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?
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As for "being competitive in your age group", I just don't see how very many people can be . . . considering the caliber of seemingly many USMS swimmers . . . my :2cents:
It depends on how you define "competitive in your age group". While I am particularly mediocre for most events, I can still set a competitive goal....eg being in the top 50 for 100 free. Right now my time is no 47 and I'm not going to nationals, so I think that goal has been missed.:afraid: Its also why I'm swimming fly like a crazy woman as I hope to get a top 10 for the 200 LCM. So you can always be competitive, even if you're not going for a record breaking swim!
As for "being competitive in your age group", I just don't see how very many people can be . . . considering the caliber of seemingly many USMS swimmers . . . my :2cents:
It depends on how you define "competitive in your age group". While I am particularly mediocre for most events, I can still set a competitive goal....eg being in the top 50 for 100 free. Right now my time is no 47 and I'm not going to nationals, so I think that goal has been missed.:afraid: Its also why I'm swimming fly like a crazy woman as I hope to get a top 10 for the 200 LCM. So you can always be competitive, even if you're not going for a record breaking swim!
