This is most likely a topic for training but I need some general advice also. I will be 60 at the nationals and swim both BF and FS. I go a 27.66 in the 50 BF, and a 25.29 in the 50 FS. For the 100's it is a 1:03 in the BF and :56 in the FS. I lift 3x/wk and swim 4x/wk. For the most part I train alone. I find if I go much more than 2600 yds in a workout I am close to killing my shoulders. I also should note that even in practice when working on 50's if I go increments faster than 1:15 I can only do about 6 FS. If I am working on BF I need to do the increments at least around 1:30 and then I can only do around 4 of those. If I swim a 100 BF I am about done for the day! My times have been coming down every year but I think if I could get more out of practice I would see much more improvement. A normal workout for me is:
400 warm-up
4X 100 stoke on the 2:30
5 x 100 broken with 10 sec rest on 1st 25 and 1st 50 on 4min
8 x50 stroke on 1:30
400 kick
(3) 4x25 on 45sec
200 cool down
I have followed a lot of the threads and looked at workouts but am searching for something I can do without breaking down--another possibility is that i am just lazy--not sure how to fix that!
You're a sprinter
Focus on 25 speed & your 50s will be much faster
Thats what Leslie Livingston: High Intensity does
Swim Faster Faster Tip 335 Build a Fortress of Speed & Strength
I trained that way between Dec 2007 to Dec 2008
When you follow my blog you'll see how I trained
Also you have shoulder trouble
In you sample workout you wrote:
400 kick which gave me the impression of plodding along kicking slow
You MUST focus on SPEED
Which means FAST kicking over short distances with plenty of rest
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You're a sprinter
Focus on 25 speed & your 50s will be much faster
Thats what Leslie Livingston: High Intensity does
Swim Faster Faster Tip 335 Build a Fortress of Speed & Strength
I trained that way between Dec 2007 to Dec 2008
When you follow my blog you'll see how I trained
Also you have shoulder trouble
In you sample workout you wrote:
400 kick which gave me the impression of plodding along kicking slow
You MUST focus on SPEED
Which means FAST kicking over short distances with plenty of rest
IMPROVE your SDK With
Help! My SDK is Horrible