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 2017-08-31 3:34 PM |
Member  37 |  Subject: just started swimming againI'm naturally a swimmer. But I haven't been swimming regularly for years. I started back 3 days ago. (I know, that barely counts, by it's a start.) I started with a mile, that's a pretty easy swim for me. But I'm wanting to build up endurance. Today I felt like I could easily swim 1.5 miles. But I don't want to hurt myself or start off too ambitious. At what point is it ok to start increasing laps? Is it ok to just listen to my body and swim as much as I feel like? I'm only moderately tired after swimming. But my legs are really hurting from walking and swimming. I'm only walking at this point and not jogging yet. I've gotten very heavy and running is always a challenge. But advice about how quickly to build swimming would be appreciated. Thanks. |
| 2017-08-31 6:16 PM in reply to: nursenadine |
Member 622   Franklin, TN | Subject: RE: just started swimming again That's pretty darn good if you can do a mile this quickly. How did you break it up? Was it non-stop? What was your pace? In general, most of your yardage should be in repeats of 25-200 yards/meters. That way, you can work at a faster paces and reset so your form doesn't get sloppy. As you get closer to a particular race, you would do race specific work. ie. for an Olympic you might do 5x300 or 3x500 at race pace on 10-15 secs rest. Workouts in the 1500-2500 meters/yards are good to target. Frequency is the key to getting stronger/faster in the water...I always feel like a slug when I start back if I skip the pool for more than 2 days. |
| 2017-08-31 8:19 PM in reply to: nursenadine |
Veteran 2297 Great White North | Subject: RE: just started swimming again I would be breaking that distance up into 100m reps at the longest You'll get stronger sooner. |
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