Recently I’ve been doing a lot of mixed course training. For example, short course yards for a couple of workouts and then long course meters for a couple of workouts (or even short course meters). While I think it’s advantageous to primarily train in the course you will be racing in for the season, I also think there are benefits to mixed course training. Your opinions?
It's definitely beneficial. Basically, it's cross-training. Short course and long course swimming are rather different.
Personally, I prefer to train long course. I have a very long stroke (generally 8 strokes/length in SCY), so when I train SCY, it feels like everything is either the actual turn, or setting up for the turn, or coming out of the turn. In LCM, I get a pile more space between the turns to focus on my stroke.
-Rick
It's definitely beneficial. Basically, it's cross-training. Short course and long course swimming are rather different.
Personally, I prefer to train long course. I have a very long stroke (generally 8 strokes/length in SCY), so when I train SCY, it feels like everything is either the actual turn, or setting up for the turn, or coming out of the turn. In LCM, I get a pile more space between the turns to focus on my stroke.
-Rick
