Reading the Eddie Reese article in the SFF thread and the importance of an aerobic base I was led to wonder, how do you establish and maintain an aerobic base, and how do you know when to go from building the aerobic base to working on non-aerobic training? Do you split your season or do you work on all aspects all the time?
I know it's a big question but...
how do you establish and maintain an aerobic base?
take care of it when you're really young, just like gull wrote: do long swims at an almost uncomfortable pace or do many repeat shorter swims with not much rest at that almost uncomfortable pace.
if you consistently do this for days weeks months seasons years & age groups your almost comfortable pace or sustainable repeat pace should improve
ie
10 x 100 fr holding an almost uncomfortable pace
doing the same time on each repeat
getting 5 to 10 seconds rest
how do you know when to go from building the aerobic base to working on non-aerobic training?
Depends what your goals are & how you respond to tapering.
What are your focus events?
if they are 200 & under, you should do both most of the season then enter a championship prep phase where you focus on speed & racing.
If it's longer stuff, you should maintain more closer to your meet.
Do you split your season or do you work on all aspects all the time?
I split my season, a good coach will mix it all in & give you what you need when you need it. I think gentle aerobic training can help sprinters, but too much will make them slower.
If I show up everyday and do the assigned longhorn masters workouts, at the end of the season I'll be well prepared for middle distance races & can venture down into sprints or up into those sick disgusting 1000's, 1500's 1650s 2ks, 3ks, 4ks, 5ks hour swims, 6ks, open water, & 10ks but probably not 25ks & the super disgusting extremely long cold water channel swims.
how do you establish and maintain an aerobic base?
take care of it when you're really young, just like gull wrote: do long swims at an almost uncomfortable pace or do many repeat shorter swims with not much rest at that almost uncomfortable pace.
if you consistently do this for days weeks months seasons years & age groups your almost comfortable pace or sustainable repeat pace should improve
ie
10 x 100 fr holding an almost uncomfortable pace
doing the same time on each repeat
getting 5 to 10 seconds rest
how do you know when to go from building the aerobic base to working on non-aerobic training?
Depends what your goals are & how you respond to tapering.
What are your focus events?
if they are 200 & under, you should do both most of the season then enter a championship prep phase where you focus on speed & racing.
If it's longer stuff, you should maintain more closer to your meet.
Do you split your season or do you work on all aspects all the time?
I split my season, a good coach will mix it all in & give you what you need when you need it. I think gentle aerobic training can help sprinters, but too much will make them slower.
If I show up everyday and do the assigned longhorn masters workouts, at the end of the season I'll be well prepared for middle distance races & can venture down into sprints or up into those sick disgusting 1000's, 1500's 1650s 2ks, 3ks, 4ks, 5ks hour swims, 6ks, open water, & 10ks but probably not 25ks & the super disgusting extremely long cold water channel swims.
