I come from a running background, just now getting into swimming. In running, one usually trains alternating hard/easy days - for example, 10x400 one day, few miles easy the next, tempo run the next, easy the next, etc. This is to make sure the body does not get injured or overly fatigued. I have heard that in swimming, one usually does hard interval-type workouts (such as 10x100, for example) each day, and usually there are no strictly recovery days. Obviously with swimming, there is not hard strike of the foot on the ground as there is in running, but I am wondering how swimmers do not get overtrained or overly fatigued (doesnt lactic acid still build up in swimming intervals?) when constantly doing these intervals daily. Perhaps I just have a misunderstanding.
Thank you for your help.
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They do get over-trained. It's a huge issue in the sport, though less so than I think it used to be.
