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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"I am suggesting that the rate of increase in adult runners and cyclists is greater than the rate of increase in the number of masters swimmers. "
This quote is from a previous writer. More people swim/water exercise daily for exercise than bicycle or run (at least the last survey I read said so). There is such a huge emphasis on compettition in swimming right now that I am very much afraid that we are becoming our own worse promoters. We must learn to push swimming as fittness. That is how running has always been able to reinvent itself when its numbers begin to decrease. Having said that, another problem with swimming is that it is almost invisible. I took a class two years ago and one of the readings was on sports promotion since WWII. the aurthor wrote that in 1964 the most likely college or nonprofessional sporting event to be televised was swimming!
The reason why running & bycling store are so successful is becasue of the high mark up on bikes & running shoes. Most running shoes are made for, at the most, a few dollars. They even last less time than a good pair of swim briefs. Bikes have a huge mark up. Also, we have seen the explosion of internet sites dedicated ot swimming equipment. There aren't as many for bikes.
"I am suggesting that the rate of increase in adult runners and cyclists is greater than the rate of increase in the number of masters swimmers. "
This quote is from a previous writer. More people swim/water exercise daily for exercise than bicycle or run (at least the last survey I read said so). There is such a huge emphasis on compettition in swimming right now that I am very much afraid that we are becoming our own worse promoters. We must learn to push swimming as fittness. That is how running has always been able to reinvent itself when its numbers begin to decrease. Having said that, another problem with swimming is that it is almost invisible. I took a class two years ago and one of the readings was on sports promotion since WWII. the aurthor wrote that in 1964 the most likely college or nonprofessional sporting event to be televised was swimming!
The reason why running & bycling store are so successful is becasue of the high mark up on bikes & running shoes. Most running shoes are made for, at the most, a few dollars. They even last less time than a good pair of swim briefs. Bikes have a huge mark up. Also, we have seen the explosion of internet sites dedicated ot swimming equipment. There aren't as many for bikes.
