Yes, I know there are workouts and blogs with plenty of set ideas, however, I don't know which ones would be best for my needs and situation. I have Mondays and Fridays nailed down: Ande and King Frog's sprint workouts have been great; no problem there. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I train at another pool with my part-time coach who coaches a small group of adults. We do a 3500-3800 yard organized workout; the same one he gives his team of kids in the afternoon. It kicks my :censor: ; no problem there.
So, this is where I need help: On Wednesdays and Saturdays, I do a breastroke 25yd sprint ***/25yd recovery free set (8x50's) that Ande recommends I do each day, as well as the 600 yards (150 fast) of breaststroke kick he recommends I do each day (if I swim a total of 3000 yards). Combined with my 800-yard warm-up of free, IM's, and breaststroke drill, it totals 1800 yards. What I am looking for is 1000-1500 yards of sets that are non-sprint sets- but, non-junk yards, to round things out.
Any suggestions? I'm having the most difficult time trying to determine proper intervals, given my swimming level. Here are some sprint times to go by: My 25yd ***, fly, and back sprints from a push off all average :20-:21 and my free averages :17.
I am a breaststroker, however, I would like to improve my 50's in all strokes, in addition to 100 breaststroke. My weakness in all strokes is my kick. And, yes, I do weights 2-3 times each week, so I'm not looking to spend any more time in the weight room. Specifically, I would like some good recovery sets I could do that won't hurt my sprint times.
Thanks!
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Ahhh, I think you just hit on the reason! Duhhh!! :blush: My pullout and underwater time was probably next to nothing, when I was swimming in high school. Since our coach didn't even know how to swim, I was self-taught at breaststroke and got by on youthful strength, I guess, when swimming breaststroke. But, I probably rushed the pullout and spent a larger majority of my time above water than I am spending now. I've been working hard to be patient and strong on my pullout, even when my lungs feel like they are going to burst. I don't remember doing that back in high school...
Just some food for thought, some people are trying the "short pullout" off the wall. There was a USMS article about it a few weeks back.
You come up sooner but with more momentum. So even though other people get further underwater, as they gently rise up, you are hauling away full speed and hopefully are able to maintain it! At the end of the race if your underwater is slower than your surface stroke then it may be fun for you to experiment with a short pullout with almost no glide, focusing on coming up full speed.
Ahhh, I think you just hit on the reason! Duhhh!! :blush: My pullout and underwater time was probably next to nothing, when I was swimming in high school. Since our coach didn't even know how to swim, I was self-taught at breaststroke and got by on youthful strength, I guess, when swimming breaststroke. But, I probably rushed the pullout and spent a larger majority of my time above water than I am spending now. I've been working hard to be patient and strong on my pullout, even when my lungs feel like they are going to burst. I don't remember doing that back in high school...
Just some food for thought, some people are trying the "short pullout" off the wall. There was a USMS article about it a few weeks back.
You come up sooner but with more momentum. So even though other people get further underwater, as they gently rise up, you are hauling away full speed and hopefully are able to maintain it! At the end of the race if your underwater is slower than your surface stroke then it may be fun for you to experiment with a short pullout with almost no glide, focusing on coming up full speed.
