I am a runner and using swimming (right now) mostly for crosstraining, please don't hurt me. :D I know what these different zones are for running, but I don't know how they would correspond to actually swimming (putting them in practice). For runners, at least in the basic plan I'm following (Lydiard), you are not supposed to do any anaerobic training in your base phase (which I'm in), or very very little. I want to make sure that I am not going into anything more intense than LT, or at least be knowledgeable of what it takes to go into each zone.
I must add - I love swimming, I am thinking of maybe doing a triathlon one day or perhaps joining a club.
Thanks for the help!
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Swimming workouts (the concept of intervals, lactic threshold etc.) are more analgous to a runner who trains up to the 1500 where lactic acid management is crucial. If you are a distance runner, the training is not very similar to typical swimming workouts. But cross training in the pool to do distance running??????
I think a swimmer can benefit from cross training on the track. Particularly sprints, plyo's etc. But I don't think there is much benefit to cross train in the pool for running of any distance, unless you are "running" in the pool for injury rehab, or some type of active recovery which can be very soothing (if you know how to swim).
If I were to get back to running, I would need to cut way back on swimming almost to zero and waste some upper body bulk developed from swimming.
What distance to you train for?
Swimming workouts (the concept of intervals, lactic threshold etc.) are more analgous to a runner who trains up to the 1500 where lactic acid management is crucial. If you are a distance runner, the training is not very similar to typical swimming workouts. But cross training in the pool to do distance running??????
I think a swimmer can benefit from cross training on the track. Particularly sprints, plyo's etc. But I don't think there is much benefit to cross train in the pool for running of any distance, unless you are "running" in the pool for injury rehab, or some type of active recovery which can be very soothing (if you know how to swim).
If I were to get back to running, I would need to cut way back on swimming almost to zero and waste some upper body bulk developed from swimming.
What distance to you train for?
