I swam competitively in High School and College. The distance I used to swim turned me off from swimming for many yrs. 10-15k a day.
After 15 yrs ive decided to try it again. My best masters experience were workouts that averaged 2500. I felt 40 min of hard swimming was manageable with my other daily duties and did not scare me away.
A good warm up. 600 yards.
A kick or stroke set. 600 yards.
Then a core set -1000 yards. 10x 100, 5 x 200 im etc.
Warm down.
Can this cut it 3-5 days a week to get in primo shape?
You can totally get in primo shape. Unless your swimming 500's or longer in competition you dont need all those extra yards. I swim about 3-4k a day 3-4 days a week and I am posting better times than when I was in high school. Tighten up your intervals and get some sprints in. If you cant get to the weight room, do some pushups/pullups on the pool deck.
You can totally get in primo shape. Unless your swimming 500's or longer in competition you dont need all those extra yards. I swim about 3-4k a day 3-4 days a week and I am posting better times than when I was in high school. Tighten up your intervals and get some sprints in. If you cant get to the weight room, do some pushups/pullups on the pool deck.
