Fabulous sprint sets

I loved 8x50 @ :40 Free 8x50 @ :50 Stroke/ Choice 8x50 @ :40 Free 8x50 @ :50 Stroke/ Choice 8x50 @ :40 Free Adjust the interval accordingly, but here your goal is to be racing and just make the interval. I'm dreading the day my coach moves the :40 to :35. No rest between sets of ten. It's an awesome feeling to get through it. :woot: I also love the sets you guys listed where you get some rest and sprint all out (very, very fun, I agree). This is just a different kind of set to mix it up a bit - sprinting that requires some endurance at the same time. I'm a big fan of 12.5s as well. All out and perfect form. Pretend you're Michael Phelps or Gary Hall Jr. or insert swimmer of choice! And for you IMers - I love this simple set of 8x25 IM Order/ 2 of each stroke @ :30 My coach gives us this every day at some point in the practice. Finally, I don't like this, but it works well if you're results driven: 6 to 10 50s w/ stretch cord your choice of stroke @ 1:30 It's killer (I stink at this) but very beneficial. If the goal of a "sprint set" is to improve sprint speed this set won't do it. Gary Hall Jr. would never do a set like this. This set is a killer VO2Max or could be a lactate threshold set depending on just how much rest there was. This set will exhaust the energy stores in the muscles quickly and taxes your body's ability to replenish energy stores. I'm not saying this set isn't a good one. It is probably a REALLY good and demanding set. I just don't think it is good for improving sprinting performance.

I loved 8x50 @ :40 Free 8x50 @ :50 Stroke/ Choice 8x50 @ :40 Free 8x50 @ :50 Stroke/ Choice 8x50 @ :40 Free Adjust the interval accordingly, but here your goal is to be racing and just make the interval. I'm dreading the day my coach moves the :40 to :35. No rest between sets of ten. It's an awesome feeling to get through it. :woot: I also love the sets you guys listed where you get some rest and sprint all out (very, very fun, I agree). This is just a different kind of set to mix it up a bit - sprinting that requires some endurance at the same time. I'm a big fan of 12.5s as well. All out and perfect form. Pretend you're Michael Phelps or Gary Hall Jr. or insert swimmer of choice! And for you IMers - I love this simple set of 8x25 IM Order/ 2 of each stroke @ :30 My coach gives us this every day at some point in the practice. Finally, I don't like this, but it works well if you're results driven: 6 to 10 50s w/ stretch cord your choice of stroke @ 1:30 It's killer (I stink at this) but very beneficial. If the goal of a "sprint set" is to improve sprint speed this set won't do it. Gary Hall Jr. would never do a set like this. This set is a killer VO2Max or could be a lactate threshold set depending on just how much rest there was. This set will exhaust the energy stores in the muscles quickly and taxes your body's ability to replenish energy stores. I'm not saying this set isn't a good one. It is probably a REALLY good and demanding set. I just don't think it is good for improving sprinting performance.