Perhaps I am just a mouth breathing, knuckle dragging neanderthal, but I fail to discern any particular value in the set I was given this morning.
10 times through: 25, 50, 75, 100 on 1:05. Odd sets freestyle, even sets stroke (25 fly, 50 ***, 75 back, 100 free) on 1:15.
There is no connecting thread of interest or challenge in any of the components here, other than to make a 100 free on 1:05 five times, spaced out by a bunch of filler. Kind of a weak argument in a 2500 yd set.
I got out after 4 sets, disgusted or frustrated, I'm not sure which.
Coaches, is this what you are giving because you are afraid people will be too bored with 10 x 100s? Or would you rather they get out early, knowing that you will not change because the "book" says this is a good workout?
10 times through: 25, 50, 75, 100 on 1:05. Odd sets freestyle, even sets stroke (25 fly, 50 ***, 75 back, 100 free) on 1:15.
I'm not a coach, but that sounds like a set that you could have done a lot of different things with.
Sure, you end up doing 5 x 100 on 1:05. That's a challenge.
But, say, for the 50's... if you sprinted each of them and kept them under 30 seconds, that makes for a very different than if you did the 50's holding 45 seconds and floated. If done with that intensity, you'll end up with a lot of lactic acid, and you'll be forced to deal with that lactic acid while trying to get a 100 under 1:05.
-Rick
10 times through: 25, 50, 75, 100 on 1:05. Odd sets freestyle, even sets stroke (25 fly, 50 ***, 75 back, 100 free) on 1:15.
I'm not a coach, but that sounds like a set that you could have done a lot of different things with.
Sure, you end up doing 5 x 100 on 1:05. That's a challenge.
But, say, for the 50's... if you sprinted each of them and kept them under 30 seconds, that makes for a very different than if you did the 50's holding 45 seconds and floated. If done with that intensity, you'll end up with a lot of lactic acid, and you'll be forced to deal with that lactic acid while trying to get a 100 under 1:05.
-Rick
