Hey guys i have my first meet on oct 10th, and i really need to improve my endurance. can you guys give me some tips please?
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October 10th is coming up quite soon. Your body is going to take some time to adapt and improve. Workouts are where you tear yourself down; rest is where your body rebuilds and strengthens.
Think of your first meets as learning race skills and establishing some baseline times that you'll try to improve on as the season progresses.
Do some longer swims than your intended race distances in practice. You will want to learn to pace yourself so you can do the times you're capable of. That requires that you use the paceclock and do interval training paying close attention to how it "feels" to swim a 50 or 100 at a given speed; and to select the effort required so you can do several repeats of that distance at the same time.
For shorter distances in a short-course pool paying attention to detail can reap huge rewards. During practice, focus on a tight streamline coming off EVERY start and turn and drive to the wall on EVERY finish. Then it will become a habit and you'll do the same in a meet.
Good luck and have fun !
October 10th is coming up quite soon. Your body is going to take some time to adapt and improve. Workouts are where you tear yourself down; rest is where your body rebuilds and strengthens.
Think of your first meets as learning race skills and establishing some baseline times that you'll try to improve on as the season progresses.
Do some longer swims than your intended race distances in practice. You will want to learn to pace yourself so you can do the times you're capable of. That requires that you use the paceclock and do interval training paying close attention to how it "feels" to swim a 50 or 100 at a given speed; and to select the effort required so you can do several repeats of that distance at the same time.
For shorter distances in a short-course pool paying attention to detail can reap huge rewards. During practice, focus on a tight streamline coming off EVERY start and turn and drive to the wall on EVERY finish. Then it will become a habit and you'll do the same in a meet.
Good luck and have fun !
