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.
George....an example of what I'm talking about is the workout below (which I think I have posted before) from Nick Brunelli. I've done this set with him before in a masters workout at ASU (sadly Nic goes 23+ on the 200 pace 50's and I'm 25+!)....and we did use stroke count along with time as a measurement of progress. We've also heard many times of Popov's training using a descening set of 50's long course where he starts over as soon as he adds a stroke...damn...another mention from one of the TI books....bring it on Fort & Geek!
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject:
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Wednesday morning's set:
10 times through the following:
1 x 50 easy on 1 min
1 x 50 at 200 pace on 1 min
1 x 50 all out on 1 min
The idea of this simple set is to not lose sight of the stroke you race! in the 50 easy don’t be sloppy. In the 50 at 200 pace work your stroke not tempo to get your goal time. And in the all out 50, try to put it all together and go faster with a perfect stroke. I feel like this set helps me set my stroke up while working hard. Sometimes when we do sets that are say 10 x 50's all out, my stroke becomes a mess after number 4 and then I try to just go as fast as I can. Most people can relate to this in the sense that you just want to race and beat the person next to you and if that involves not thinking about your stroke then so be it. BUT that won't make you the best swimmer you can be. Its all about swimming smart AND working hard at the same time!
-Nick Brunelli
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"Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records"
George....an example of what I'm talking about is the workout below (which I think I have posted before) from Nick Brunelli. I've done this set with him before in a masters workout at ASU (sadly Nic goes 23+ on the 200 pace 50's and I'm 25+!)....and we did use stroke count along with time as a measurement of progress. We've also heard many times of Popov's training using a descening set of 50's long course where he starts over as soon as he adds a stroke...damn...another mention from one of the TI books....bring it on Fort & Geek!
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Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Posts: 102
Location: tempe Arizona
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject:
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Wednesday morning's set:
10 times through the following:
1 x 50 easy on 1 min
1 x 50 at 200 pace on 1 min
1 x 50 all out on 1 min
The idea of this simple set is to not lose sight of the stroke you race! in the 50 easy don’t be sloppy. In the 50 at 200 pace work your stroke not tempo to get your goal time. And in the all out 50, try to put it all together and go faster with a perfect stroke. I feel like this set helps me set my stroke up while working hard. Sometimes when we do sets that are say 10 x 50's all out, my stroke becomes a mess after number 4 and then I try to just go as fast as I can. Most people can relate to this in the sense that you just want to race and beat the person next to you and if that involves not thinking about your stroke then so be it. BUT that won't make you the best swimmer you can be. Its all about swimming smart AND working hard at the same time!
-Nick Brunelli
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"Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records"
