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?
sprinters need to be fast and strong
aerobic training can make sprinters slow and weak.
we become what we do
I don't think doing 10 x 100 on 1:10
will help you swim a faster 50
Swimming fast 15's, 25's & 50's with plenty rest
will help you swim a faster 50
Getting stronger from weights and dry land will help you swim a faster 50.
Rich Abrahams said
"one of the biggest mistakes sprinters make in practice is:
When they swim slow
they swim too fast
and
When they swim fast
they swim too slow.
Hope this helps,
ande
sprinters need to be fast and strong
aerobic training can make sprinters slow and weak.
we become what we do
I don't think doing 10 x 100 on 1:10
will help you swim a faster 50
Swimming fast 15's, 25's & 50's with plenty rest
will help you swim a faster 50
Getting stronger from weights and dry land will help you swim a faster 50.
Rich Abrahams said
"one of the biggest mistakes sprinters make in practice is:
When they swim slow
they swim too fast
and
When they swim fast
they swim too slow.
Hope this helps,
ande
