Swimming and HR

Burak Ilter said:

Another point was that I took my heart rate immediately after finishing,
counting for 10 sec and multiplying by 6. It was 126. My LT for running
is around 170.

I wouldn't draw too many conclusions from that. Interval training (where
I get to a point just short of throwing up) for swimming gets me to the
low 150's, cycling in the low 170's and running in the high 170's. A
typical trainign session with the swimming squad I train with has me
around 120-150bpm but generally 130-140bpm, which would be a very lazy
run or ride but is a quite strenuous swim session.

DaveB

if your a poor swimmer with alot of stroke defects, 8 practices is not a lot
of time to develop the muscle memory you need to swim efficiently. those
guys you see at the pool that look like they glide through the water without
any effort are really gliding through water without much effort.. give your
self some time. the fastest way to better times is through better stroke
technique and that is ingrained through muscle memory "Burak Ilter"
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Hi all,
For the last 2 months for the swimming leg, I concentrated on technique
being a slow swimmer. I am currently doing 2 pool sessions weekly and my
sessions are almost entirely composed of drills. After 1 month of this I
reduced my best 1500 m time from 33 to 30 minutes but when I made a time
trial on my last session it was 33 again.

It may be a bad day for me but it looks like I have not gained anything
from the sessions.

Another point was that I took my heart rate immediately after finishing,
counting for 10 sec and multiplying by 6. It was 126. My LT for running
is around 170. So what may be the explanation? My poor technique causing
me to get tired quickly whereas my cardio system is barely working?

What are your suggestions? What should I do about swimming to get a
little faster?

Thanks,
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Quoted message said:

Hi all,
For the last 2 months for the swimming leg, I concentrated on technique
being a slow swimmer. I am currently doing 2 pool sessions weekly and my
sessions are almost entirely composed of drills. After 1 month of this I
reduced my best 1500 m time from 33 to 30 minutes but when I made a time
trial on my last session it was 33 again.

It may be a bad day for me but it looks like I have not gained anything
from the sessions.

Another point was that I took my heart rate immediately after finishing,
counting for 10 sec and multiplying by 6. It was 126. My LT for running
is around 170. So what may be the explanation? My poor technique causing
me to get tired quickly whereas my cardio system is barely working?

What are your suggestions? What should I do about swimming to get a
little faster?

Thanks,
--
Burak
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Burak,

a) You need to be doing drills that specifically address your errors -
and practice regularly for the long haul so that it becomes habit

b) You need to practice one thing at a time and then perform it at pace
during main sets.

c) you need to improve your anaerobic threshold through correct
training

- best to get a coach to sort it out for you - search google for
triathlon coach.