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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Well, no one has mentioned that it may have to do with what event a person is going to swim. A 50 M free doesn't need mega yardage, nor does a mile swim, but a person who may be going for a distance swim, really distance, 20K per week is rather introductory.
But quicksilver made the most sense to me. Oh, I'm only swimming about 28 miles a week now. And it is not garbage yards, trust me. Lots of focus on speed sets within those miles, eye on technique/body position/hand-arm entry, etc. But I suppose I am in the minority here.
Well, no one has mentioned that it may have to do with what event a person is going to swim. A 50 M free doesn't need mega yardage, nor does a mile swim, but a person who may be going for a distance swim, really distance, 20K per week is rather introductory.
But quicksilver made the most sense to me. Oh, I'm only swimming about 28 miles a week now. And it is not garbage yards, trust me. Lots of focus on speed sets within those miles, eye on technique/body position/hand-arm entry, etc. But I suppose I am in the minority here.
