I was just wondering, how many of you typically enter the maximum number of events that you can? I always do. One of our new coaches wants us to try and focus more on our "stronger events" and skip the other events. I usually like to see how well I might do in a event I haven't done in awhile.
Unless the sprinter in question is only interested in 50s and doesn't care about improving his/her ability to recover from races, I disagree with that statement.
My statement is probably worth the paper it is printed on...but Maglischo lists lactate tolerance as one of the three types of training for sprinters (I don't have the book here at work, I think it was Sp-1).
It may not be important for 50s (although maybe a little in LCM 50s), but for 100s you definitely need some. Ask Paul Wolf about his 100 fly at Clovis -- or better yet, look up the video -- a fine example of lactate INtolerance! :)
I think that 100 fly was a fine example of lack of training, not lack of lactate tolerance training. lol
Oh, bother, you are right. Some lactate tolerance training is clearly advisable (and even I do some). I didn't mean to suggest it was irrelevant. I just don't think it's the major component to true speed. And my 100s have improved without doing a significant amount of it. I'm not sure how much most sprinters care about improving their recovery in order to swim the max events at meets. I think, on the whole, they're far more concerned with avoiding back to back events and maximizing rest, especially for taper meets. Hence, we see split requests being frequently used.
Unless the sprinter in question is only interested in 50s and doesn't care about improving his/her ability to recover from races, I disagree with that statement.
My statement is probably worth the paper it is printed on...but Maglischo lists lactate tolerance as one of the three types of training for sprinters (I don't have the book here at work, I think it was Sp-1).
It may not be important for 50s (although maybe a little in LCM 50s), but for 100s you definitely need some. Ask Paul Wolf about his 100 fly at Clovis -- or better yet, look up the video -- a fine example of lactate INtolerance! :)
I think that 100 fly was a fine example of lack of training, not lack of lactate tolerance training. lol
Oh, bother, you are right. Some lactate tolerance training is clearly advisable (and even I do some). I didn't mean to suggest it was irrelevant. I just don't think it's the major component to true speed. And my 100s have improved without doing a significant amount of it. I'm not sure how much most sprinters care about improving their recovery in order to swim the max events at meets. I think, on the whole, they're far more concerned with avoiding back to back events and maximizing rest, especially for taper meets. Hence, we see split requests being frequently used.
