I am working on a masters swimming story for Men's Health, and my editor wants a basic introductory workout that guys who basically know how to swim but aren't swimmers to give the sport a try on their own.
Since there is such a huge variance in skill levels, etc., I didn't want to give times for sets, etc. but maybe come up with some basic rest intervals.
Anyhow, I am desperate for ideas here. If you have coached neophyte masters, or have been a neophyte master yourself and can recall an early practice that inspired you, please let me know as soon as possible what this is.
I was thinking of the following basic approach:
warm up
possible drill set
main set (probably 50s with 10-15 seconds rest)
kick set
cool down
The whole thing designed to last maybe a half hour or so. The idea is to let these guys try it on their own, in a way that they might actually like, then urge them to look into finding a team.
Thanks for your help!
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This is recent territory for me.
Before I joined a team in January, I didn't do sets. The first time I got in a pool with the mindset of swimming for fitness, I just swam easy for about two hours. I had fins on. It was enough to leave my entire upper body sore and aching for days afterward, and my legs felt like noodles. I also urinated red about a half an hour after getting out of the pool. Of course, it wasn't just that I had never swam like that before, but that I was also completely bent out of shape and hadn't done very much physical activity up to that point. Two hours of anything would've worn me out, but with swimming, it was double.
But I do recall parts of an early January practice being like this...
200 warm-up, swim
8 25s kickboard
6 50s free 20 sec rest
maybe 4 50s back 20 sec rest
100 cool down, swim
wow, that seems so softcore. :)
how goes the writing?!
This is recent territory for me.
Before I joined a team in January, I didn't do sets. The first time I got in a pool with the mindset of swimming for fitness, I just swam easy for about two hours. I had fins on. It was enough to leave my entire upper body sore and aching for days afterward, and my legs felt like noodles. I also urinated red about a half an hour after getting out of the pool. Of course, it wasn't just that I had never swam like that before, but that I was also completely bent out of shape and hadn't done very much physical activity up to that point. Two hours of anything would've worn me out, but with swimming, it was double.
But I do recall parts of an early January practice being like this...
200 warm-up, swim
8 25s kickboard
6 50s free 20 sec rest
maybe 4 50s back 20 sec rest
100 cool down, swim
wow, that seems so softcore. :)
how goes the writing?!
