As I crawled back into the pool today fat and out of shape, I wondered: Don't sprinters need some minimal aerobic work? I see that Ande is doing none whatsoever and Paul advises not "fighting fat" in the pool. I do a lot of race pace training and cross training. But still, is just a little aerobic work called for? I can tell I don't need any for 50s, but my 100s could use a little something. I don't think I have the substantial swimming aerobic base that people like Ande have because I was out of the pool for so many years .. So I'm either taking my 100s out too slow for fear of dying or actually dying. Does aerobic work help counter this? Or do I need more lactate work such as doing 100s with huge amounts of rest?
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Also, after adapting some of the weight routine that the U of A & ASU groups utilize i have to admit I've gotten a LOT stronger. Old is new if you will, lots of Olympic style dead lifts, clean & jerk, squats....heavy weights low reps...working on explosiveness.
Paul,
Was wondering why you focus on that kind of weight lifting. No doubt when a swimmer is stronger, a swimmer is faster. But I haven't met swimmers who lift like you do. Obviously it seems to be working well...
I lift 3 x a week for an hour. But since I've had 4x shoulder surgeries, i spend most of that time trying to strengthen my scapular pulling, and trying to keep the rotator cuffs strong. Do you spend any time on shoulders??
Chris
Also, after adapting some of the weight routine that the U of A & ASU groups utilize i have to admit I've gotten a LOT stronger. Old is new if you will, lots of Olympic style dead lifts, clean & jerk, squats....heavy weights low reps...working on explosiveness.
Paul,
Was wondering why you focus on that kind of weight lifting. No doubt when a swimmer is stronger, a swimmer is faster. But I haven't met swimmers who lift like you do. Obviously it seems to be working well...
I lift 3 x a week for an hour. But since I've had 4x shoulder surgeries, i spend most of that time trying to strengthen my scapular pulling, and trying to keep the rotator cuffs strong. Do you spend any time on shoulders??
Chris
