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?
The fitness aspect of cycling/spinning or running is unquestioned (as well as for weight control). But is it really so hard to do the same in the pool? The 1-hour postal swim hurts just as bad as a 40 km bike time trial, after all, and probably has a similar affect on HR.
But it has a dissimilar effect on shoulders! Shoulder preservation and longevity is another key reason to cross-train. And kick.
Thanks for the sets, Jonathan. Lotsa paddles and pull buoy in there ... I think 4000 yards is about my limit per workout though. I can't hang with the likes of (S)he-Beast! How do you suggest increasing DPS for back and fly?
Paul:
I've gotten fond of my 100s (even though, as Jazz points out, they hurt) and don't want to be a pure 50s swimmer. Plus, I enjoy LC. LC sprints rock because you tall folks aren't killing me off every wall.
The fitness aspect of cycling/spinning or running is unquestioned (as well as for weight control). But is it really so hard to do the same in the pool? The 1-hour postal swim hurts just as bad as a 40 km bike time trial, after all, and probably has a similar affect on HR.
But it has a dissimilar effect on shoulders! Shoulder preservation and longevity is another key reason to cross-train. And kick.
Thanks for the sets, Jonathan. Lotsa paddles and pull buoy in there ... I think 4000 yards is about my limit per workout though. I can't hang with the likes of (S)he-Beast! How do you suggest increasing DPS for back and fly?
Paul:
I've gotten fond of my 100s (even though, as Jazz points out, they hurt) and don't want to be a pure 50s swimmer. Plus, I enjoy LC. LC sprints rock because you tall folks aren't killing me off every wall.
