I saw this in a post: I will swim 200 laps in a 25 meter pool. All free style. Non stop. This is done in 3 phases , !st 64 laps is moderate speed 2nd 64 laps is distance the balance is for endurance.
My first reaction was WHY ? If you swim like this you will never know how good a swimmer you could be !
Reasons why.
1.- Your range of motion becomes less as your muscles fatigue and tighten up. This leads to the long, smooth stroke that your first few lengths have, deteriorating into a short, choppy survival stroke.
2.- You can only train one energy system, Aerobic, the anaerobic & lactic systems are untouched.
3.- You cannot improve your technique unless you use drills in a progressive manner.
4.- Why not put in some drills to check your technique. For example 10 strokes of head-up free every few lengths to check you hand entry ?
5.- By only doing Freestyle you are setting yourself up for injured shoulders, with all kinds of impingement problems.
6.-Where are the Kick sets and fly kick sets to improve core body strength and awareness ?
7.-What about the joys' of fly, back and
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I put together this poll to see how people out there are training.
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Actually, in the proper context, I think the original quotee is on to something.
In the fall and winter, I mix it up and swim the Masters workout with the team, building to around 3500 or 4000 yards at the peak. We do drills, intervals, and distance - the usual. Then, as spring arrives, I start to do more consistent distance with fewer breaks. By summer race season (triathlon) I am swimming three or four times a week in the lake, up to an hour without any breaks, moderating my exertion between cruise pace and race pace. Then I back off in September and pick it up again in October. I think it's a good approach - this season my swim results were pretty good. At 37, I led the swim in several races, and went soundly under an hour in my first Ironman swim.
What are other people doing?
Actually, in the proper context, I think the original quotee is on to something.
In the fall and winter, I mix it up and swim the Masters workout with the team, building to around 3500 or 4000 yards at the peak. We do drills, intervals, and distance - the usual. Then, as spring arrives, I start to do more consistent distance with fewer breaks. By summer race season (triathlon) I am swimming three or four times a week in the lake, up to an hour without any breaks, moderating my exertion between cruise pace and race pace. Then I back off in September and pick it up again in October. I think it's a good approach - this season my swim results were pretty good. At 37, I led the swim in several races, and went soundly under an hour in my first Ironman swim.
What are other people doing?
