So I have decided to focus on the 1500/1650, partly because I seem to have misplaced the three fast twitch fibers I once owned, and partly because guys named Smith are now swimming the 500 and even the 1000. Geek suggested that I build my endurance with dryland work, but unlike him I have a job and limited time to train, and I don't really want to give up pool time. Any suggestions?
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I always thought of En3 as being roughly equivalent to race pace
En3 is when you are swimming as fast as you can without going into oxygen debt. The pain comes from not being able to get enough energy to the muscles later in the set and that you barely have enough oxygen to keep away lactic pain.
I think you are right that the 1500 race pace is En3, probably ending in SpWhateverYouHaveLeft, but it wouldn't be race pace for anything shorter.
I always thought of En3 as being roughly equivalent to race pace
En3 is when you are swimming as fast as you can without going into oxygen debt. The pain comes from not being able to get enough energy to the muscles later in the set and that you barely have enough oxygen to keep away lactic pain.
I think you are right that the 1500 race pace is En3, probably ending in SpWhateverYouHaveLeft, but it wouldn't be race pace for anything shorter.
