I'm swimming with an age-group team and I am having some concerns about the workouts. Today, the entire workout was breaststroke. Warmup - 1500 ***. First Set - 7x300 ***, 30 sec rest interval between 300s. Second Set - 300 kick (***), Third Set - 20x100 ***. Cool Down.
I made it through the warmup and 4 of the first 300s before I could no longer lift my arms and my legs were starting to cramp. I swam free the remaining 300s and completed the kick set before I had to call it quits. (No one else finished either).
I've got mixed feelings about this type of workout and I would like some feedback.
On the one hand, my *** stroke muscles got a great workout. On the other hand, it was impossible to maintain perfect form. Instead I concentrated mostly on high elbows and the outsweep portion as well as a good kick.
Prior to swimming with this particular coach, my philosophy was to not sacrifice form and technique for yardage. But are there times when it is good to overwork the muscles?
BTW: Although this is only my 3rd workout with this Coach, I have noticed that this type of workout is not unusual, we have yet to do any freestyle sets. It has all been butterfly, back and ***.
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Actually, the Head Coach of the team and the Assistant Coach in charge of the evening workout were gone all week. The workouts were posted and one of the other Assistant Coach's was there basically to open and close the pool. She showed me where the workout was posted and I said "Wow, that's alot of *** stroke!" and she just smiled and walked off.
The kids were grumbling and I asked one of the kids in the lane next to me if they had ever swam so much *** stroke in one workout and he said yes, so I fear this may be common.
I'm going to practice tomorrow evening and I plan on asking both the Head Coach and the Assist Coach what they either of them are thinking.
We had a "back stroke" workout and I'm not strong enough (and my sinuses can't handle) backstroke flip turns on every leg, so often times I will roll over on my stomach as if I'm going to flip but I then I don't. The only comment the Assist. Coach made to me was that if I was swimming competitively, I would be disqualified.
The Head Coach is in charge of the a.m. workouts and I the ones I saw posted last week were a normal workout. The evening workouts are supposed to be supplemental to the a.m. workouts. But I'm with everyone else, when I swam in the 70s, we swam 2x daily, about 12K, but we never had a 1500 *** stroke warmup!
Actually, the Head Coach of the team and the Assistant Coach in charge of the evening workout were gone all week. The workouts were posted and one of the other Assistant Coach's was there basically to open and close the pool. She showed me where the workout was posted and I said "Wow, that's alot of *** stroke!" and she just smiled and walked off.
The kids were grumbling and I asked one of the kids in the lane next to me if they had ever swam so much *** stroke in one workout and he said yes, so I fear this may be common.
I'm going to practice tomorrow evening and I plan on asking both the Head Coach and the Assist Coach what they either of them are thinking.
We had a "back stroke" workout and I'm not strong enough (and my sinuses can't handle) backstroke flip turns on every leg, so often times I will roll over on my stomach as if I'm going to flip but I then I don't. The only comment the Assist. Coach made to me was that if I was swimming competitively, I would be disqualified.
The Head Coach is in charge of the a.m. workouts and I the ones I saw posted last week were a normal workout. The evening workouts are supposed to be supplemental to the a.m. workouts. But I'm with everyone else, when I swam in the 70s, we swam 2x daily, about 12K, but we never had a 1500 *** stroke warmup!
