资料6:少即是好的5大理由
5 Reasons Swimming Less Makes You a Better Swimmer
少即是好的5大理由
(本部分只翻译标题,大概意思就是练习次数不在于多,练习量不在于大,少有少的好处,多动脑,多关注技术,多集中注意力等等)
What’s your plan to be a better swimmer? Do you have one?
Or is it merely throwing as many laps and pool time as your busy schedule will allow?
For swimmers who are looking to swim better, there seems to be the expectation (or hope) that as long as they put in more pool time, they’ll eventually get there.
You can throw a bunch of things on the wall and see what sticks. It’s not very efficient though.
And of course, there’s no guarantee anything will actually stick.
Maybe the solution is to swim less. If your progress has been a bit stuck lately, here are some good reasons to give it a shot.
1. Improved Technique(改善技巧)
If your goal is to swim 40 laps and achieve it, well…that’s exactly what you’d have done.
Did you improve your stroke? Maybe.
Did you guarantee that it’ll be easier to swim 40 laps in your next session? Maybe.
Many years ago, all I would be concerned about is hitting the magical lap count. Often, toward the end of the session my stroke would be ragged and inefficient. Not only did my technique not improve, it actually became worse.
Now I focus primarily on technique. I aim to get a good feel and hit my spots. If that happens in 10 laps or 50 laps, I don’t really care too much.
2. Reduced Injury Risk(减少受伤)
I was diagnosed with bicep tendinitis many years ago. Focusing on a more relaxed stroke helped. Focusing on using larger muscles helped. Using gravity to my advantage also helped.
Even so, just the constant use of the shoulders would still take some toll. Essentially, no way around it really.
Accepting this, I wanted to make sure that every stroke I had my shoulder make was contributing to improvement. Why waste strokes and increase injury risk for no gain?
And I found that by doing this, I could swim less (much less in fact) and still achieve more gains than my high lap approach.
3. Increased Focus(提升注意力)
Each time down the pool, I focus on only one stroke thought. One time it can be to keep my arms on wide tracks. Next time it can be to lead with my elbow as I stroke. This approach is the best tool I’ve had in making fine tweaks to my stroke.
However, as I get tired (physically and mentally), I find that my focus starts to wander. For example, I might start choosing to focus on hanging my head. But midway, I’d start wondering if I was kicking right.
When this starts to happen, I normally head for the hot tub.
4. More Visits to the Pool(去泳池的次数更多)
Say you have a choice:
Swim once per week for two hours
Swim four times per week for a half hour each time
I’d say you’re better off choosing the second. Why?
For me, having a very focused short session, but done frequently, is more effective. I have a better chance to avoid practicing the wrong technique.
And reducing the gaps between pool times helps me continually build on the incremental tweaks I make. It gets me in a better rhythm.
5. Sustained Interest(保持兴趣)
As much as I love to swim, the pool is always cold when I first jump in. I assume it would seem much colder if I knew I had a two hour monotonous session ahead of me.
I find that short pool sessions really help me stay focused and fresh for the entire time I’m in the water. As a result, I end up looking forward to each visit to the pool.
This works for me. How about you? On average, how long are your pool sessions? How many times per week do you visit the pool?
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