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!
So temps are slowly starting to climb and thoughts turn to summer...and long course. So I have a question for any of the USTRP experts here about using the system in LCM pools. Looking at the USTRP table I posted earlier, as a mid-D swimmer I am really mostly interested in the three middle columns: 100, 200 and 400. Certainly I dabble in 50s and the 1500 occasionally so I might do those types of USTRP for a little bit of variety from time to time, but my focus will be in the middle columns.
Looking at them, there are 3 possible repeat distances: 25s, 50s and 75s. Are the 25s and 75s supposed to be done in short course pools only? Because starting in the middle of a LCM pool would really play havoc with any attempt to maintain race pace. That leaves only 3 possible USTRP sets for me in a LCM pool, and honestly only two of them are viable sets. (20 x 50 LCM on 0:50 at 100 race pace? No, I don't think so.)
I can see the point of doing sets of 25s in the short course pool (ideally SCM I suppose, though that's not going to happen around here) in preparing for LCM meets. But doing sets of 75s seems to violate the principle of specificity in training, because short-course 75s are nothing at all like LCM 75s.
So bottom line: how is USTRP supposed to be adapted (if at all) for long course training? I haven't read everything on USTRP by any means, but if I came across this point I didn't pay attention to it at the time.
So temps are slowly starting to climb and thoughts turn to summer...and long course. So I have a question for any of the USTRP experts here about using the system in LCM pools. Looking at the USTRP table I posted earlier, as a mid-D swimmer I am really mostly interested in the three middle columns: 100, 200 and 400. Certainly I dabble in 50s and the 1500 occasionally so I might do those types of USTRP for a little bit of variety from time to time, but my focus will be in the middle columns.
Looking at them, there are 3 possible repeat distances: 25s, 50s and 75s. Are the 25s and 75s supposed to be done in short course pools only? Because starting in the middle of a LCM pool would really play havoc with any attempt to maintain race pace. That leaves only 3 possible USTRP sets for me in a LCM pool, and honestly only two of them are viable sets. (20 x 50 LCM on 0:50 at 100 race pace? No, I don't think so.)
I can see the point of doing sets of 25s in the short course pool (ideally SCM I suppose, though that's not going to happen around here) in preparing for LCM meets. But doing sets of 75s seems to violate the principle of specificity in training, because short-course 75s are nothing at all like LCM 75s.
So bottom line: how is USTRP supposed to be adapted (if at all) for long course training? I haven't read everything on USTRP by any means, but if I came across this point I didn't pay attention to it at the time.
