Just wondering what folks are working on in their training or to prepare for meets this upcoming SCY season. I'm always interested in what people are doing and why.
For me, in an ideal world, I intend to work on:
improving my SDKs off turns
improving my free and *** technique
doing more strength and core work
increasing DPS
doing more race pace work throughout the season
swimming a 100 fly in SCY and SCM for the first time
taking some time off my 100 IM; I've been stuck in a rut
doing a fast 100 back this year; didn't get around to it last year
yours pretty much looks like mine
are you my evil twin?
Just wondering what folks are working on in their training or to prepare for meets this upcoming SCY season. I'm always interested in what people are doing and why.
For me, in an ideal world, I intend to work on:
improving my SDKs off turns
improving my free and *** technique
doing more strength and core work
increasing DPS
doing more race pace work throughout the season
swimming a 100 fly in SCY and SCM for the first time
taking some time off my 100 IM; I've been stuck in a rut
doing a fast 100 back this year; didn't get around to it last year
the season goal is sub-1:00 100 free...
so:
continue to train during team's off-time (mid Sept to mid Nov)
min 4 practices/week vs. 3 last season
2x/week core/strength work
3 SDK's off every wall
more FAST swimming at practice - target 1:05 push start 100 (current best is 1:08)
more FAST kicking at practice... hmm, well ok, START doing fast kicking at practice!
swim as many meets as possible, swim 100 free at every meet
I've got this weird IM fascination going on right now too, so probably some IM's... it'll help break up the freestyle
oh, and do my dang PT knee exercises so I can swim the 50 *** in Austin!
To continue my absolute dominance of evil-goodsmith!
Oh....and to be at the finish line for one of Geek's triathalons!
And if Sam and I can pull it off take down a couple of SCM relay WR's at ASU in November!
I am actually trying to focus on my sprints (50 Free , 50 Fly, and 100 IM) this season, while maintaining my distance base. I really like swimming everything.
I will probably do the same thing I did during long course season this year, I attempted to swim every event at least once in a meet. The only one I missed was the 800 free because the one meet I was going to swim they only took the top 32 and I did not make the cut.
i am working on alot more distance freestyle. i beat a couple of my times from nationals in federal way in practice already. i have already made alot of improvements this summer. also i want to try some im's so i am working on my non free strokes. a couple of months ago my fly was horrible but now i can do a decent 50 fly. i used to try a back event at each meet and it is getting better.
yours pretty much looks like mine
are you my evil twin?
Probably right, give or take a foot ... :lmao:
Forgot to add that I'd like to keep drinking more wine than Tall Paul. :wine:
I have to work on finding a new secret nemesis too because mine hasn't swum a meet in a year.
... getting back in shape after 20+ years out of the water. Living in Oregon, and I am focused on LC Nat'ls in Portland next year, but I hope to be representin' by May, in time for Austin...
Just swimmin--- no goals at the momment. Getting ready for my winter in Mexico. Bought 2 new speedo swim trunks one an Endura the other just plain old speedo. One size smaller than last years trunks.
1)don't hurt anything
2)work on DPs
3)do more lactate tolerance sets(but I really hate them):whiteflag:
4)work on my breakout
5)work on my pull to kick transition on the pullout.
6)swim some fly(but see # 1)
7) swim some IMs(but see #1)
My focus is on SCM now.I recommend everyone(except Jim Clemmons) find a SCM Meet and taper for it.SCM tends to be less competitive than even LCM so it's a better chance to Top Ten.:bouncing:
