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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These guys have been referred to as "late bloomers" in previous posts. This was before your joining date but you really missed some heated and interesting discussions on these types. :bolt:
Late bloomer here! :wiggle::wave:
To digress back to lifting.I have a question about "slow lifting" and lifting speed in general.I was told(many years ago) that slow lifting was counter productive in speed sports as it hypertrophied slow twitch fibers which may increase strength and bulk but would impede explosiveness.I was told you wanted to lift fast enough to be mostly engaging fast twitch fibers only.Is there any validity to that line of thought? It makes sense to me.
There's no validity to it at all. The terms "fast twitch" and "slow twitch" do not refer to speed of movement. Fast twitch fibers are just the ones that activate when more force is necessary. Slow twitch fibers are more easily activated and produce less force. When you do a maximum effort, regardless of how fast it is, you're using both.
I found a short article which explains this idea a little more: www.thinkmuscle.com/.../hst-07.htm
Isn't that the point?
George just likes to chide everyone who has goals since he doesn't compete or train anymore. :thhbbb: He's also already achieved many goals, while others haven't. At the very least, being goal oriented or chasing a dream can make you very fit and healthy.
I'm starting to think that I am doing more "aerobic" work -- however that is defined -- than I thought. Yesterday, I did some hypoxic work and underwater kicking. I think that counts. Then I went on to do 6 x 50 on 3:00. :)
Unfortunately like most dreams, they do not come true. I HAVE BEEN DREAMING OF WINNINIG THE LOTO 649. May be shouting I will.
We must make our dreams come true, but have our goals resonable, not sky hi and not obtainable.
Ya, having a dream is a better way to live. Without dreams we are simply mechanical beings, void of anything significant. It is the dream that
Dares
Reason
Engaging
Awareness
Manifesting
Significance
We must make our dreams come true, but have our goals resonable, not sky hi and not obtainable.
If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards. :lolup:
Many have dreams of breaking worlds records.
Some do break world records true.
Some do not break worlds records this is also true.
Is there a point here?
There are known knowns. There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we now know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don’t know.
Donald Rumsfeld, circa 2002.
