Hi,
I am looking for training method to improce sprint speed. I used to swim competitively when I was young, stopped a little more than 10 years ago (i am 32).
Now I am trying to improve my 50 free SCM. I just restarted swimming this year and swam my 50 in pratices at 27.5.
I would love to get back to 24.9. Any tips or ideas on the trainig type? (technique should be fine and I know what to improve, its mostly the training type I am not so sure)
I train 3 times a week and i'll eventually go to 4-5 when my body can handle it.
Thanks!
Thanks Andy!
Looking at the set in example, I really don't think I could maintain my 100 pace 30 time with only 15 sec rest.
I think it would be with 0:20 rest
adapted from Glenn G.:
"During the first 5, don't worry about hitting the time exactly, from # 6 on, if you hit the target time - then continue. If you miss the target time then you rest until the next repeat would have started, then do the next one. Once you have missed three total the set is over, or if you miss two in a row with the extra rest, the set is over. You might want to work up to two sets a day.
You might have to experiment with the distance and the target time to see what works. It should be challenging but not so hard that you can only make 3 or 4. But it should not be so easy that you make all thirty either. If you make all 30, the target time is too easy."
For me, going 50RP, even efforts of 15m is quite challenging.
Thanks Andy!
Looking at the set in example, I really don't think I could maintain my 100 pace 30 time with only 15 sec rest.
I think it would be with 0:20 rest
adapted from Glenn G.:
"During the first 5, don't worry about hitting the time exactly, from # 6 on, if you hit the target time - then continue. If you miss the target time then you rest until the next repeat would have started, then do the next one. Once you have missed three total the set is over, or if you miss two in a row with the extra rest, the set is over. You might want to work up to two sets a day.
You might have to experiment with the distance and the target time to see what works. It should be challenging but not so hard that you can only make 3 or 4. But it should not be so easy that you make all thirty either. If you make all 30, the target time is too easy."
For me, going 50RP, even efforts of 15m is quite challenging.
