I'm a 21 year old male, 5'8, around 155 lbs, with 7-8% body fat. I've been swimming now for about 1 year total. My background is in cross country, basketball, and track. I've dropped my times quite a bit in a year;
50 free from 28 high to 26.69
100 free from 1:10 to 1:00.89
200 free from 2:24 to 2:16
500 free from 7:00 to 6:19
I'm from Missouri and I've got one more semester at a community college to get my associates degree, then I plan on transferring to Drury Univesity or Missouri State. I really want to walk on to one of their teams and I figure my best choice is to go the distance route, the 500 and up to have a chance at making one of these teams. Right now I'm swimming 30,000yds/m a week and doing dryland work (weights) 3x a week. My stroke is very solid, keeping me injury free (knock on wood), and I figure I can get up to around 50,000+ yds a week by the start of summer and train like a madman this summer before fall semester. I can swim with a masters team once a week without having to pay a monthly fee and the rest of my training is solo. My test meet will be the end of July, Show-me-State games in Columbia. Any words of advice?
Wow, I didn't think I'd get so many replies. I really appreciate all the advice.
1) I only go swim once a week with a team because of tight financial issues, I asked if I could come in once a week for help with my strokes and so far the coach has been very helpful.
2) I know that I've got a really long way to go but I believe in my heart that I can make it and contribute greatly to either of the teams. (got a 3.2 GPA, will work my ass off, and I'm always positive, was captain of cross country team my senior year of high school).
3) I absolutely love the sport, the way I feel after completing a good workout is amazing, plus I like the way it has transformed my body from the skinnier runners physique.
Other than the obvious here are some things I need to work on:
1) To stop drinking/partying as much, keep in under better control.
2) Increase my pain tolerance, there is a time when I'm swimming a longer workout that I start to puss out and this is definantly a time that training with a team would be beneficial.
I don't know if this will be allowed but I'd like to start a little blog here, it'll help keep me honest.
1/24/08
Afternoon workout---SCM pool, Southside YMCA
Warmup---600 straight swim (100 fr + 50 bk)x4 + 4x25 fly w/25 bk recovery + 200 flutter kck w/board
Main---4x(400 free rest 25s + 300 pull r 20s + 200 kck w/board r 20s + 100 IM) r 30s between sets
400 frees in 6:00, 5:58, 6:00, 6:11 (pussed out)
300 pulls in 4:24, 4:21, 4:20, 4:18
200 kcks don't remember times
100 IMs 1:39, 1:38, 1:37, 1:38----breaststroke is so weak
R 1 minute 30s
600 straight swim (100 bk + 50 free)
Sprint set---4x25 no breathers (18.1, 17.8, 17.2, 16.9)
Total---5700m, felt really good.
After swim I did a pretty intense core workout and 100 pushups
Wow, I didn't think I'd get so many replies. I really appreciate all the advice.
1) I only go swim once a week with a team because of tight financial issues, I asked if I could come in once a week for help with my strokes and so far the coach has been very helpful.
2) I know that I've got a really long way to go but I believe in my heart that I can make it and contribute greatly to either of the teams. (got a 3.2 GPA, will work my ass off, and I'm always positive, was captain of cross country team my senior year of high school).
3) I absolutely love the sport, the way I feel after completing a good workout is amazing, plus I like the way it has transformed my body from the skinnier runners physique.
Other than the obvious here are some things I need to work on:
1) To stop drinking/partying as much, keep in under better control.
2) Increase my pain tolerance, there is a time when I'm swimming a longer workout that I start to puss out and this is definantly a time that training with a team would be beneficial.
I don't know if this will be allowed but I'd like to start a little blog here, it'll help keep me honest.
1/24/08
Afternoon workout---SCM pool, Southside YMCA
Warmup---600 straight swim (100 fr + 50 bk)x4 + 4x25 fly w/25 bk recovery + 200 flutter kck w/board
Main---4x(400 free rest 25s + 300 pull r 20s + 200 kck w/board r 20s + 100 IM) r 30s between sets
400 frees in 6:00, 5:58, 6:00, 6:11 (pussed out)
300 pulls in 4:24, 4:21, 4:20, 4:18
200 kcks don't remember times
100 IMs 1:39, 1:38, 1:37, 1:38----breaststroke is so weak
R 1 minute 30s
600 straight swim (100 bk + 50 free)
Sprint set---4x25 no breathers (18.1, 17.8, 17.2, 16.9)
Total---5700m, felt really good.
After swim I did a pretty intense core workout and 100 pushups
