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I have always enjoyed swimming (been a water baby since I was tiny) but recently I have really improved and got quite a bit faster. Swimming is a form of cross training for my running however I am keen to start triathlon again. When I was younger I went to triathlon club with my brother but never really fully invested in it. Swimming is a great form of active recovery but can also be a hard workout. Some say swimming is boring, which can be true if you just plough up and down the pool but if you mix up your training, it can be more enjoyable. Working on different aspects of swimming (speed, endurance and different strokes) can improve your overall fitness and ensures you are working all muscle groups. I usually begin my sessions with 30-40 lengths of freestyle (approx. 1km)
Session 1: Warm up: 1km freestyle 4x 100m sprint freestyle working at race pace/maximum effort level 2x 200m arm pulling 2x 50m fast (fast as you can) arm pulling Cool down: Easy 200m of chosen length (I usually do breaststroke) Session 2: Warm up: 1km freestyle Alternate arm pulling and freestyle (1 length of pool of fast freestyle followed by 1 length recovery arm pull) x15 [in my pool (33m) I do 700-1000m of this] 4x100m freestyle focusing on technique Session 3: Relaxed long distance Some days I don’t focus on a session and I just swim 1km freestyle 1km arm pull 500m freestyle 500m easy breaststroke I vary the stroke so it is not just 3000m of just non-stop freestyle. Session 4: Aqua jogging Warm up: 1km freestyle 15minutes deep water aqua jogging 500m breaststroke 10minutes aqua jogging Cool down: 500m freestyle
Session 5: Descending ladder In swimming descending means to swim each length/rep faster than the previous Warm up: 500m of chosen stroke Main session- 500,400,300,200,100 Cool down: relaxed 500m of chosen stroke Starting at an easy pace then gradually increasing the pace so that the last 100m is your best effort/all out! Thekeanbean's swimming tips: - I never count every length, this makes swimming tedious! Depending on the session I will count the number of times I touch one end of the pool but even then I never count up, always down. Eg. If I were to swim 40 lengths, I would count each time I touched the wall at the shallow end: 20,19,18,17,16.... = 40 lengths. You could use a watch to track your swim and you wouldn't have to count at all. (my Garmin always falls off so I don't wear it) - Don't swim a solid hour/given time non-stop of one stroke. - Swim with someone else. - Set yourself goals to achieve. - Get a funky swimming costume (as Alice and I have haha) this doesn't really make a difference, it's just a bit more exciting!
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