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!
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.
Is the 30 x 50 the first time you have tried USRPT set? If so, you may want to start with 20 or even 10 to get the idea. When I started this in September, my target time was 32. But I did not start doing the sets at 32. I started at 35. That was too easy so I went to 34 which was also too easy. I spent 2 or 3 weeks at 33 then finally to 32.
The fact that you failed three by the time you got to the tenth repeat tells me your target time is too fast. You want to be able to get in at least 10 before your first failure. That is always my goal.
Take me through the set you did. What was the interval and what were your times on each 50 including the ones after a rest.
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.
Is the 30 x 50 the first time you have tried USRPT set? If so, you may want to start with 20 or even 10 to get the idea. When I started this in September, my target time was 32. But I did not start doing the sets at 32. I started at 35. That was too easy so I went to 34 which was also too easy. I spent 2 or 3 weeks at 33 then finally to 32.
The fact that you failed three by the time you got to the tenth repeat tells me your target time is too fast. You want to be able to get in at least 10 before your first failure. That is always my goal.
Take me through the set you did. What was the interval and what were your times on each 50 including the ones after a rest.
