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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A question for Glenn and the others who are doing USRPT. If you are failing to reach your target times, do you:
a) reduce the number of repeats (for example, settle for 10 and call it a day)?
or
b) lower your time so that you can do more repeats?
The first option seems to go against the whole idea USRPT which I interpret as conditioning your body to get used to racing by doing large numbers of repeats at race pace.
However if I choose the second option, am I not conditioning my body to get used to a pace which maybe a second or two slower than actually want to race? Surely that is not conditioning my body for success?
And another related question? What if my stroke is starting to fall apart early on in the set? Do I call it a day even if I am still making the target time or do I stop for fear of reinforcing bad habits?
I tried a set of 30x50 on Thursday. I took my best 200 time, divided it by 4 and set that as my target time. By the time I got to the tenth repeat I had failed three times and was breathing so hard it was scary. The whole task seemed insurmountable. And that would only train me to equal my best recent time. I wasn't even accounting for the hand touch, either. Ideally, I should have made that time another half second to a full second faster to allow for the flip turn.
What are your thoughts?
A question for Glenn and the others who are doing USRPT. If you are failing to reach your target times, do you:
a) reduce the number of repeats (for example, settle for 10 and call it a day)?
or
b) lower your time so that you can do more repeats?
The first option seems to go against the whole idea USRPT which I interpret as conditioning your body to get used to racing by doing large numbers of repeats at race pace.
However if I choose the second option, am I not conditioning my body to get used to a pace which maybe a second or two slower than actually want to race? Surely that is not conditioning my body for success?
And another related question? What if my stroke is starting to fall apart early on in the set? Do I call it a day even if I am still making the target time or do I stop for fear of reinforcing bad habits?
I tried a set of 30x50 on Thursday. I took my best 200 time, divided it by 4 and set that as my target time. By the time I got to the tenth repeat I had failed three times and was breathing so hard it was scary. The whole task seemed insurmountable. And that would only train me to equal my best recent time. I wasn't even accounting for the hand touch, either. Ideally, I should have made that time another half second to a full second faster to allow for the flip turn.
What are your thoughts?
