In my regular training session I do 50% drills and 50% straight swimming(of different distances).Is this a good balance or should I be doing more drills??:cool:
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One of my experiences is that you can do too many drills.
5 years ago I started breaking down and then rebuilding my strokes. For a few years I was doing 50 - 70% drills, with a lot of slow swimming. I worked mainly on developing a long stroke length and efficiency and control of my swimming.
My stroke count and time for 50m and 100m did come down by 20% in real terms, that equates to a 200% increase in efficiency.
However one result is that my stroke rate slowed down too much. I have since been doing more faster swims and I do the drills at various speeds, slow , medium and fast.
My main focus now is to raise my stroke rate, while holding same stroke length so I can be faster in my events.
I would say to still do' focused drills' but make sure to do some solid aerobic sets and some sprints on a regular basis.
One of my experiences is that you can do too many drills.
5 years ago I started breaking down and then rebuilding my strokes. For a few years I was doing 50 - 70% drills, with a lot of slow swimming. I worked mainly on developing a long stroke length and efficiency and control of my swimming.
My stroke count and time for 50m and 100m did come down by 20% in real terms, that equates to a 200% increase in efficiency.
However one result is that my stroke rate slowed down too much. I have since been doing more faster swims and I do the drills at various speeds, slow , medium and fast.
My main focus now is to raise my stroke rate, while holding same stroke length so I can be faster in my events.
I would say to still do' focused drills' but make sure to do some solid aerobic sets and some sprints on a regular basis.
