During our swimming careers we have all experienced the feeling of "being in-shape" and not quite "in-shape".
My question is this; From a physiological or Kinesiological standpoint, what is happening in your body when you can so easily go from being in-shape to losing that in a matter of a week or two?
I'm an old masters swimmer now but even swimming High School, Club or College whenever I would go on a vacation or get sick for a week, it took two - three weeks to get back to where I was before the vacation or sickness?
What is happening in our body when we can swim a 1:07 BR and then two weeks later can't break 1:10???
Thanks in advance for your answers and opinions...
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You know what? I've been in this business for what, little over 15y now.
These things happen quite often and it is never an issue. Especially in swimming. It would rarely take more than the period off the pool to get back to where you were.
The very nice thing though is that all little niggles here and there are gone. You are fully rested.
One other thing. I share your philosophy for myself (not for those I am responsible for). I never really stop when ill. I even try to book quality stuff anyway. Sometimes it works. Airways are fine I just cough at the end.
One exception. My last cold in September. I stopped for 3 days (I think). Difference? Quite big I found.
When I persist in training on some illness, I usually experiment a cool little peak when the bug quits my body. It didn't turn out this way last time. I could no longer book my threshold sets. And when the shape came back, there was not a slight peak.
You know what? I've been in this business for what, little over 15y now.
These things happen quite often and it is never an issue. Especially in swimming. It would rarely take more than the period off the pool to get back to where you were.
The very nice thing though is that all little niggles here and there are gone. You are fully rested.
One other thing. I share your philosophy for myself (not for those I am responsible for). I never really stop when ill. I even try to book quality stuff anyway. Sometimes it works. Airways are fine I just cough at the end.
One exception. My last cold in September. I stopped for 3 days (I think). Difference? Quite big I found.
When I persist in training on some illness, I usually experiment a cool little peak when the bug quits my body. It didn't turn out this way last time. I could no longer book my threshold sets. And when the shape came back, there was not a slight peak.
