There has been some discussion lately about the necessity of recovery during training. So how much and what recovery do we need? How do we fit in all our training, cross-training, weights, etc. and still have time for recovery? What can we do to recover faster? How much recovery is needed prior to taper? How do you balance training hard and training and recovery?
It sucks getting old. I'm sore as hell. :toohurt:
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Flexibility, for example (you can do some of that yoga you liked so well). Or work on self-pacing: pick a (relatively slow) time for a set of repeats and try to hold EXACTLY that time and pay close attention to how your body feels at that pace; vary the pace a little and do the same. Work more on your technique and stroke drills for a week and less on conditioning. Take some time to work on starts and turns.
I agree with Chris on this. Especially for the sprints. We can push too hard and the stroke falls apart and you get too sore. What's really happening is your body goes into a catabolic state. Relatively speaking, you're getting weaker.
Instead, do the top speed work, but take more rest between each hard effort, and focus more on improving range of motion. With increased range of motion the muscle can have the same strength potential, but you'll swim faster, with equal or less effort.
Just use Dara Torres meridian stretch program as an example... hehe
Flexibility, for example (you can do some of that yoga you liked so well). Or work on self-pacing: pick a (relatively slow) time for a set of repeats and try to hold EXACTLY that time and pay close attention to how your body feels at that pace; vary the pace a little and do the same. Work more on your technique and stroke drills for a week and less on conditioning. Take some time to work on starts and turns.
I agree with Chris on this. Especially for the sprints. We can push too hard and the stroke falls apart and you get too sore. What's really happening is your body goes into a catabolic state. Relatively speaking, you're getting weaker.
Instead, do the top speed work, but take more rest between each hard effort, and focus more on improving range of motion. With increased range of motion the muscle can have the same strength potential, but you'll swim faster, with equal or less effort.
Just use Dara Torres meridian stretch program as an example... hehe
