Stuck in a Plateau?

Hi Jeanette, you feel you've plateaued You're intent on overcoming it and getting faster, but you're not sure what I"m doing wrong. You practice by yourself because the master team practices at 5:30 am. you think your technique's OK you wrote "I'm VERY slow average about 40 seconds (pushing off wall) for 50 yard freestyle." When you try to increase your stroke rate for sprints, you tend to keep the same times as when you do sets of stretch freestyle. Any ideas on what I might be able to do to increase my speed? Thank you for any tips you can give!!! I wish I had a video to show but alas no luck. Jeneatte, there's many ways to transform your ability. Like SFF Tip 335 Build a Fortress of Speed & Strength & here's the whole Swim Faster Faster Index Your goal is to get faster. Now I want you to be more specific. Is there a meet or an event or time you're trying to beat? Like "I want to improve my 50 scy freestyle time from x to y by (pick a date)" How bad do you want to be good? how are you training now? How many times a week? How much per practice? what sort of sets? By yourself or with a training partner? Are you lifting weights or doing exercises? What are your times for 25 flutter kick & 25 free sprint? Your height is 5'4" and your weight is ??? How many minutes did you rest before you did the 50 for time? What kind of suit did you wear? Don't make an "I-don't-have-a-video" excuse get someone with an iPhone to video you swimming 1) towards and away & 2) from the side put them on youtube and provide us with the links If a friend has an underwater camera, do underwater shots also do a close up video of you pushing off and sprinting some swimmers waste a lot of time with poor pushoffs & transitions have the person stand under the flags & video you pushing off and sprinting 10 yards Create a training program and do it for 4, 6, or 10 weeks Post your progress Consider the "Help my ___ is horrible!" Do you have a stopwatch and a timer? Get one on one freestyle sprint lessons from someone who knows their stuff I bet you have lots of low hanging fruit. Find out what it is and pick it. Get off that plateau and get faster. Stop making excuses and start making progress. Ande

Hi Jeanette, you feel you've plateaued You're intent on overcoming it and getting faster, but you're not sure what I"m doing wrong. You practice by yourself because the master team practices at 5:30 am. you think your technique's OK you wrote "I'm VERY slow average about 40 seconds (pushing off wall) for 50 yard freestyle." When you try to increase your stroke rate for sprints, you tend to keep the same times as when you do sets of stretch freestyle. Any ideas on what I might be able to do to increase my speed? Thank you for any tips you can give!!! I wish I had a video to show but alas no luck. Jeneatte, there's many ways to transform your ability. Like SFF Tip 335 Build a Fortress of Speed & Strength & here's the whole Swim Faster Faster Index Your goal is to get faster. Now I want you to be more specific. Is there a meet or an event or time you're trying to beat? Like "I want to improve my 50 scy freestyle time from x to y by (pick a date)" How bad do you want to be good? how are you training now? How many times a week? How much per practice? what sort of sets? By yourself or with a training partner? Are you lifting weights or doing exercises? What are your times for 25 flutter kick & 25 free sprint? Your height is 5'4" and your weight is ??? How many minutes did you rest before you did the 50 for time? What kind of suit did you wear? Don't make an "I-don't-have-a-video" excuse get someone with an iPhone to video you swimming 1) towards and away & 2) from the side put them on youtube and provide us with the links If a friend has an underwater camera, do underwater shots also do a close up video of you pushing off and sprinting some swimmers waste a lot of time with poor pushoffs & transitions have the person stand under the flags & video you pushing off and sprinting 10 yards Create a training program and do it for 4, 6, or 10 weeks Post your progress Consider the "Help my ___ is horrible!" Do you have a stopwatch and a timer? Get one on one freestyle sprint lessons from someone who knows their stuff I bet you have lots of low hanging fruit. Find out what it is and pick it. Get off that plateau and get faster. Stop making excuses and start making progress. Ande