Hello all, new user here.
Looking for: DYN training suggestions, advice on neck weights.
Background: Spearfishing my entire life whenever I go on vacation, started some serious DYN training 11 months ago at low elevation. After a few months I was able to do 75 yds (in 90 seconds) in a 25 yd pool, long fins, mask, no neck weight. Recently moved (3 months ago) to high elevation (1800 meters) and I have access to a 17 yard pool and a 25 meter pool.
Past performance: 75 yards in a 25 yard pool of 4 ft depth, my primary workout was the following (long fins and mask)
DYN
50 yards (in 60 seconds)
rest 15 seconds
25 yards (in 45 seconds)
rest 1 minute
REPEAT x 8
Stair master 20 minutes.
It was a tough workout but it was FUN so I did it almost every day. Since I moved to high elevation, I have not been able to get close to that level of performance. Here are my workouts:
DYN - long fins, mask
Day 1, 3, 5: CO2 table
In 17 yard pool (4 feet deep)
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 1:15
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 1:10
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 1:05
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 1:00
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 0:55
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 0:50
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 0:45
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 0:40
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 0:35
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 0:30
followed by:
2 - 4 reps x 50 meters in 25 meter pool, max 3 minutes rest between each
Day 2, 4: O2 table
25 meters in 30 seconds, rest 30 seconds x 8
50 meters in 60 seconds, rest 3 minutes and decrease rest every set up to a max 8 reps. Usually I get to 6 reps with these rest times: 3:00, 2:45, 2:30, 2:15, 2:00, and then I'm dead.
As you can see I am having A LOT of trouble getting back to my previous level of performance at low elevation. I have taken no long breaks in training. 50 yards used to be a joke for me, and now I need several minutes rest for 50 meters.
Any suggestions? Is the altitude really impacting my training this much?
Neck weights: I have a tough time staying level in a 4 foot pool. My face is almost dragging across the ground and my legs go diagonally up behind me to push me down. Some little kid said my butt was the highest point on my body. How much better can I do if i tried a neck weight to stay level?
Looking for: DYN training suggestions, advice on neck weights.
Background: Spearfishing my entire life whenever I go on vacation, started some serious DYN training 11 months ago at low elevation. After a few months I was able to do 75 yds (in 90 seconds) in a 25 yd pool, long fins, mask, no neck weight. Recently moved (3 months ago) to high elevation (1800 meters) and I have access to a 17 yard pool and a 25 meter pool.
Past performance: 75 yards in a 25 yard pool of 4 ft depth, my primary workout was the following (long fins and mask)
DYN
50 yards (in 60 seconds)
rest 15 seconds
25 yards (in 45 seconds)
rest 1 minute
REPEAT x 8
Stair master 20 minutes.
It was a tough workout but it was FUN so I did it almost every day. Since I moved to high elevation, I have not been able to get close to that level of performance. Here are my workouts:
DYN - long fins, mask
Day 1, 3, 5: CO2 table
In 17 yard pool (4 feet deep)
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 1:15
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 1:10
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 1:05
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 1:00
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 0:55
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 0:50
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 0:45
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 0:40
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 0:35
34 yards (in 45 seconds), rest 0:30
followed by:
2 - 4 reps x 50 meters in 25 meter pool, max 3 minutes rest between each
Day 2, 4: O2 table
25 meters in 30 seconds, rest 30 seconds x 8
50 meters in 60 seconds, rest 3 minutes and decrease rest every set up to a max 8 reps. Usually I get to 6 reps with these rest times: 3:00, 2:45, 2:30, 2:15, 2:00, and then I'm dead.
As you can see I am having A LOT of trouble getting back to my previous level of performance at low elevation. I have taken no long breaks in training. 50 yards used to be a joke for me, and now I need several minutes rest for 50 meters.
Any suggestions? Is the altitude really impacting my training this much?
Neck weights: I have a tough time staying level in a 4 foot pool. My face is almost dragging across the ground and my legs go diagonally up behind me to push me down. Some little kid said my butt was the highest point on my body. How much better can I do if i tried a neck weight to stay level?