I was always wondering how much time you can shave down in like, 1 year .It is very interesting to know some experiences you had, guys - i.e. what is the biggest time improvement you ever had in one year.Any stroke and distance are welcome :-)))
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Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming
Well, since we gently transformed this thread into a "number-of-strokes-per-length" thread, which is perfectly fine, I got to wonder - what would be the PERFECT range of strokes per length.We saw a few replies here where people claim to do 10 strokes or less, but the point is ... at what stage does it become ineffective to look for further decrease in number of strokes, i.e. you just start going slower (gliding a bit two long)though improved on strokes to a very impressive low count.Watching competitive swimmers I did not notice ANY OF THEM doing less than like 27-28 strokes per 50 meters, which is 14 per 25, even the tallest of them like Thorpe.Maybe there is some kind of perfect stage where you want to keep a certain # of strokes, 'cause decreasing them more will slow you down.Do I make any sense?
27-28 strokes per 50 mtrs equates to well under 14 per 25 - there is a turn in each 25 that is absent in the middle of a 50mtr length - probably worth 2+ strokes for a 6' swimmer. Also, you didn't see them at moderate or EZ paces where they do fewer strokes than at race paces. I've got an article on my web site "Questionable Stroke Counting" which addresses the oft-asked question of WHY one might choose to train at stroke counts lower than one would use in competitions.
Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming
Well, since we gently transformed this thread into a "number-of-strokes-per-length" thread, which is perfectly fine, I got to wonder - what would be the PERFECT range of strokes per length.We saw a few replies here where people claim to do 10 strokes or less, but the point is ... at what stage does it become ineffective to look for further decrease in number of strokes, i.e. you just start going slower (gliding a bit two long)though improved on strokes to a very impressive low count.Watching competitive swimmers I did not notice ANY OF THEM doing less than like 27-28 strokes per 50 meters, which is 14 per 25, even the tallest of them like Thorpe.Maybe there is some kind of perfect stage where you want to keep a certain # of strokes, 'cause decreasing them more will slow you down.Do I make any sense?
27-28 strokes per 50 mtrs equates to well under 14 per 25 - there is a turn in each 25 that is absent in the middle of a 50mtr length - probably worth 2+ strokes for a 6' swimmer. Also, you didn't see them at moderate or EZ paces where they do fewer strokes than at race paces. I've got an article on my web site "Questionable Stroke Counting" which addresses the oft-asked question of WHY one might choose to train at stroke counts lower than one would use in competitions.
