After 30 years, I got back into the pool 3 months ago, and just swam in my first meet last weekend. I'm curious about how many yards a day, and how many days a week other males in my age group who are swimming to compete swim. Thanks up front for your input!
Phil,
I think the 10 percent rule applies more to people who are getting back into a sport after a reasonably long absence. If you can swim 33000 yards some weeks, I suspect the weeks where you can only squeeze in 3000 yards total serve almost like a maintenance dosage. The point is you are in great swimming shape, and some variation is not going to dramatically affect you.
But imagine if you hadn't been swimming more or less continuously for several years, but instead were just getting back into the sport. The first week's goal: 3000 yards. The second week's goal: 33,000 yards. I don't think too many people would advocate that, unless you're a orthopedic surgeon trying to scarf up some patients.
Phil,
I think the 10 percent rule applies more to people who are getting back into a sport after a reasonably long absence. If you can swim 33000 yards some weeks, I suspect the weeks where you can only squeeze in 3000 yards total serve almost like a maintenance dosage. The point is you are in great swimming shape, and some variation is not going to dramatically affect you.
But imagine if you hadn't been swimming more or less continuously for several years, but instead were just getting back into the sport. The first week's goal: 3000 yards. The second week's goal: 33,000 yards. I don't think too many people would advocate that, unless you're a orthopedic surgeon trying to scarf up some patients.
