I just watched a great video entitled Swim Slow to Be Fast. I found it to be very interesting and sound advice. It is primarily meant for Tri Atheletes and distance swimmers..
Two questions:
If you do train for shorter distances (50, 100, 200), what % of training in distance should be at maximum effort? I do about 1.4% at max effort, i.e, 11000 M a week total, about 150 M a week at or just below top speed.
How slow is slow? For me, slow swimming with perfect stroke is too slow to maintain any required cardiovascular conditioning when greater than 100
I do lots of slow swimming early in the season and every workout during warmup.I think you are going to need to do more fast swimming to get fast, IF your technique is good.I also find it easier to focus on breaststroke and fly technique at race pace.About 25% of my workouts are race pace,but 200 speed is race pace one day and 100 speed another and sprints another,and some days I mix it up.The rest of the workout is warmup,warmdown,recovery swims and drills.
Two questions:
If you do train for shorter distances (50, 100, 200), what % of training in distance should be at maximum effort? I do about 1.4% at max effort, i.e, 11000 M a week total, about 150 M a week at or just below top speed.
How slow is slow? For me, slow swimming with perfect stroke is too slow to maintain any required cardiovascular conditioning when greater than 100
I do lots of slow swimming early in the season and every workout during warmup.I think you are going to need to do more fast swimming to get fast, IF your technique is good.I also find it easier to focus on breaststroke and fly technique at race pace.About 25% of my workouts are race pace,but 200 speed is race pace one day and 100 speed another and sprints another,and some days I mix it up.The rest of the workout is warmup,warmdown,recovery swims and drills.
