coachsci.sdsu.edu/.../ultra40a.pdf
There is a method, which is referred to as the Rushall method which Michael Andrew uses.
Was wondering if you had any critique about this. If this sort of training is a good idea and what are the problems.
Would this also be good for longer events? Like the 400 IM?
Thanks!
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Help please! So in SCM, is this how I do it?
5 rounds of
6 x 25's on :30
holding 15 or under
rest 100 easy in between
fly/free/back/free/*** by round
==>this would be for my 100's of stroke & free. maybe even 50's. or rather, to appreciate the 50's more.
attempt 30 x 25's on :30
sit out if I "miss" 15 and start with the next one.
no problemo is I am doing this myself, but that would mean if you miss and your buddies don't, you are starting the next one at the opposite ends? or do you swim an easy one on the one your miss so you start together again?
If I do 12.5's, then i'd have to swim easy to finish the 25, or do them as back half 12.5's to the wall, is that correct? And attempt to accelerate or increase velocity or whatever the term is - basically, don't just get to the 12.5 and totally tighten up? And there's really no way to accurately gauge my time??
Can you also do 1/2 pool with turn as the 25? Of course, you'd need a good push off which would be hard, but then you'd have a bunch of turn work?
The paper is kind of inconsistent in amount of rest but the 20-30 rounds are always done without splitting them up with easy swimming in between. He gives a guideline of 10 seconds rest for 25s, 20 seconds for 50s, 30 seconds for 100s. He gives a sample 2 hour workout however that doesn't seem to follow his guidelines unless intended for very young swimmers. The workout has 3 race pace sets. The 3 sets he gives are 20x50m free on 60 seconds, 30x25m fly on 45 seconds, and 30x25m back on 45 seconds. You are supposed to fail miserably at first and get better over time. He expects some people to start failing 1/4 through the set the first time they try.
If you fail and you are doing 25s or 75s you will be at the opposite end of the pool from the rest of the team after taking one round off. You don't swim that round easy. You can't really do distances that aren't pool lengths as you need to get your time each time (and he says the coach shouldn't be timing). The shorter distances I think he does doing widths of the pool. That is why some of the lengths in his examples are odd like 20m.
Help please! So in SCM, is this how I do it?
5 rounds of
6 x 25's on :30
holding 15 or under
rest 100 easy in between
fly/free/back/free/*** by round
==>this would be for my 100's of stroke & free. maybe even 50's. or rather, to appreciate the 50's more.
attempt 30 x 25's on :30
sit out if I "miss" 15 and start with the next one.
no problemo is I am doing this myself, but that would mean if you miss and your buddies don't, you are starting the next one at the opposite ends? or do you swim an easy one on the one your miss so you start together again?
If I do 12.5's, then i'd have to swim easy to finish the 25, or do them as back half 12.5's to the wall, is that correct? And attempt to accelerate or increase velocity or whatever the term is - basically, don't just get to the 12.5 and totally tighten up? And there's really no way to accurately gauge my time??
Can you also do 1/2 pool with turn as the 25? Of course, you'd need a good push off which would be hard, but then you'd have a bunch of turn work?
The paper is kind of inconsistent in amount of rest but the 20-30 rounds are always done without splitting them up with easy swimming in between. He gives a guideline of 10 seconds rest for 25s, 20 seconds for 50s, 30 seconds for 100s. He gives a sample 2 hour workout however that doesn't seem to follow his guidelines unless intended for very young swimmers. The workout has 3 race pace sets. The 3 sets he gives are 20x50m free on 60 seconds, 30x25m fly on 45 seconds, and 30x25m back on 45 seconds. You are supposed to fail miserably at first and get better over time. He expects some people to start failing 1/4 through the set the first time they try.
If you fail and you are doing 25s or 75s you will be at the opposite end of the pool from the rest of the team after taking one round off. You don't swim that round easy. You can't really do distances that aren't pool lengths as you need to get your time each time (and he says the coach shouldn't be timing). The shorter distances I think he does doing widths of the pool. That is why some of the lengths in his examples are odd like 20m.