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 train alone and can't stand structured workouts with countless drills. I know what needs work and motivation isn't a problem because I really love swimming. Really. Love it.
My coach answers questions and offers support via email and we meet once a week. She gets in the pool with me when we work together and doesn't give me workouts. She swam my event competitivly for 2 decades so it keeps us synched up.
Psychologically she is a tremendous help because I've never been a competitive person. That's probably why training alone works best for me. "You WILL start to notice people in other lanes when you race," she says. Not gonna happen. I'm soooo slooooow.
At least 4 days a week with 3 hour sessions in the pool. Light cardio 3 days a week for 1/2 an hour. It's easy to spend that much time there because the pool meets most of my needs. I also take advantage of articles, Olympic footage, and physics research, etc...
I train alone and can't stand structured workouts with countless drills. I know what needs work and motivation isn't a problem because I really love swimming. Really. Love it.
My coach answers questions and offers support via email and we meet once a week. She gets in the pool with me when we work together and doesn't give me workouts. She swam my event competitivly for 2 decades so it keeps us synched up.
Psychologically she is a tremendous help because I've never been a competitive person. That's probably why training alone works best for me. "You WILL start to notice people in other lanes when you race," she says. Not gonna happen. I'm soooo slooooow.
At least 4 days a week with 3 hour sessions in the pool. Light cardio 3 days a week for 1/2 an hour. It's easy to spend that much time there because the pool meets most of my needs. I also take advantage of articles, Olympic footage, and physics research, etc...
