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?
Perhaps this discussion is purely semantics, because many people say aerobic training, and what they really mean is pushing the thresholds for middle-distance speed.
Well, I've wondered about this myself. I do a lot more low level aerobic work than moderate to high level.
It does seem like the people I know that want to improve their sprinting need more weight training and drylands than aerobic work.
Also, continuing the drift, which is more important, weights or dryland? I have to say, I really prefer core work to weights.
Perhaps this discussion is purely semantics, because many people say aerobic training, and what they really mean is pushing the thresholds for middle-distance speed.
Well, I've wondered about this myself. I do a lot more low level aerobic work than moderate to high level.
It does seem like the people I know that want to improve their sprinting need more weight training and drylands than aerobic work.
Also, continuing the drift, which is more important, weights or dryland? I have to say, I really prefer core work to weights.
