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?
Fort, in my college days :oldman: the only 50 was the 50 free and all 100s were also considered sprints. Now we have all these 50s with world records, the 100IM, and 200 free and medley relays at NCAAs. (I think it is due to Title IX.)
Ande, I wonder if your formulas are more applicable to younger swimmers, maybe it changes with age.
Yeah, I had to swim crap events like the 2-fly in college as well. Thank god Title IX had the residual positive effect of making us whimpy sprinters bloody happy!
I don't know about ande's formula either. I'm a little scared to even think about what my current 200 times are ..
Thanks for the thoughtful response, Chris. Balance seems like a good idea to counter mental and muscle burnout.
Fort, in my college days :oldman: the only 50 was the 50 free and all 100s were also considered sprints. Now we have all these 50s with world records, the 100IM, and 200 free and medley relays at NCAAs. (I think it is due to Title IX.)
Ande, I wonder if your formulas are more applicable to younger swimmers, maybe it changes with age.
Yeah, I had to swim crap events like the 2-fly in college as well. Thank god Title IX had the residual positive effect of making us whimpy sprinters bloody happy!
I don't know about ande's formula either. I'm a little scared to even think about what my current 200 times are ..
Thanks for the thoughtful response, Chris. Balance seems like a good idea to counter mental and muscle burnout.
