Since I don't have time to train for the 500fr/400 im this year, unless the recession hits me in which case doubles with dryland workouts here I come, I have started training at our team's sprint practice on Thursday nights.
I find that after the sprint workout, my head hurts and I can't go to sleep for hours after the practice which doesn't happen after mid distance/im/distance practices. How long should it take for my body to adjust to sprint training and the high speed/high rest training?
I assume some of the "50 lovers" will have experienced this effect from fast training. Thanks for any tips, my wife thinks I am nuts to seek the pain but I told her it is just part of the process of getting faster.
Also, how long did it take most people to get good at SDKs? Right now, I feel like I am screwing around under the water and not moving fast while I am doing the kick, and I am a good kicker with very flexible ankles.
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Two thoughts on the headaches:
1. Are you warming down enough after these sprint workouts? If not, headaches and/or body aches can become severe.
2. Are you tensing too much while sprinting? You may be straining too much in an effort to go fast which can cause muscle tension in the neck which can cause a nasty headache.
On SDK... Ande has posted frequently on this topic. It would be good to review his posts on the matter. SDK is tough to learn to do well and equally difficult to teach. I often recommend adding some longer dolphin kick sets to workouts so that the body can "learn" the most effective way to propel itself. By longer, I mean kicks longer than 400 at a time, say 3x400s. I think doing these in tight streamline on back are most effective. I think these longer kicks give the mind and body an opportunity to work out the "puzzle" of the SDK.
Two thoughts on the headaches:
1. Are you warming down enough after these sprint workouts? If not, headaches and/or body aches can become severe.
2. Are you tensing too much while sprinting? You may be straining too much in an effort to go fast which can cause muscle tension in the neck which can cause a nasty headache.
On SDK... Ande has posted frequently on this topic. It would be good to review his posts on the matter. SDK is tough to learn to do well and equally difficult to teach. I often recommend adding some longer dolphin kick sets to workouts so that the body can "learn" the most effective way to propel itself. By longer, I mean kicks longer than 400 at a time, say 3x400s. I think doing these in tight streamline on back are most effective. I think these longer kicks give the mind and body an opportunity to work out the "puzzle" of the SDK.
