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?
chris
that means when a swimmer is supposed to be swimming slow and concentrating on form or warming up
they are holding too fast of a pace maybe with sloppy form or no regard to form.
IE
say they are doing 10 x 50 on 1:00
they are holding 35's instead of over 40
look up the 50 free records for
50 - 54, 55 - 59, & 60 - 64,
drop by:
www.usms.org/.../toptenind.php
Ande,
What does "when they swim slow they swim too fast mean?" I get the second half. And who is Rich?
Chris
chris
that means when a swimmer is supposed to be swimming slow and concentrating on form or warming up
they are holding too fast of a pace maybe with sloppy form or no regard to form.
IE
say they are doing 10 x 50 on 1:00
they are holding 35's instead of over 40
look up the 50 free records for
50 - 54, 55 - 59, & 60 - 64,
drop by:
www.usms.org/.../toptenind.php
Ande,
What does "when they swim slow they swim too fast mean?" I get the second half. And who is Rich?
Chris
