I am coaching a 16 yo who is desperate to get his 50m free down from low 26's to mid 25's. Any suggestions welcome?? Oh I have 12 weeks - not much to ask
Depends a bit. Ande's thread is a treasure trove of tips.
If I was focusing on my 50 now, I would be dedicating more time to underwaters, starts, turns and breakouts. There's plenty of room for me to improve there with years out of the pool.
At 16, the thing that would have made my 50 faster was being more consistent with dry-lands and eating better. Eating a lot better and eating a lot more. Can't go AFAP if you're not feeding your muscles. My school lunch was at 10:45 and I ate a big salad thinking it had plenty of vitamins, true, but not enough carbs or protein or calories. Then IF I had vending machine money I'd have a snickers before 2:30 practice. Hardly enough to get a decent practice in. Make sure he knows how to eat and when to eat.
Depends a bit. Ande's thread is a treasure trove of tips.
If I was focusing on my 50 now, I would be dedicating more time to underwaters, starts, turns and breakouts. There's plenty of room for me to improve there with years out of the pool.
At 16, the thing that would have made my 50 faster was being more consistent with dry-lands and eating better. Eating a lot better and eating a lot more. Can't go AFAP if you're not feeding your muscles. My school lunch was at 10:45 and I ate a big salad thinking it had plenty of vitamins, true, but not enough carbs or protein or calories. Then IF I had vending machine money I'd have a snickers before 2:30 practice. Hardly enough to get a decent practice in. Make sure he knows how to eat and when to eat.
