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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For what it's worth, I started doing a 100 yard swim for time at the end of practice on the easy days. Ala Ande.
The formula was two days a week with a bit more yardage and less rest. And two days a week recovery... less yards, more rest (more speed work).
After only a month of this my 100 times began dropping and there was a big gain in endurance for sprinting the entire four laps.
No wheels falling off the bus on the last lap. Consider the swim for time as the ultimate strength training.
Thanks for the thread Fort. Interesting to hear what others had to say.
And ...I enjoyed your interview Rich. Thanks for the inspiration.
For what it's worth, I started doing a 100 yard swim for time at the end of practice on the easy days. Ala Ande.
The formula was two days a week with a bit more yardage and less rest. And two days a week recovery... less yards, more rest (more speed work).
After only a month of this my 100 times began dropping and there was a big gain in endurance for sprinting the entire four laps.
No wheels falling off the bus on the last lap. Consider the swim for time as the ultimate strength training.
Thanks for the thread Fort. Interesting to hear what others had to say.
And ...I enjoyed your interview Rich. Thanks for the inspiration.
