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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Sounds like this coach has no swim practice creativity. Almost like he gives the long sets to just fill the block of time. Is he on deck reading a paper or something while you swim these long sets or actually coaching and looking at peoples strokes? Do not see how you can hold proper stroke technique for that long of a set. To me it seems like a lot of garbage yards.
If I had a practice that was all breaststroke I would move over to the noodler lanes and do their workout instead. Good luck with that coach and hope it all works out for ya.
greg
Sounds like this coach has no swim practice creativity. Almost like he gives the long sets to just fill the block of time. Is he on deck reading a paper or something while you swim these long sets or actually coaching and looking at peoples strokes? Do not see how you can hold proper stroke technique for that long of a set. To me it seems like a lot of garbage yards.
If I had a practice that was all breaststroke I would move over to the noodler lanes and do their workout instead. Good luck with that coach and hope it all works out for ya.
greg
