Training and bpm advice
M51 former comp swimmer, back in the pool since end of january.
I try to swim twice a week, about 1500m each. Here is my last set you can correlate with bpm chart below:
300m free/back 100 each: warmup. (start in zone2 but mostly 3)
8x50m free, start on the minute. (zone 3 and then 4)
50m cooldown
4x50m kick/butterfly with fins and board, hard tempo with generous pause (erratic zone 4-5)
50m cooldown
8x50m free paddles, start on the minute. (looks to be in zone 3)
100m cooldown
My bpm rate looks rather high, and I just can' t really swim in zone2, I think only my cooldown were actually in zone2 and to me that doesn't feel like training at all :D
But my goal is still to build some endurance, I would like to be able to effortlessly swim 500m-800m freestyle without feeling tired.
My warmup is actually too fast, 300 free and my heart rate will start to go up where it's not comfortable to swim more than 400m without completely melting form.
Should I just pursue the same type of training? Add sessions with more bulk swimming at deliberately slower pace than my warmup?
