and I think it makes sense, I hope it works. I raced in a SCY meet back in late Feb. I swam pretty well since I wore my practice suit (forgot racing suit), was not shaved or rested or anything else, but my times were still a little slower than i had hoped. I have decided to focus on the 50 free and 50 fly for nationals, with my entries in the 100 free/fly/IM on days 2 and 3 just being an excuse to stay in Arizona longer. So for the past 4-5 weeks I have done three things differently.
1) I have focused on speed work in practice more than ever, making almost every set into speed work. If I'm given 8x125's I will do them as 75's or 100's and focus on sprinting different portions of them. Always working on EVF, always working on SDK, always working on all the other stuff I always do
2) I am incorporating a ton of explosive type weight sets on my off days. squats, lunges, bench press etc.....
and I'm hanging my hat on this last thing making the biggest difference, and is why I named the thread what I did.
3) I want to lose 20 pounds before nationals. I raced at my meet a month ago at 195. That very day I dropped coca-cola cold turkey. I had a 4 can a day habit, maybe more on the weekends. I have had maybe a total of three cans in a month an I have gone from 195 to 184 as of this morning. Starting tomorrow I cut all fried and fast foods from my diet as well, as I'm not sure the no coke thing will make the last 9 pounds go away.
So could racing at 175 and not 195 with the same or better strength make a huge difference?
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At the end of practice Friday I went a 26.3 50 Fly and a 22.7 50 free from a push (with fins) friday. Weight was 183
By comparison I went 25.2 and 23.7 (obv no fins there) 4 weeks ago at the DAM meet, at 195 pounds.
The weight is starting to come off again after I changed my lunch diet last week, already at 180 this AM.
Did bench Saturday and did a pyramid 12 at 135, 10 at 155, 8 and 175, 6 at 195, 4 at 215 and 2 at 235....then went back down
5 weeks ago I started that same pyramid at 8 at 135 and stopped at 195....
Also think the protein powder is helping.
My abs are starting show, love handles are going NOWHERE.
Got my new suit in the mail, wanted to get a B70 or LZR but settled for Aquablade and bought ticket sto the final 4 instead!
I want to try it in practice but I am afraid of wearing it out prior to the meet.
Plan to get a tan before I go so I won't look like a ghost in the AZ sunshine!!
At the end of practice Friday I went a 26.3 50 Fly and a 22.7 50 free from a push (with fins) friday. Weight was 183
By comparison I went 25.2 and 23.7 (obv no fins there) 4 weeks ago at the DAM meet, at 195 pounds.
The weight is starting to come off again after I changed my lunch diet last week, already at 180 this AM.
Did bench Saturday and did a pyramid 12 at 135, 10 at 155, 8 and 175, 6 at 195, 4 at 215 and 2 at 235....then went back down
5 weeks ago I started that same pyramid at 8 at 135 and stopped at 195....
Also think the protein powder is helping.
My abs are starting show, love handles are going NOWHERE.
Got my new suit in the mail, wanted to get a B70 or LZR but settled for Aquablade and bought ticket sto the final 4 instead!
I want to try it in practice but I am afraid of wearing it out prior to the meet.
Plan to get a tan before I go so I won't look like a ghost in the AZ sunshine!!
