male:60
distance: 1.5k-2k
free workout:
10x100 on 2:00 /1:25 ave
10x50 on :50 /:42 ave
10x100 on 1:40/ 1:28 ave
10x50 on :65/ :42 ave
recovery times & swim times say to me endurance is ok, but forgot getting any faster!!
any suggestions/ideas?
What Kurt said, and others confirm for themselves: it was what it was. It does seem possible, OTOH, that modern swim techniques and conditioning regimens are enabling some swimmers to finally wring the last bit - or at least more - out of themselves, the part they couldn't access in earlier years.
This morning I swam a PB in 25 yd and 200, after telling my coach I was too old for such pursuits. Still pretty slow, so no :woot: for me (nor will I make the Olympic trials, or cheat death), but. It's a grand game.
I hate to burst anybody's bubble, but if you were a competitive swimmer at one time, then you are not getting faster than you were when you were in your twenties. VO2 max, muscle mass, max heart rate, etc. etc. plummet by the time you are in your 60s. ... The only people getting faster are those that did not exploit their talent when they were younger.
What Kurt said, and others confirm for themselves: it was what it was. It does seem possible, OTOH, that modern swim techniques and conditioning regimens are enabling some swimmers to finally wring the last bit - or at least more - out of themselves, the part they couldn't access in earlier years.
This morning I swam a PB in 25 yd and 200, after telling my coach I was too old for such pursuits. Still pretty slow, so no :woot: for me (nor will I make the Olympic trials, or cheat death), but. It's a grand game.
I hate to burst anybody's bubble, but if you were a competitive swimmer at one time, then you are not getting faster than you were when you were in your twenties. VO2 max, muscle mass, max heart rate, etc. etc. plummet by the time you are in your 60s. ... The only people getting faster are those that did not exploit their talent when they were younger.
