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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So let me summarize some of the key points of the discussion That's pretty much it.
I had a look at Maglischo's book this morning. I don't use his classification terminology (En1, En2 etc). Much earlier in the thread, I interpreted En1 as being an intensity level that'd be below LT (or aerobic threshold as Maglischo and some others call it). I was wrong.
Maglischo's En1 = Sweet Spot. It represents, like others have suggested, an intensity spectrum that sits in between aerobic threshold and anaerobic threshold.
Now I understand little better why Maglischo recommends that as much volume as possible be done at this intensity level especially for distance swimmers.
So let me summarize some of the key points of the discussion That's pretty much it.
I had a look at Maglischo's book this morning. I don't use his classification terminology (En1, En2 etc). Much earlier in the thread, I interpreted En1 as being an intensity level that'd be below LT (or aerobic threshold as Maglischo and some others call it). I was wrong.
Maglischo's En1 = Sweet Spot. It represents, like others have suggested, an intensity spectrum that sits in between aerobic threshold and anaerobic threshold.
Now I understand little better why Maglischo recommends that as much volume as possible be done at this intensity level especially for distance swimmers.
