Well, i am a student at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY that had the football team cut from the athletic program and instead had a swim team and a few other sports put in the program in its place. One day as i was working out in the gym this past september, the coach of the swim team saw me working out and asked me if i wanted to swim. He needed numbers more than anything since the collegiate competitive requirements are 11 participants a team. Mind you i am 5'7", 185 lbs, broad chest and shoulders with large legs. A running back figure. I have never swam before and i agreed to be on the swim team. The coach wants me to swim the 50 and 100 free and i like that for it is a fast twitch race more than slow twitch, and since i am a senior i don't really have time to increase my endurance and slow twitch. I was wondering if any of you had advice for me in my endeavour to become an excellent swimmer by february 2004, and hopefully win an event at the MAAC nationals. In my first meet on Oct. 11, i swam a 27.88 in the 50 free at Duquesne. If you couldn't tell by my hunting for a discussion ring and post, i am very intense and competitive, and am taking this very seriously. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and hope to have some replies soon!
You are right to look here for advice Joey. There are a lot of smart people posting here, and some of the country's best coaches also comment from time to time. By the way, I don't get paid for helping people. I do my workouts there in the morning and some people hook up with me for the free advice and motivation. If you are doing 2x a day's now there is really no reason to do more. In fact overtraining would become a consideration. For the "students" we work mainly on drills, and mostly Total Immersion drills and techniques. I do my actual workout prior to meeting with them. Good luck in your endeavor. Hard work and good form will get you there. For sprinting I also believe to race fast you have to practice fast. Push it in your workouts over the next couple of months, and have your coach develop a good taper based on your practices and mileage.
You are right to look here for advice Joey. There are a lot of smart people posting here, and some of the country's best coaches also comment from time to time. By the way, I don't get paid for helping people. I do my workouts there in the morning and some people hook up with me for the free advice and motivation. If you are doing 2x a day's now there is really no reason to do more. In fact overtraining would become a consideration. For the "students" we work mainly on drills, and mostly Total Immersion drills and techniques. I do my actual workout prior to meeting with them. Good luck in your endeavor. Hard work and good form will get you there. For sprinting I also believe to race fast you have to practice fast. Push it in your workouts over the next couple of months, and have your coach develop a good taper based on your practices and mileage.
