OK enough of Amanda let's talk turkey..
Here is my latest 200 BR splits. Do you thnk I am taking it too easy in the middle?
42.19, 46.44, 46.16, 41.91 a faster back 100?
the previous was
40.84, 44.69, 45.11, 46.98
What to do then fellas? I train alone. Tough to get someone to help me on pacing tempo.
This is where mental training comes in.
Swimming is 80 percent mental, 20 percent physical.
Not to say that if you have a strong mind that you, too, could go 1:43 in a 200 LCM free. But if you have done the work that Michael Phelps has done, but not prepared your mind, he will beat you every time.
You have to train your mind to swim harder in the middle 100 than you want. I loathe the 200 ***, which is why you'll never see me swim it, but when I did, a lot of self-talk got me through the last 125.
Those broken swims are excellent ways to practice race pace. Ideally, if you're getting only 10 seconds rest per 100, you should be within two seconds of your in-season 200, and 1 second of your 100. More rest will get your time closer to your goal.
Good luck with the 200 ***.
What to do then fellas? I train alone. Tough to get someone to help me on pacing tempo.
This is where mental training comes in.
Swimming is 80 percent mental, 20 percent physical.
Not to say that if you have a strong mind that you, too, could go 1:43 in a 200 LCM free. But if you have done the work that Michael Phelps has done, but not prepared your mind, he will beat you every time.
You have to train your mind to swim harder in the middle 100 than you want. I loathe the 200 ***, which is why you'll never see me swim it, but when I did, a lot of self-talk got me through the last 125.
Those broken swims are excellent ways to practice race pace. Ideally, if you're getting only 10 seconds rest per 100, you should be within two seconds of your in-season 200, and 1 second of your 100. More rest will get your time closer to your goal.
Good luck with the 200 ***.
