With about a month and and a half to go....I need some advice on a training plan.....
It is March 30th and I am just getting in the water. I really need help getting ready. I am not from a pure swimming background so I do not know how to get ready for a meet. I will swim 50 free, 100 free, 50 ***.
My times are pretty good... but I want to peek right.
THoughts? Any help out there?
THanks in advance.
the simple approach is to:
warm up 500 to 1000 then
race 1 or 2 events for time each day in practice
after each fast swim think about the mistakes you made and attempt to correct them
Or have someone watch you
Your training can be that simple
Actually racing in practice will help you prepare to race in the meet
As you get closer to the meet, the less fast stuff you need to do
maybe just do fast 25's or fast through the turn
Swim down and put plenty of rest between swims
concentrate on perfect form
for training ideas follow
My Blog/ Ande's
Leslie's Blog
Chris Stevenson's Blog
Recent Blogs
You can also read the archive of my old blog from 2008 & see each practice which shows
how I prepared for the 2008 Masters Nats
I made excellent drops from 2007 to 2008 & it's all right there.
You could also adjust the time line for days away from the meet since the Austin Nats were in early May and these are in the 3rd week of May
Nat's is 7 weeks out, 51 days away
if you swim 5 or 6 times a week,
you'd have 35 or 42 chances to practice your races
If you do you'll be much more familiar with them.
It's OK to lift weights to get stronger
Keep it simple
have fun.
Get a fast suit
Hope this helps you Swim Faster Faster
Ande
With about a month and and a half to go....I need some advice on a training plan.....
It is March 30th and I am just getting in the water. I really need help getting ready. I am not from a pure swimming background so I do not know how to get ready for a meet. I will swim 50 free, 100 free, 50 ***.
My times are pretty good... but I want to peek right.
THoughts? Any help out there?
THanks in advance.
the simple approach is to:
warm up 500 to 1000 then
race 1 or 2 events for time each day in practice
after each fast swim think about the mistakes you made and attempt to correct them
Or have someone watch you
Your training can be that simple
Actually racing in practice will help you prepare to race in the meet
As you get closer to the meet, the less fast stuff you need to do
maybe just do fast 25's or fast through the turn
Swim down and put plenty of rest between swims
concentrate on perfect form
for training ideas follow
My Blog/ Ande's
Leslie's Blog
Chris Stevenson's Blog
Recent Blogs
You can also read the archive of my old blog from 2008 & see each practice which shows
how I prepared for the 2008 Masters Nats
I made excellent drops from 2007 to 2008 & it's all right there.
You could also adjust the time line for days away from the meet since the Austin Nats were in early May and these are in the 3rd week of May
Nat's is 7 weeks out, 51 days away
if you swim 5 or 6 times a week,
you'd have 35 or 42 chances to practice your races
If you do you'll be much more familiar with them.
It's OK to lift weights to get stronger
Keep it simple
have fun.
Get a fast suit
Hope this helps you Swim Faster Faster
Ande
With about a month and and a half to go....I need some advice on a training plan.....
It is March 30th and I am just getting in the water. I really need help getting ready. I am not from a pure swimming background so I do not know how to get ready for a meet. I will swim 50 free, 100 free, 50 ***.
My times are pretty good... but I want to peek right.
THoughts? Any help out there?
THanks in advance.
