aerobic sets which makes sprinters puny and weak

can I get an amen? be sure to include splitting in your training plans If you study the Real Smith's 100 splits, you'll discover they were impressively close, like only a 0.50 to 0.7 difference. Part of the training comes from getting fast and part comes from holding back just the right amount. When you dive in and go all out from the start it's hard to keep your splits within 2.0 and you're likely to land above 2.5 You gotta have speed to get out fast and easy and you gotta have gas in your tank to get home fast. Ironically you don't have to do aerobic work to improve your splitting and race finishing ability. You do need to get strong, be relaxed and swim fast with perfect form. It's all about learning where to set your throttle and saving your legs a little for the end. ande Originally posted by Paul Smith Phil, I typically train more aerobic based training with a focus on the 200.......in 2004 evil goodsmith pushed me to change my ways and train for the 50 and be part of the 200 free relay he had coaxed Rowdy to join. Basically the training was exactly as he and Ande have decsribed.....lots of short distance/high rest speed work and heavy on the weights......and technique, technique, technique (changing turnover ratio, higher elbows, lots of turn/start training. Bottom line is I dropped to 20.9 & 45.9 in the freestyles and 50.2 in the fly. the interesting part was didn't lose a lot of my base.....I was able to drop to 1:57 in the IM. So my "challenge" to all the so called aerobic animals out there is step up and do some speed work......try a 6-8 beat kick for once in your life!!

can I get an amen? be sure to include splitting in your training plans If you study the Real Smith's 100 splits, you'll discover they were impressively close, like only a 0.50 to 0.7 difference. Part of the training comes from getting fast and part comes from holding back just the right amount. When you dive in and go all out from the start it's hard to keep your splits within 2.0 and you're likely to land above 2.5 You gotta have speed to get out fast and easy and you gotta have gas in your tank to get home fast. Ironically you don't have to do aerobic work to improve your splitting and race finishing ability. You do need to get strong, be relaxed and swim fast with perfect form. It's all about learning where to set your throttle and saving your legs a little for the end. ande Originally posted by Paul Smith Phil, I typically train more aerobic based training with a focus on the 200.......in 2004 evil goodsmith pushed me to change my ways and train for the 50 and be part of the 200 free relay he had coaxed Rowdy to join. Basically the training was exactly as he and Ande have decsribed.....lots of short distance/high rest speed work and heavy on the weights......and technique, technique, technique (changing turnover ratio, higher elbows, lots of turn/start training. Bottom line is I dropped to 20.9 & 45.9 in the freestyles and 50.2 in the fly. the interesting part was didn't lose a lot of my base.....I was able to drop to 1:57 in the IM. So my "challenge" to all the so called aerobic animals out there is step up and do some speed work......try a 6-8 beat kick for once in your life!!