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!
It would be very helpful to see sample workouts. Please post a few.
I'd also like to see how workouts change over the course of a season. Especially going into taper, preparation for peak meets.
I've done speed training at various times in my life and always had good results.
It pretty much boils down to my first tip in Swim Faster Faster.
Swim FAST in PRACTICE.
shortly after that I added
Kick Fast in PRACTICE. (especially SDK) (Fast Swimmers tend to be fast kickers)
I'd also throw in,
Rest enough before you swim fast, so you can swim really fast.
Train to race. Training needs to prepare you to perform your best events.
(at a meet: we warm up, rest 20, 30, 40 or 60 min, RACE, then warm down)
If you train fast with rest then you're getting your body to adapt to the stress of swimming fast and you're honing your skills for excellent execution at race pace.
Anything you do and measure, improves. So time and track your fast efforts.
Perfect your technique.
What else?
one of my favorite sayings is from Rich Abrahams.
"Most swimmers swim
too fast when they need to be going slow and
too slow when they need to be going fast."
It would be very helpful to see sample workouts. Please post a few.
I'd also like to see how workouts change over the course of a season. Especially going into taper, preparation for peak meets.
I've done speed training at various times in my life and always had good results.
It pretty much boils down to my first tip in Swim Faster Faster.
Swim FAST in PRACTICE.
shortly after that I added
Kick Fast in PRACTICE. (especially SDK) (Fast Swimmers tend to be fast kickers)
I'd also throw in,
Rest enough before you swim fast, so you can swim really fast.
Train to race. Training needs to prepare you to perform your best events.
(at a meet: we warm up, rest 20, 30, 40 or 60 min, RACE, then warm down)
If you train fast with rest then you're getting your body to adapt to the stress of swimming fast and you're honing your skills for excellent execution at race pace.
Anything you do and measure, improves. So time and track your fast efforts.
Perfect your technique.
What else?
one of my favorite sayings is from Rich Abrahams.
"Most swimmers swim
too fast when they need to be going slow and
too slow when they need to be going fast."
