TheSnapperWhisperer wrote: I my theory is that divers develop endurance from doing competitions. They are seriously hard swimming days if done correctly, and for some reason that strength lasts for years despite lack of aerobic fitness. Almost like anaerobic fitness lasts longer? I can power hard in currents for hours and I am not diving anywhere near as much as I used to. Look at the old divers, they just smash on through anything no matter how unfit they feel. Do more competitions, lad. Htfu! |
Barx wrote: A good exercise you can do at the pool on your own is under/overs. Do a 25M dolphin kick underwater, then return on surface with ankles crossed and swimming with arms only (the recovery length), then underwater 25M scissor kick, then recovery length etc. Each alternate underwater length is either dolphin or scissor so you can easily count to 10 without losing count (uneven lengths are always dolphin). Do a set of 10 laps (20 lengths overall or 500M). The trick is to time how long the 10 laps takes you. Each time you go the pool try to beat your previous best time. The secret is to speed up your recovery lengths to reduce your overall time which improves your lungs and fitness. Interestingly laps 3 and 4 are the hardest, and from 7 onwards become easier. This means you can speed up on the recovery length. If you do 2 sets of 10 laps back to back, the second set will always be faster. I tend to mix sets of under/overs with freestyle swimming and back to back 50s. I only do 50s if there's someone else in the pool (safety). Try a 50M every 2 minutes (approx 70 secs recovery time waiting at end of the pool) for as many as you can (10 x 50's in 20 minutes, 30 x 50's in 60 minutes if you're real keen). You can adjust the timing to suit your fitness. Let us know how you go. |
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