This thread is more of a frustrated vent than a request for advice, but input is appreciated.
I am talking fly. When I first got back into swimming (about 6 months), I timed myself for 25s. I went 15/16 from a push, but I could only do it twice before I died. After a few weeks, I could hit 14/15 for 2 or three. I continue to do timed 25s on my sprint day so that I can measure my progress. I have hit 13.
Last practice, I swam 14/15 for 8 25s. I have also added a 25 slow freestyle in between and now I do them on 1:30, which is just enough rest to feel fresh on each. It sure feels like I am a lot better, but If I am not faster, am I really? I am sure I'm a lot faster for a 50 or 100 (ie I can now survive 100) due to endurance, but shouldn't I be faster too? It doesn't seem to make a difference how fast I turn it over, either. If I am swimming hard, I swim 15.
Breaststroke is actually opposite. I can build those (actually, just by going all out, I build) as I am around 18 for the first couple and 16 by the 8th. I have improved 6 seconds in my breaststroke 25 since I started.
Total yardage is about 2000 3 times a week, which is all the time I can afford to get to the pool these days. Maybe I am getting impatient. I'd call it a plateau, but there was really no progress before it flattened out.
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See, what was the worry?
You can go a long time before a time drop. Just the nature of it toward the end of your progression. I'm experiencing it now.
As far as building your breastroke even though you say you are gong all out.....even though you are getting tired, your timing and feel is improving during your set. Shows you how criticial that is in breastroke.
See, what was the worry?
You can go a long time before a time drop. Just the nature of it toward the end of your progression. I'm experiencing it now.
As far as building your breastroke even though you say you are gong all out.....even though you are getting tired, your timing and feel is improving during your set. Shows you how criticial that is in breastroke.
