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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The extension does change for me in a 50. It is above the water and not as much as I do when I swim distance.
But there is so little difference in the stroke you would barely notice it. I don't place the hands in and extend when I sprint. It makes just a little bit more of a splash ad it I start the catch much sooner when sprinting.
The secret of swimming a fast 50 is to power swim and don't breathe have a good dive and a good turn and don't over analyse.
The extension does change for me in a 50. It is above the water and not as much as I do when I swim distance.
But there is so little difference in the stroke you would barely notice it. I don't place the hands in and extend when I sprint. It makes just a little bit more of a splash ad it I start the catch much sooner when sprinting.
The secret of swimming a fast 50 is to power swim and don't breathe have a good dive and a good turn and don't over analyse.
