This works for me and find it very helpful, yes it is a boring swim everyday, but I think that's what I love about it, it's such a long swim but it alowes me to tweek my freestyle to make me more effeciant as well as build up endurance.
8,800 yards in 2 hours, with a overall target of 10,000 yards a day ( eventually in about another month)
I will keep you posted on how this workout helps me at the meets.
I got into the water about 2 1/2 months ago after about a year off from competing, I started out with 1 hour 4400 yards and worked my way up swimming a straight 8800 which was'nt easy, 5 days a week and about 1500 on the weekends, been fortunate enough to be able to swim before work because I work 2nd shift, I was at 222 lbs when I started, now down to 191 lbs, I just swam the last PNA short course championship in seattle, had a ugly crummy 50 free time of :24.25 ( compared to the :21.59-:22.3 I used to swim) which I really got on myself about how bad I did but I kept having to tell myself that I've only been in 2 1/2 months, 100 free was a :54.??, 11:55 in the 1000 free, :31 in the 50 *** ( I think this was a meet record, but not sure, will get back to you) and a 19:48 in the 1650 free. I checked these time with how I ranked nationally for th Men age 35-39 and I was shocked at how well I did, the 50 free and 100 free were in the top 30 - 50 fastest times, my 1000 & 1650 free were in the top 10 times for this year, which is shocking because I have always been a short distance sprint swimmer. I put it into my head that I'm going to push to make Nationals next year and go to FINA world championship. Also helps when I compete with the age group swimmers and they have a 15 or 17 and over event that drive to be able to keep up with school kids keeps me going, also I like motivating the kids to show the benefits of competative swimming when you get older.
Thanks everyone, keep up the goodwork to all, inspire people to make a healthy lifestyle change, if it's not in swimming, then something they are passionate about, let's beat lazyness !!!!:weightlifter: and set good examples to our kids, grandkids and future generations to come, not just with excersice but also spending time with our family.
