i need a kick in the speedo

RE: i need a kick in the speedo

wnt2bfst — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 08:58:25 GMT

i fell the same way about not having direction in my practice. i will try sprinting and resting at the end this week. thanks

RE: i need a kick in the speedo

Michael Heather — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 05:47:58 GMT

Your posted workout is fine, but has no particular point. Many Masters practices are like this because of the wide array of swimmer types, ages and abilities in one pool at one time. If you want to be a sprinter, you must do sprint based work outs occasionally. The simplest way to do that in a team setting (and without making everyone around you mad) is to concentrate the end of practice on sprints. Instead of doing 120 swims, do 20s on the same interval as the 120, concentrating on the stroke technique and consistent speed. The essence of sprinting is not always just speed, but how you deal with your lactic transition near the end of the swim. Everyone feels great off the blocks, everyone feels like the are paralyzed near the end. If you can practice how to react and compensate for the paralyzed feeling, you will not only go faster, you will win races. Keep the stroke together when you feel like your arms and legs are falling off. And remember that no race is won at the beginning, so don't try to impress everyone then. Build up, build up, build up.

RE: i need a kick in the speedo

wnt2bfst — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:40:02 GMT

ande, thanks for your help. i might just try the finger nail trick. do you know what adhesive will work with the chlorine? seriously, you have great research, thanks

RE: i need a kick in the speedo

wnt2bfst — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:35:00 GMT

here are my last 3 work outs. i am no ware near holding these time. i do usually complete the work outs, in about 2 hrs. the sprint workout i did not include do to space. it was definitely a different type of workout. WARM UP: 2 X 200 3:40 3:20 4 X 100 1:50 1:40 Twice through. Round 1 intervals left, round 2 right. 1 X 200 kick 4:45 8 X 50 kick 1:15 25 fast/25 moderate 1 X 200 free 3:00 4 X 100 1:45 2:00 1:30 Three rounds: Round 1 100's: IM Round 2 100's: stroke Round 3 100's: free Read intervals left to right. WARM UP: 2 X 100 1:50 1:40 1 X 250 4:20 4:00 Four times through. Rounds 1/2 intervals left, rounds 3/4 right. 1 X 50 easy 1:15 1 X 50 fast 1:15 1 X 50 easy 1:15 1 X 100 fast 2:00 Four times through, all choice. 1 X 200 kick 5:00 6 X 50 kick 1:20 50's: 25 fast/25 easy 8 X 200 free 4 on 3:20 4 on 3:10 first set 2880/3840 3 x 6x120 on 1:50 2x120 on 1:50 fast as i could go im set 1760/5620 2x 6x120 im @160 yrds 1 bf 2 bf/bk 3 bk 4 bk/br 5 br 6 br /fs 7 160 im probaly the best advice is to just practice faster. hence the tag line "i need a kick in the seedo"

RE: i need a kick in the speedo

Redbird Alum — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 04:34:51 GMT

... about 100 - 120 min. per sessions. 4200 - 4900 yrds per session. ... Can you describe this workout a bit more... is it mostly sets, of longer distances, was the 20yd sprint set unusual? As has been posted on these boards many times... to swim faster, you have to practice faster!

RE: i need a kick in the speedo

ViveBene — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:02:28 GMT

Ande's thread on how to swim faster faster: forums.usms.org/showthread.php Do a search on "faster" or "swim faster." This has got to be one of the most frequently asked questions.

RE: i need a kick in the speedo

ande — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:35:10 GMT

great suggestion! Here's a link to the Swim Faster Faster Index wnt2bfst, we need more info about you there's many ways to get faster, you need to figure out which swim faster faster tips would work best for you here's a link to links for the Help My ____ is Horrible! Browse through ASK ANDE Ande's thread on how to swim faster faster: forums.usms.org/showthread.php Do a search on "faster" or "swim faster." This has got to be one of the most frequently asked questions.

RE: i need a kick in the speedo

orca1946 — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:24:49 GMT

Does the team hold you back/ You just started with a team, give it time to gel into speed work. This time of the year many teams are still building s base.