Comments on: Training: Designing The Perfect Swim Workout For You

By: Eric C

Eric C — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:20:53 +0000

This started off sounding so helpful! The first three paragraphs about maximizing precious minutes … oh yeah. Then the fateful words… “During a typical 3000-yard workout…”Right then, so much for anything I can actually use. And that 7 strokes per breath thing ? Scary. Alien.

By: Eric C

Eric C — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:20:53 +0000

By: SCAQTony

SCAQTony — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:48:49 +0000

I think hypoxic workouts are both necessary for sprinters and triathletes, but not very useful and even dangerous for both kids and distance swimmers. I think 5x150 with a 3/5/7 breathing pattern is a very difficult workout, in fact a very advanced workout borders upon garbage yardage...

The average triathlete could not do that. The average US Masters swimmer who competes could not do that. Maybe only 1/3 could; as for triathletes, maybe 5%

If I did that workout I would only get one breath for an entire pool length on my third 25 and I am only half done with the 150. That's sick. I could maybe do 2x150's with that breathing pattern and I not slow.

Triathletes need breath control when entering and exiting the open water so as to dive under waves, sprint through a pod or skip breathing during excess chop that rolls over theirs head.

A sprinter needs breath control so as to maintain momentum and not add that .2 tenths of a second to the time on 25-second 50-free. Go easier on your athletes. This is all suppose o be fun.