I started swimming in August, since them I learned all the strokes and pretty much realised that I am most proficient in sprint freestyle events(considering my times for all the strokes).Well, I have a few questions:should I just consentrate on 50 and 100 m. free events then without paying much attention to other strokes, well, maybe just a little bit for a change...Or should I still keep working at all the strokes, maybe versatility in all of them will contribute to my freestyle improvement.Another question is: if I concentrate on freestyle sprint, how should my work-outs look like then?Should they consist of shorter distnace training only with occasional all-out sprint work-outs(25s and so) and a lot of interval training or should I still throw in distnace in my work-outs?I want to compete and compete in a good shape!I can do a 29 sec. 50 free(SCM) and a 1:03-1:05 100 m. free(SCM) depending on how I feel...Is that good considered I was never coached, did all on my own(videos, books, forums) and only introduced myself to swimming August, 2004?I am 24 years old, pretty tall (6'1")and lean(165lb.), so can I expect to go under 55 sec.(that is my goal) for 100m within a year or not?And what can I expect long-term(4-5 years), considering that I will probably get a coached program and will still be insanely passionate about the sport as I am now(I train 6 days a week, sometimes twice a day.How hard does it get once you go under a minute for 100 SCM?I improved dramatically since August(my time was 1:50 when I just started), , but now I feel that every second is a battlle...
I would appreciate everyone's input...
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Originally posted by SwiminONandON
As for going under a minute in less than a year, that would be impressive, but not unheard of. I think it depends on how much time one spends training and lifting. I think lifting is key.
Well, I jumped into swimming after lifting seriously for 5 years, so maybe that helped me since I have a muscle base.I did not lift since I started swimming(that is how much I fell for swimming), but I feel that I should make my way back to the gym again to help myself out with swimming, except now I am not sure how I should lift for swimming, 'cause before I lefted as a powerlitfter(small reps, big rests, basic excersises - squats, benchpresses, lifts, clean-and-jerks, etc.)
Well, talking about going under a minute in a year, I will try to be one of those few who did it :-)))I will let you know in August...
P.S.As a a matter of fact I should be able to go under a minute for yards already(my time for meters is 1:03-1:05)
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Originally posted by SwiminONandON
As for going under a minute in less than a year, that would be impressive, but not unheard of. I think it depends on how much time one spends training and lifting. I think lifting is key.
Well, I jumped into swimming after lifting seriously for 5 years, so maybe that helped me since I have a muscle base.I did not lift since I started swimming(that is how much I fell for swimming), but I feel that I should make my way back to the gym again to help myself out with swimming, except now I am not sure how I should lift for swimming, 'cause before I lefted as a powerlitfter(small reps, big rests, basic excersises - squats, benchpresses, lifts, clean-and-jerks, etc.)
Well, talking about going under a minute in a year, I will try to be one of those few who did it :-)))I will let you know in August...
P.S.As a a matter of fact I should be able to go under a minute for yards already(my time for meters is 1:03-1:05)