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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I loved being a rogue, Salo-style coach and competitor. My Longhorn swimmers loved it too, with top-notch results. My masters team was Texas SprinterBeast. You would have had a hard time talking me out of it. But Michael Andrew does not seem to be hurting in his 50s.
Start and turn may be half of your race but not for most of us. And then there is long course.
Mechanics are not limited to stroking. Every segment of the race, has it own mechanics. Start, submarine, pull-out for breaststroke, break-out, etc. USRPT recommends subjecting each segment to its own set in order to perfect the mechanics of each.
Rushall does not disdain kicking that is specific to racing.
If speed workouts, using non ultra-short intervals, are of sufficient yardage to improve mechanics, rather than just to maintain them, then blood lactate rises to a level that requires at least 48 hours recovery (in young people).
I’m pretty sure he advocates even pacing.
I really have no interest in being Dr. Rushall’s mouthpiece. He speaks very well for himself. Just go to the site and read his stuff. Even if you disagree with the science, you can’t help learning a lot.
I loved being a rogue, Salo-style coach and competitor. My Longhorn swimmers loved it too, with top-notch results. My masters team was Texas SprinterBeast. You would have had a hard time talking me out of it. But Michael Andrew does not seem to be hurting in his 50s.
Start and turn may be half of your race but not for most of us. And then there is long course.
Mechanics are not limited to stroking. Every segment of the race, has it own mechanics. Start, submarine, pull-out for breaststroke, break-out, etc. USRPT recommends subjecting each segment to its own set in order to perfect the mechanics of each.
Rushall does not disdain kicking that is specific to racing.
If speed workouts, using non ultra-short intervals, are of sufficient yardage to improve mechanics, rather than just to maintain them, then blood lactate rises to a level that requires at least 48 hours recovery (in young people).
I’m pretty sure he advocates even pacing.
I really have no interest in being Dr. Rushall’s mouthpiece. He speaks very well for himself. Just go to the site and read his stuff. Even if you disagree with the science, you can’t help learning a lot.
