Yeah, that is what confused me for so long. If building a base is any work done previously, then there isn't much to discuss. The reason why I find it important to define what's the Base is that in a lot of articles, including that posted by Coach T. early in this thread, there's no mention about it.
What sort of Base should an Elite sprinter carry? At least 5k/d in my opinion, with Peaks during the Base building phase that will probably go over 6k/d.
That is still well over the level of most other endurance sports, talking about the ratio between your event duration (100m) and the Base you need to build.
This places Swimming in a category of its own. Relies on endurance, just like running, but as complex as playing Tennis. So while I agree with Rushall et al on the importance of putting quality to work, I still think that a strong endurance base is required, even for sprinters (50/100).
the ability to collect training data will be available to everyone, and I bet you will see the masters community sharing a lot of that data. Race Day, manufactured by Physfarm (Phil Skiba) doesn't require any computer interface. It does performance modeling based on threshold tests, which can even be fair guessed (you don't want to test a T1000 at fly right?) using either CSS or Riegel's prediction equation (t=b*d^m).
I do not think that these will ever get popular among swimmers though. I may be wrong but...
What do you guys think about starting a thread devoted to habit / skill acquisition? Coach T. Another very smart topic. Skill acquisition like any other performance component should be scheduled as part of the yearly plan.... but let us stop right there.....
Yeah, that is what confused me for so long. If building a base is any work done previously, then there isn't much to discuss. The reason why I find it important to define what's the Base is that in a lot of articles, including that posted by Coach T. early in this thread, there's no mention about it.
What sort of Base should an Elite sprinter carry? At least 5k/d in my opinion, with Peaks during the Base building phase that will probably go over 6k/d.
That is still well over the level of most other endurance sports, talking about the ratio between your event duration (100m) and the Base you need to build.
This places Swimming in a category of its own. Relies on endurance, just like running, but as complex as playing Tennis. So while I agree with Rushall et al on the importance of putting quality to work, I still think that a strong endurance base is required, even for sprinters (50/100).
the ability to collect training data will be available to everyone, and I bet you will see the masters community sharing a lot of that data. Race Day, manufactured by Physfarm (Phil Skiba) doesn't require any computer interface. It does performance modeling based on threshold tests, which can even be fair guessed (you don't want to test a T1000 at fly right?) using either CSS or Riegel's prediction equation (t=b*d^m).
I do not think that these will ever get popular among swimmers though. I may be wrong but...
What do you guys think about starting a thread devoted to habit / skill acquisition? Coach T. Another very smart topic. Skill acquisition like any other performance component should be scheduled as part of the yearly plan.... but let us stop right there.....
