Test sets for evaluating the aerobic and anaerobic muscular endurance of swimmers

The reason that coaches and athletes want to test the aerobic and anaerobic muscular endurance is to get an estimate of the changes that are taking place above the anaerobic threshold, principally changes in buffering capacity. This type of set provides information about the slope of the lactate-velocity curve and whether it is flattening above the anaerobic threshold. This test may be the best measure of how well an athlete is maintaining the balance between aerobic and anaerobic training.

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Muscular endurance training for swimmers

Strength training can be viewed as a form of cross training (activities other than swimming that help maintain your conditioning) since it provides a different way to stimulate and challenge the body above and beyond what you achieve in the pool. However, when building muscular endurance, be sure to approach it in the right way. Muscular endurance refers to a muscle’s ability to generate a relatively high level of force repeatedly without fatigue. This is important in every swimming race, especially for distance longer than 100 m.

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