Okay, if i'm currently going a 25.8 in a 50 Freestyle (SCY), what would i have to do to bring it down to a 23.8 by the end of the summer?
2 second drop in 3 months? is that possible? And i don't mean by using a fast suit or anything, i just want to make myself faster while wearing a brief.
I'm only 14 so i should be growing and getting stronger (i hope) haha
Anyways, in the summer i will practice with my team for about 3 hours a day, and i plan on lifting weights everyday aswell. So, what can i do to get my 50 time down.
My start is decent, and my flip is aswell, but how do i get faster like just by pushing off the wall?
I hear that sprinting in practice helps.
My flutter is TERRIBLE.
In practice, when we do kicking sets, i try as hard as i can, i'm probably the one making the biggest splash, but everyone around me is passing me, and i get TIRED from doing kick. How can i help that?
Anyways, please tell me how to get my times down.
thanks alot :)
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Unless you are just starting as a competitive swimmer, I doubt you can go under 24 that soon. A 2 second drop in 50 free is huge.
But you CAN make big improvements.
Like said above - lifting weights everyday is too often. Your muscles probably aren't getting enough recovery time depending on what you are doing in the gym.
They say it over and over - to swim fast you have to swim fast. That means in practice you should regularly do high quality swims to develop power and sprint technique. High quality means high intensity sets with more rest than you probably do typically. Sets like 10 x 50 on 2:00, best effort on each. Swim each one like a race with race quality turns and breathing. Periodically do kick sprints.
Good technique (starts, turns, race execution) could produce a 1 sec drop.
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Unless you are just starting as a competitive swimmer, I doubt you can go under 24 that soon. A 2 second drop in 50 free is huge.
But you CAN make big improvements.
Like said above - lifting weights everyday is too often. Your muscles probably aren't getting enough recovery time depending on what you are doing in the gym.
They say it over and over - to swim fast you have to swim fast. That means in practice you should regularly do high quality swims to develop power and sprint technique. High quality means high intensity sets with more rest than you probably do typically. Sets like 10 x 50 on 2:00, best effort on each. Swim each one like a race with race quality turns and breathing. Periodically do kick sprints.
Good technique (starts, turns, race execution) could produce a 1 sec drop.
