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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The best workout is the one you do, I mean if you never make it to the pool that is not a good workout. At times it can be a little off putting because some of the posters are such good swimmers and swimming obviously takes up much of their personal identity.
There is this obese guy who swims in the pool where I swim and he is there every day I am there and he works out easy for over an hour and I think many of these posters would sneer at him I take my hat off to him. Just do it. We all suck compared to Michael Phelps that is not the point.
Which brings me to the long reply on intervals vs continous swimming, point one is just do it. That is obvious but the most important point if after a stressful day at the office you want to chill and swim long slow distance go for it.
The best workout is the one you do, I mean if you never make it to the pool that is not a good workout. At times it can be a little off putting because some of the posters are such good swimmers and swimming obviously takes up much of their personal identity.
There is this obese guy who swims in the pool where I swim and he is there every day I am there and he works out easy for over an hour and I think many of these posters would sneer at him I take my hat off to him. Just do it. We all suck compared to Michael Phelps that is not the point.
Which brings me to the long reply on intervals vs continous swimming, point one is just do it. That is obvious but the most important point if after a stressful day at the office you want to chill and swim long slow distance go for it.
