I'm trying to determine what level of strength is required to be a good sprinter (i.e. 100 free).
Could you list your max repetitions of push ups, pull ups and dips? This would give me some assesment on power to weight ratio and strength endurance.
Also, what is your max bench press if you know it? or reps of 225 lbs. I'm curious about what level of pure strength sprinters have.
I think I am deficient mostly in technique and then strength endurance but maybe this post would show me I need weight room work.
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Can I do some sort of stroke count analysis? I can glide (warm up speed) across my 100ft pool in 14 strokes, so that would be 42 strokes per 100yd. is this good or lousy? What should a stroke count be for sprinting? does it go down? I would guess it shouldn't because the kick picks up.
I would think it would be more useful to count your strokes at race pace than while swimming at warm up pace. It is too easy to fudge an untimed stroke count by streamlining further, adding glide, and kicking harder; things that won't necessarily make you faster if done to excess.
Can I do some sort of stroke count analysis? I can glide (warm up speed) across my 100ft pool in 14 strokes, so that would be 42 strokes per 100yd. is this good or lousy? What should a stroke count be for sprinting? does it go down? I would guess it shouldn't because the kick picks up.
I would think it would be more useful to count your strokes at race pace than while swimming at warm up pace. It is too easy to fudge an untimed stroke count by streamlining further, adding glide, and kicking harder; things that won't necessarily make you faster if done to excess.
