That's my pet name for anaerobic swimming..... Tonight we did a set where we swam a 400, breathing every 3rd on the first 25, every 5th on the 2nd, every 7th, then every 9th !!! on the last 25. Repeat X4 = 400 yds. My question for all the coaches and/or coach wannabees out there is : What's the benefit ? I can see some down-side to this idea, for example; as you start to yearn for that good ol' O2, you shorten up and hasten up each stroke. Not good. So what's the good side ? Cheers ! Bert
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I have the same problem with these kinds of sets, in that the turn is a big problem. In a long course pool, this is less of an issue, but even breathing every 5 doesn't fit too well into the pool length. We used to do LCM 5x200 pull 3,5,7,9 on 2:45 when I was a kid. This is when I learned to breathe on both sides, as the coach explained we could breathe 4,6,8,10 if we wanted to breathe only on one side.
I don't see a use for long sets of this type. Practicing no breath or low breath 25s or 50s to check on stroke imbalance, or do some sprinting with no breaths, just like a race, yes. But 3,5,7,9 by 25, 50 or 100 is a set I would never do on my own. The feeling I get during a race is not being out of breath, it is lactic acid overload. I practice this by going fast on long sets.
Swim fast,
Greg
I have the same problem with these kinds of sets, in that the turn is a big problem. In a long course pool, this is less of an issue, but even breathing every 5 doesn't fit too well into the pool length. We used to do LCM 5x200 pull 3,5,7,9 on 2:45 when I was a kid. This is when I learned to breathe on both sides, as the coach explained we could breathe 4,6,8,10 if we wanted to breathe only on one side.
I don't see a use for long sets of this type. Practicing no breath or low breath 25s or 50s to check on stroke imbalance, or do some sprinting with no breaths, just like a race, yes. But 3,5,7,9 by 25, 50 or 100 is a set I would never do on my own. The feeling I get during a race is not being out of breath, it is lactic acid overload. I practice this by going fast on long sets.
Swim fast,
Greg
