I have heard that some Masters coaches are more interested in general fitness than speed.What is your experience? Do you feel that your coach prepares you to swim 50s and 100s?Is sprinting a regular part of practice at least once a week and if so do you do it as a main set or as an add on at the end?Do you do lactic acid sets?How much do you work on starts and turns?
My wife's not a master's coach, but she teaches adults at varying skill levels. For the ones who can already swim fairly well, she writes a sprint workout and a distance workout and lets them pick, but also tries to get them to mix it up a bit.
I could be wrong, but I believe that the coached master's sessions in my neck of the woods are focused on fitness more than racing (which is fine as most master swimmers are in it for the fitness), so I wind up doing my own thing. This works out ok as I'm more of a sprinter than a distance person.
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My wife's not a master's coach, but she teaches adults at varying skill levels. For the ones who can already swim fairly well, she writes a sprint workout and a distance workout and lets them pick, but also tries to get them to mix it up a bit.
I could be wrong, but I believe that the coached master's sessions in my neck of the woods are focused on fitness more than racing (which is fine as most master swimmers are in it for the fitness), so I wind up doing my own thing. This works out ok as I'm more of a sprinter than a distance person.
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