After week one, that's what our local High School Swim team's workouts consist of, even for relative newcomer freshmen. My 14 yr. old grandson has been swimming for just over a year competitivly. He was in rehab most of the summer for rotator problems. I understand there are several on the team with shoulder problems. Is this amount of yardage the norm?
I should add, they do some dry land & weights in addition.
It occurs to me that a "one size fits all" workout might be easy for some, and big problem for others?
Thanks for your insight.
Georgio
I'm not a coach, but I swam through college. Seems to me that he's doing a lot of yardage for his experience level and (to a lesser extent) age. You mentioned he's been swimming for less than a year, which is the problem I have with this.
Yes, this is definitely the key point here, because 30K per week isn't really a lot for experienced swimmers. I remember in HS my team swam probably 6K 5 nights per week, plus a couple mornings of maybe 3K and Saturdays.
I'm not a coach, but I swam through college. Seems to me that he's doing a lot of yardage for his experience level and (to a lesser extent) age. You mentioned he's been swimming for less than a year, which is the problem I have with this.
Yes, this is definitely the key point here, because 30K per week isn't really a lot for experienced swimmers. I remember in HS my team swam probably 6K 5 nights per week, plus a couple mornings of maybe 3K and Saturdays.
