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Originally Posted by M_Six
How does that work? I assume the pool is like 50yds end-to-end, so down and back is 100? So when you do 18x100, do you stop briefly between each rep?
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25 yd pool unfortunately. The university where I like to swim has a 50m pool which is more enjoyable because of less turning. But that 50m pool is not available on a predictable schedule. So I have been swimming at a rec center where the lap swim lanes are always open and usually empty.
18x100 means I swim 4 lengths or 2 laps and pause to catch my breath. I swim at a moderate pace. For sure not sprinting.
9x200 means I swim 8 lengths or 4 laps then pause to recover. I recover for the same amount of time in all cases so swimming 200s is less time in the pool/at the facility.
My pace is for sure not what my high school swim team warmup session was. 2k yards continuous at a timed pace at 6am. Followed by the real workout. Then again at 3pm. Good news for me I was a diver and didn’t swim that warmup!
Fitbit hr trace below, not sure how accurate it really is. I am not a HIIT person, I go for steady somewhat elevated hr on a regular basis.