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!
When I—a 67 year-old, drop-dead sprinter—do this on a fly set of 12.5s at 50 race pace, the rest intervals begin at 8 seconds and level off at 18 seconds before neural fatigue shuts down the set.
Ultra short is intriguing to me. However, personally, I don't see what it has to do with drop dead sprinting. 50s are about 5% aerobic so why would you train with a method dedicated to aerobic fitness? I think you're better off doing max rest sets and race simulation for drop dead sprints.
One other thing that puzzles me about Rushall -- how does he account for the SDK? I can't train for 50 fly or 50 back using only 12.5 AFAP sprints because I'm UW for 15 meters in my races. If I used his method for 50s (which I wouldn't), I'd never do any full stroke swimming. Also, the breath deprivation from streamline dolphin kicking or not breathing much during a 25y 100 pace sprint makes his proposed intervals impossible for me. I guess you could use the sensation of breathlessness test you mention, but my rest interval would be nowhere near his proposed 1:1 rest.
When I—a 67 year-old, drop-dead sprinter—do this on a fly set of 12.5s at 50 race pace, the rest intervals begin at 8 seconds and level off at 18 seconds before neural fatigue shuts down the set.
Ultra short is intriguing to me. However, personally, I don't see what it has to do with drop dead sprinting. 50s are about 5% aerobic so why would you train with a method dedicated to aerobic fitness? I think you're better off doing max rest sets and race simulation for drop dead sprints.
One other thing that puzzles me about Rushall -- how does he account for the SDK? I can't train for 50 fly or 50 back using only 12.5 AFAP sprints because I'm UW for 15 meters in my races. If I used his method for 50s (which I wouldn't), I'd never do any full stroke swimming. Also, the breath deprivation from streamline dolphin kicking or not breathing much during a 25y 100 pace sprint makes his proposed intervals impossible for me. I guess you could use the sensation of breathlessness test you mention, but my rest interval would be nowhere near his proposed 1:1 rest.
