Hi all!
So I've noticed during my workouts, I tend to blast through my warmup laps, which makes for sore arms and out-of-breath/slower swimming later. Any tips and tricks to get into the midset of swimming slower during warmups? :)
I'm not sure how you guys manage it, but my stroke count in free is 25 in a 25 yard pool (I'm 5'5"). Slowed down, I can reduce it to 21. With flippers on, I can manage 17. How are you managing to enlongate your stroke so much?
I'd say have your coach look at your stroke. Some things that helped me reduce my count were various drills, catch-up, one-arm free, fingertip drag, close-fist swimming, and kicking on each side while practicing body roll. Good luck.
:banana:
I'm not sure how you guys manage it, but my stroke count in free is 25 in a 25 yard pool (I'm 5'5"). Slowed down, I can reduce it to 21. With flippers on, I can manage 17. How are you managing to enlongate your stroke so much?
I'm not sure how you guys manage it, but my stroke count in free is 25 in a 25 yard pool (I'm 5'5"). Slowed down, I can reduce it to 21. With flippers on, I can manage 17. How are you managing to enlongate your stroke so much?
Do you get past the flag s on your push offs?If not there is a big part of the problem.
I'd say have your coach look at your stroke. Some things that helped me reduce my count were various drills, catch-up, one-arm free, fingertip drag, close-fist swimming, and kicking on each side while practicing body roll. Good luck.
This has worked for me too and also don't forget the walls - work on your streamline and sdk - both 0 strokes and eating up distance.
I'm with Philo. Slow swimming is my spesh-e-al-i-ty. :D
Yeah.
For, say, my sprint workouts, which are Warmup -> intervals -> winddown, I have to push myself to go a little faster at the end of the warmup or I'm really not ready for sprints.
Hi all!
So I've noticed during my workouts, I tend to blast through my warmup laps, which makes for sore arms and out-of-breath/slower swimming later. Any tips and tricks to get into the midset of swimming slower during warmups? :)
swim in slow motion
relax
remind yourself that when most swimmers train
they go too fast, when they are supposed to go slow and
they go too slow, when they are supposed to go fast
Swim distance per stroke and count your strokes for each length
think EASY EASY it's OK to go easy.
do easy 25's with 5 to 10 seconds rest or
easy 50's with 10 to 20 seconds rest
Just think: easy, slow it down, loosen up, perfect technique
25 ?? Do you glide at all?
I work each stroke that I will swim at the meet for form & turns !
Pretty sure I am. I managed to knock it down to 19 today, so we're getting there, though I don't turn very well. lol
Do you get past the flag s on your push offs?If not there is a big part of the problem.
Indeed I do! I've reduced it to 21 strokes on my last workout after making sure I'm following through with each stroke, so we're getting there, but not where I'd like to be.
We do a good drill on my team that forces you to take few strokes per length. Here's the drill: alternate corkscrew stroke in one direction for three strokes (arm pulls), then three in the opposite direction. Start out slowly and build to a sprint by the end of the 25. You are allowed a total of 12 strokes (i.e., four complete cycles of corkscrew in each direction). 12 total is difficult. You might want to start by shooting for 15 strokes. You'll find that in order to make this you will have to get a good streamline off the wall, a continuous kick and a long stroke.
