mm & Gary & knel,
that's all good stuff. I'm back in the pool after three decades away and very new to all this usrpt approach. But I can relate to breaking down trying to swim 100's as part of a broken 500. I always start the workout optimistic and they just waste me and my hope of holding a 1:05 pace soon falls into the reality of 1:15 or worse after 4 or 5 100s.
I have a much better result when holding 50s for my 200 pace, just never considered doing the volume of 50s mentioned here. If my desired time for the 500 is 5:25, that breaks down to 10 50s at :32.5 and I think I can hold more than 10 at that pace if I get some rest. Is the amount rest related to age, or the number of reps, or none of the above and just get in shape!
mm & Gary & knel,
that's all good stuff. I'm back in the pool after three decades away and very new to all this usrpt approach. But I can relate to breaking down trying to swim 100's as part of a broken 500. I always start the workout optimistic and they just waste me and my hope of holding a 1:05 pace soon falls into the reality of 1:15 or worse after 4 or 5 100s.
I have a much better result when holding 50s for my 200 pace, just never considered doing the volume of 50s mentioned here. If my desired time for the 500 is 5:25, that breaks down to 10 50s at :32.5 and I think I can hold more than 10 at that pace if I get some rest. Is the amount rest related to age, or the number of reps, or none of the above and just get in shape!
