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Although there is only some need for full distance training and @JohnP's answer is useful for most of your training, it really can help with strategy, psychological conditioning, and for practicing pace to do an occasional full distance swim. Healing after your first full distance training session will produce an excellent training effect as well. I have ...
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In general, it is not really necessary to swim overlong long distance sets, as there is no real training benefit other than mentally knowing that you can swim the distance. Even for competitive swimmers doing the 1500, workouts will rarely have that distance in the plan.
There is more benefit to swimming a set such as 6x500 on :10 rest than there is in ...
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Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink
If you are properly hydrated before you start, and its not a physiological need to drink there isn't much you can do. One thing I would suggest is if you are hydrated but feeling thirsty, in or out of the pool, speak with a doctor as extreme thirst can be a symptom of some serious disorders including ...
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You can train your mindset alongside physical training. You should be focusing on aerobic and anaerobic threshold training with sets that prevent you from getting by with sprinting. Example: 8 - 10 x 100 on an interval that allows you 5-15 seconds rest with great difficulty once you settle in will not allow true sprinting. If you accidentally do sprint early ...
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One way of getting your mind from the sprint to the 500m distance is too get at swim pacer, e.g. this one from FINIS.
Try to figure your current tempo, e.g. see this question and reduce the tempo to a rate that you can sustain for 200m, then 300m and finally 500m.
This method is more likely to succeed than training to keep the higher tempo for 500m.
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Thank you for edit which provides important information.
I'd say that your weight is ok for 187 cm sport man. If you are afraid of injuries you can try to use your forefoot while running. Your arch will automatically and NATURALLY absorb shocks. This type of running will lead to stronger calf muscles too. Or you can run on the beach where sand is absorbing ...
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You are right this is not the most glamorous question but many swimmers experience the same problem. Doctor appointment could be a solution but what to do when your nose and throat is healthy and ok?
You can avoid some food which is know to be involved in more mucus creation such as these http://www.livestrong.com/article/339269-foods-that-create-mucus/. ...
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My experience: put your goggles into the water, salivate by your tongue and put immediately on.
EDIT: I'd never use any anti-fog chemicals now. Why? When the protection is partially off and goggles start slowly fogging you will be forced to think about licking chemicals in case you would like to use my tip. So don't use any chemicals, just salivate it. I'd ...
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Sometimes it's really worth to take a good rest.
If there is a continual overload for particular muscles you are simply risking too much in long term sustainability. There is a risk of microtrauma here and you can damage your body. One day rest now can save you another week of training when you are back in a good fit.
I don't know your workout but I ...
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I used to face the same problem. But after picking up a second swimming style, I don't have this problem anymore. The trick is to swim two laps of one style, followed by one lap of another style.
Example:
Breast stroke forward
Breast stroke return
Front crawl forward
Breast stroke return
Breast stroke forward
Front crawl return
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??. Breast stroke ...
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I have only had problems like this with an active sinus infection or severe allergies, otherwise simply breathing out of my nose every breath keeps everything clear. Go to an immunologist as needed for proper diagnosis and treatment. Finally, Afrin works really well.
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It's not the heat loss through the head that you are feeling(The whole 90% of heat loss is through your head thing is a myth), it's the cooling effect of the cold air on wet skin.
A cap will help prevent that, but it's not going to do much for actual heat retention until you start getting into the neoprene caps, which are designed to be warmer than ...
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