I just got back to swimming 4 weeks ago. we do 4500yds-5000yds a day -no problem. But i can't seem to break 32 sec. on 50 m. it's like i hit the wall each time i try. I tried brethe every 4 and 2 no luck.
I swim freestyle
my coach says build more endurance.
any ideas?
jjpj
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I am not trying to be rude. But saying you do pull, kick, sprints is not very informative.
What does a typical workout contain?
Do you mostly do 100s, 200s, 400s, etc.?
And how fast do you swim these sets?
If you swam 10 x 100m, what would the interval be and what is your rest?
If you swim many very long sets of 200s or 400s or 500s they will do little to improve your 50 speed.
There are many here that know more than me. But to improve sprinting speed you should swim some sprints a few times every week. I would focus on 25s, not 50s. Swim some 50s where you sprint 25, relax 25, on a long interval like 2:00. I would also suggest that you try to breathe only 1 or 2 times on the sprint 25.
here is sample:
4X ( 1X50 @1:00 ; 1x75@1:30 ->i did it at 1:07)
3X50 @ 50 =did it at 37, 35, 34
1X100 @ 1:35=did it at 1:27
3X50 @50
1X150@2:20
3x50@50
1x200 @3:15=did it at 2:50
4X( 3X75 @1:30/1:25/1:20/1:30)
1X50 @ 1:10-did it at 0:36
400 smooth
end
jjpj
I am not trying to be rude. But saying you do pull, kick, sprints is not very informative.
What does a typical workout contain?
Do you mostly do 100s, 200s, 400s, etc.?
And how fast do you swim these sets?
If you swam 10 x 100m, what would the interval be and what is your rest?
If you swim many very long sets of 200s or 400s or 500s they will do little to improve your 50 speed.
There are many here that know more than me. But to improve sprinting speed you should swim some sprints a few times every week. I would focus on 25s, not 50s. Swim some 50s where you sprint 25, relax 25, on a long interval like 2:00. I would also suggest that you try to breathe only 1 or 2 times on the sprint 25.
here is sample:
4X ( 1X50 @1:00 ; 1x75@1:30 ->i did it at 1:07)
3X50 @ 50 =did it at 37, 35, 34
1X100 @ 1:35=did it at 1:27
3X50 @50
1X150@2:20
3x50@50
1x200 @3:15=did it at 2:50
4X( 3X75 @1:30/1:25/1:20/1:30)
1X50 @ 1:10-did it at 0:36
400 smooth
end
jjpj