The IM Lane

I was trying to invent a set/drill to help prepare for the breaststroke pullouts in the IM, especially the 400 IM. This is what I came up with: SCY or SCM: 4x( 150 kick -no rest, straight into... 20 fly sprinty -switch to breaststroke at the flags... 30 breaststroke DPS -i.e. take the fewest strokes possible on the last 25.) I did the kick part RIMO by round. Going for the fewest breaststroke strokes possible on that last 25 forces you to NOT shorten the pullout. (My best effort was 5 SPL) I really liked this set so I decided to share it here. I'm not saying I liked the suffering on the breaststroke pullouts, but it seems to give pretty good race-simulation breaststroke pullouts with the added benefit of providing some kick endurace work. Have fun! Don't *** foot around, just practice what you want to get better at better breastroke pullouts in IMs so do 150 or 300 IMs just swim FL BK BR, swim them various ways fast with rest, easy speed, race simulation, neg split by 25 or 50, & desc sets but always with an emphasis on breastroke and breastroke pull outs when I race IMs, on fly & back I: 1) swim easy speed, 2) save my legs, doing smaller kicks with less force, I do one beat kick fly 3) not many SDKs & 4) breathe a lot, especially as I approach the BK to BR turn The goal is to feel pretty comfortable at the 100 in the 200 or the 200 in the 400 so I can have a fast BK to Br turn, long pull outs then work the BR, but not by spinning, but by having a fast insweep & thrust on the pull and a fast kick with more streamline glide after each kick If you go out too hard in IMs you run out of breath and your legs die, killing your kick.

I was trying to invent a set/drill to help prepare for the breaststroke pullouts in the IM, especially the 400 IM. This is what I came up with: SCY or SCM: 4x( 150 kick -no rest, straight into... 20 fly sprinty -switch to breaststroke at the flags... 30 breaststroke DPS -i.e. take the fewest strokes possible on the last 25.) I did the kick part RIMO by round. Going for the fewest breaststroke strokes possible on that last 25 forces you to NOT shorten the pullout. (My best effort was 5 SPL) I really liked this set so I decided to share it here. I'm not saying I liked the suffering on the breaststroke pullouts, but it seems to give pretty good race-simulation breaststroke pullouts with the added benefit of providing some kick endurace work. Have fun! Don't *** foot around, just practice what you want to get better at better breastroke pullouts in IMs so do 150 or 300 IMs just swim FL BK BR, swim them various ways fast with rest, easy speed, race simulation, neg split by 25 or 50, & desc sets but always with an emphasis on breastroke and breastroke pull outs when I race IMs, on fly & back I: 1) swim easy speed, 2) save my legs, doing smaller kicks with less force, I do one beat kick fly 3) not many SDKs & 4) breathe a lot, especially as I approach the BK to BR turn The goal is to feel pretty comfortable at the 100 in the 200 or the 200 in the 400 so I can have a fast BK to Br turn, long pull outs then work the BR, but not by spinning, but by having a fast insweep & thrust on the pull and a fast kick with more streamline glide after each kick If you go out too hard in IMs you run out of breath and your legs die, killing your kick.