So what do you think? Is this possible? Are swimmers and coaches too hung up on putting in yardage? Is this "less is more" philosophy something we'll see more of? It is certainly appealing to Masters swimmers who usually have a limited amount of time to train.
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So for someone like me who is new to swimming and is hoping to someday swim in a meet, how many yards is appropiate for a 45 Y/O Male?
It depends on how fast or slow you are. Generally, the faster you are, the faster your intervals will be, and therefore you will be doing more yards per workout. Somewhere around 2,000 to 3,000 yards per hour of workout seems like a good goal to get a beginner ready for a meet. However, even if you're not at that yardage yet, you can still swim in a meet!
So for someone like me who is new to swimming and is hoping to someday swim in a meet, how many yards is appropiate for a 45 Y/O Male?
It depends on how fast or slow you are. Generally, the faster you are, the faster your intervals will be, and therefore you will be doing more yards per workout. Somewhere around 2,000 to 3,000 yards per hour of workout seems like a good goal to get a beginner ready for a meet. However, even if you're not at that yardage yet, you can still swim in a meet!
