To go back to the original article and possible implications for workout design...
For 50/100 specialists, is there any benefit to building long aerobic swims into a workout? So far it has been pointed out that even the 100 has a significant aerobic component, but Rich's article seemed to indicate that aerobic capacity seemed to best be developed by interval work, with the best tested being four minutes intense and four minutes recovery four times through. The 15seconds on, 15 seconds recovery regimen also outperformed long slow distance in building aerobic capacity.
Should typical aerobic pace swimming be consigned to recovery and working on technique?
Has anyone tried the four minute approach in swim training? The 15 second approach?
Hey Lindsay,
When I first started reading the forums, there was a guy by the name of Jazz Hands who professed to only training sprint work. His workouts were only sprints or recovery, no aerobic at all. I went and tracked down his original posts about the topic because they were getting a lot of reference, mostly being made fun of. I think you will have a tough time finding it now, because last I checked, the "statistics" page only showed the 500 most recent posts by an individual, and I think he would have posted this in 2008 or 2007.
That is not exactly an example of 15 on 15 but as close as I can think of. I have a tough time thinking that anyone would do 4 minutes on 4 minutes off unless it was disguised as an interval set of 3x125 on 1:20, 3x50 on 1:20, or whatever would be barely makeable for the first half. Anyone who would endure 4 minutes of near max pace wouldn't be the same person to take 4 minutes rest sitting on the wall. :)
I too would love to hear any stories if anyone has tried something similar.
To go back to the original article and possible implications for workout design...
For 50/100 specialists, is there any benefit to building long aerobic swims into a workout? So far it has been pointed out that even the 100 has a significant aerobic component, but Rich's article seemed to indicate that aerobic capacity seemed to best be developed by interval work, with the best tested being four minutes intense and four minutes recovery four times through. The 15seconds on, 15 seconds recovery regimen also outperformed long slow distance in building aerobic capacity.
Should typical aerobic pace swimming be consigned to recovery and working on technique?
Has anyone tried the four minute approach in swim training? The 15 second approach?
Hey Lindsay,
When I first started reading the forums, there was a guy by the name of Jazz Hands who professed to only training sprint work. His workouts were only sprints or recovery, no aerobic at all. I went and tracked down his original posts about the topic because they were getting a lot of reference, mostly being made fun of. I think you will have a tough time finding it now, because last I checked, the "statistics" page only showed the 500 most recent posts by an individual, and I think he would have posted this in 2008 or 2007.
That is not exactly an example of 15 on 15 but as close as I can think of. I have a tough time thinking that anyone would do 4 minutes on 4 minutes off unless it was disguised as an interval set of 3x125 on 1:20, 3x50 on 1:20, or whatever would be barely makeable for the first half. Anyone who would endure 4 minutes of near max pace wouldn't be the same person to take 4 minutes rest sitting on the wall. :)
I too would love to hear any stories if anyone has tried something similar.
