Can speed practice alone help long distance endurance?
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If I only practice to improve the speed in short distance, will it help increase the endurance needed for long distance? In other words, say I have trained for several months for (only) speed, could I, one day, suddenly find myself swimming long distance without feeling tired?
(Obviously the opposite is not true: simply being able to swim slow long distance doesn't help improve the speed.)
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i think it mainly depends on how long your rest period is. if you are stopping long enough for the heart rate to slow to near normal then it may not be helping endurance much. for example, if you do 100's with 10sec rest that will help with endurance. if you rest for 60sec then not so much.:2cents:
i think it mainly depends on how long your rest period is. if you are stopping long enough for the heart rate to slow to near normal then it may not be helping endurance much. for example, if you do 100's with 10sec rest that will help with endurance. if you rest for 60sec then not so much.:2cents:
