I think I have made a pretty significant breakthru. While I was doing 6x100s Free yesterday, I started to feel like I was swimming 'fast'. Thats not to say that I was burning up the pool but I felt very powerful with long smooth strokes, a strong catch and a good snap at the bottom and was holding my 100s (SCY) at about 1:06 on 2:00 intervals.
Has anyone had that kind of realization?
This was the best I've felt in the water in the 2 months since I've been back. So hopefully I can build on that and move that 'fast' feeling into the other 3 strokes.
Just wanted share that.
Paul
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I have a question about the interval thing. .... So what is it--try to go fast with more rest, or go faster then reduce the rest as much as possible, or both? Which is more important?
Opinions on this?
My opinion...a mix of both. Speed sets are extremely tough. But they may not build the foundation for endurance racing.
The speed sets (lactate sets) can actually take more out of you than the big yardage days. However fast repeats of 100's may not teach you how to pace a 200. Maybe I'm old school..but interval training with low rest is the ideal way to take you into the discomfort zone. Having an aerobic base is important unless 50's are your focus events.
I like to train 2 days of tight intervals ...lots of yards.
And 2 days of skill sets and speed work. ...less yards, high quality.
At the end of the day...swimming with ideal technique is really important... no matter what speed it's done at.
I have a question about the interval thing. .... So what is it--try to go fast with more rest, or go faster then reduce the rest as much as possible, or both? Which is more important?
Opinions on this?
My opinion...a mix of both. Speed sets are extremely tough. But they may not build the foundation for endurance racing.
The speed sets (lactate sets) can actually take more out of you than the big yardage days. However fast repeats of 100's may not teach you how to pace a 200. Maybe I'm old school..but interval training with low rest is the ideal way to take you into the discomfort zone. Having an aerobic base is important unless 50's are your focus events.
I like to train 2 days of tight intervals ...lots of yards.
And 2 days of skill sets and speed work. ...less yards, high quality.
At the end of the day...swimming with ideal technique is really important... no matter what speed it's done at.
