There's a swim meet coming up in one and a half month's time, and i am planning to take on the 200m freestyle.
Can anyone help me specific on what drills and sets should i be focusing on?
And by the way i am training with weights too, following this program by jason lezak
www.bodybuilding.com/.../jasonlezak1.htm
I am on the speed training phrase now though.
I am also doing the 3-3-3 drill swimspire recommended me and some finger drag catch up, but hope for some sets and other drills
For a good 200 you need good technique,good conditioning ,and good sense of pace.You should already be working on conditioning and technique,so I'd focus on pace until the meet,with decrease in yardage in the last 2-3 weeks if this is a taper meet.Figure out what your goal 2nd 100 and goal last 50 is.Do 100s at last 100 speed with 2x the swim time for recovery,or do broken 200s with each 50 at the goal time and 10-20 sec rest,then rest 1 min and go againx4-6.Or you can do the Rushall set of 50s at goal speed with 20 sec rest doing as many as you can at that pace,sitting out one when you can't make the time and continuing for about 20.(When I try the Rushall method I end up with the broken 200s as 4 in a row is what I can get at race pace,on a good day.)
For a good 200 you need good technique,good conditioning ,and good sense of pace.You should already be working on conditioning and technique,so I'd focus on pace until the meet,with decrease in yardage in the last 2-3 weeks if this is a taper meet.Figure out what your goal 2nd 100 and goal last 50 is.Do 100s at last 100 speed with 2x the swim time for recovery,or do broken 200s with each 50 at the goal time and 10-20 sec rest,then rest 1 min and go againx4-6.Or you can do the Rushall set of 50s at goal speed with 20 sec rest doing as many as you can at that pace,sitting out one when you can't make the time and continuing for about 20.(When I try the Rushall method I end up with the broken 200s as 4 in a row is what I can get at race pace,on a good day.)
