Now that I am friends with the 1000, how do I embrace the 400IM? Any training tricks? The interval suggestions for the 1000 free (my pace plus 15 seconds rest) has nicely upped my about-to-throw-up threshold. Now I need some speed for the back/*** legs of the 400. Please advise.
How come, even in a 100 IM, I flip from backstroke to breaststroke and feel like my muscles are fried?
A lot of IMers will tell you not to kill your legs in the front half of the IM, especially the backstroke. That may be where your friedness is coming from.
That set of 400s - change that to 100s - I did that with FlyQueen's team yesterday and it was very challenging.
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You don't want to kill your legs in the first half of an IM whether it's a 200 or 400 for sure. Breaststrokers win IMs usually so work that stroke, too. It's not as evil as many believe.
You don't want to kill your legs in the first half of an IM whether it's a 200 or 400 for sure. Breaststrokers win IMs usually so work that stroke, too. It's not as evil as many believe.
Yeah, I agree with Jane. I used to race 200 and 400 IM, and I always started to really pull away from the rest of the lanes on my breaststroke leg. I have a fairly decent fly and a strong solid freestyle, but my back stinks, so thanks to my best stroke, ***, for saving my ***.
So yeah, work on breaststroke. :woot:
I agree. after that back *** transition im like Bloody _____! And my breaststroke is not so strong...but I have been working it a lot more than I did all season (since I'm swimming teh 200 and 100im this weekend...and NEVER get to swim the im during college--so I don't bother to concentrate on breaststroke) After my shoulder surgeries during my freshman year at a different school I only did breaststroke and my best time for the 100 was a 1:16 I believe and my 200breast was a 2:44 maybe...but I really have to work at it, and swim primarily *** in practice...but since I'm a flyer...I tend to avoid ***.
my poor im.
the 400im rocks when you are at your final competition meet fully tapered and ready to go. The change of strokes makes it so much fun to race and strategize!
It stinks though in season
That said, I would really work on transitions in practice. Like 100s sets where you do 50 fly/ 50 back, then 50 back/50 ***, then 50 ***/50 free. You got to feel good about changing strokes (and muscle groups!)
And when you race, think about building the second 50 of each stroke. You should negative split each 100 (except for maybe the fly of course).
But most of all have fun with it...race and work on that weak stroke the most (so you don't get smoked);)
