swimming fitness

RE: swimming fitness

Allen Stark — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:34:34 GMT

George,you have been tapering for decades.

RE: swimming fitness

Former Member — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:20:33 GMT

Hey guys tell me what a taper is. I have never done one.:banana::banana:

RE: swimming fitness

aquageek — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:51:53 GMT

...why do we have to taper longer? To give you more time to whine and complain about it.

RE: swimming fitness

ViveBene — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:24:20 GMT

Hi Adam, I would just play it by ear, and try not to overdo it for the first few days. Depending on how sick you were, you may feel better before you are 100%. Basic maneuvers like walking help tone and get things working harmoniously again. You still have the neurological patterns intact, presumably, which are part of swimming. Muscular strength and general capacity will return. So by all means get in the pool and enjoy it. Good luck! VB I am relatively new to swimming. My question is how quickly you lose fitness during a layoff? I have been sick and my first instinct is to get back in the pool quickly. Any thoughts? Adam

RE: swimming fitness

Allen Stark — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:13:15 GMT

To give you more time to whine and complain about it. Whining and complaining are a necessary part of a successful taper.Reading these forums there seems to be a direct relationship between speed and whining.For LCM Nats I plan to start serious whining about 4 wks before the meet this year,but I'll do some practice whines now in then to keep in practice.

RE: swimming fitness

Former Member — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:20:53 GMT

I've heard it takes 21 days to begin losing what you've built up, but not completely obviously. Sprinters don't have much to begin with so they lose it in about 3-4 hours. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

RE: swimming fitness

Former Member — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:18:29 GMT

This article may be of interest fitnessblogs.online-personaltraining-nyc.com/.../ Some say a one month layoff takes one and a half months to get back.

RE: swimming fitness

Allen Stark — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:55:30 GMT

I heard at a seminar that if you exercise even once a week it slows the deconditioning process by 90% if you are already in shape. Geek,if sprinters get out of shape so fast,why do we have to taper longer?

RE: swimming fitness

aquageek — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:14:22 GMT

I've heard it takes 21 days to begin losing what you've built up, but not completely obviously. Sprinters don't have much to begin with so they lose it in about 3-4 hours.