Hi,everyone,i am new to this forum...
My name is CherTeck, just learning swimming less than two years.
I started train competitively three months ago. My 50m personal best is 31s.
I have no coach and train myself in school's pool. I do dry land training three times per week ( medicine ball, stretch cord, ab .roller,crunches, sit up) but i don't go gym . I swim 6 times per week and each session last about 1.5 hour. I think i was born as sprinter as i don't like long distance swimming. Currently, i train freestyle only but i will swim IM during warm up.
I always find the best workout for me but still cannot find the best one.
But i think the folllowing mainset are good
1) 4 x100m, 4 x 75m, 4 x 50m, 4 x25m ( build to 80 % on last lap for 25m pool)
2) 25m 50 75 100 150 200 rec 200 150 100 75 50 25 m ( start from 25m then slowly increase the distance, on the way back, increase the speed)
3) 8 x 75m on 1: 15 , 20 x 50 m ( des 1-4 )
4) Sprinting set:4 x ( 20 fast 30 slow, 30 fast 20 slow, 50m recovery, 50 m all out)
5) Speed kick: 2 x ( 1 x 100,2 x 50, 4 x25) fast kick
But i always use up my energy after speed kick and cannot move on to next main set.For sprinting set, i also die in last round. For normal 50m interval swimming, i tend to swim fast and then must rest 1-2 mins . I am eager to bring my time down...i want to know what's wrong in my stroke.Why can't i swim faster despite i try very hard.
Opps, i got a pair of red zoomer and a parachute. I also use them in my swimming training.I am 21 years old and hope that my 50m freestyle will hit 27s by February next year.
Here are some confusion when i do the sprinting:
1) Should we pull all the way back to hips in sprinting ?
2) Should we catch the water like Popov?YouTube - Popov vs Klim 50m Perth 1998
or just pull back without high elbow?
3) i feel that the water is heavy to hug during the catch,is it the good thing because i feel my turnover will slow down by pulling back that heavy water.
4) I saw Cesar Cielo slapping his arms quickly during sprinting but Popov still maintain very nice stroke. Which is better?
I would like to ask how to race 50m freestyle. Will you go all out hard during first 25m? How about the breathing frequency? i would like to try breathing at 20m and 35m in long course or 20,30,40 .Is it ok?:coffee:
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you need to devote about a quarter of your time to starts and you want to do lots of awesome, forceful, perfect starts each time. Reaction time, launch, entry, kick out, break out... that should be 30-40% of the race by distance.
This is great advice for 50 sprints. Too many people dismiss their start and start sequence as "good enough" whereas they may be leaving valuable tenths of a second or more on the start. Any time drop gained on the start or underwater is free time found. The same can be said for the turn in a short course race but it sounds like that doesn't apply here.
Breathing for a 50... as little as possible :)
you need to devote about a quarter of your time to starts and you want to do lots of awesome, forceful, perfect starts each time. Reaction time, launch, entry, kick out, break out... that should be 30-40% of the race by distance.
This is great advice for 50 sprints. Too many people dismiss their start and start sequence as "good enough" whereas they may be leaving valuable tenths of a second or more on the start. Any time drop gained on the start or underwater is free time found. The same can be said for the turn in a short course race but it sounds like that doesn't apply here.
Breathing for a 50... as little as possible :)
