What is your favorite set 1200-2000?
Mine is 15x 100 - simple and sweet but a good measurement on how I am swimming.
I also like doing sets like 5x100, 2x250, and 1x 500
This is not necessarily my favorite set, but it is different.
Our coach (Mike Nordman, CSP Masters) has a concept he calls the roll IM. It works like this:
4x {4x 125 IM's}
First set of 4: 50 fly, 25 back, 25 ***, 25 free
Second set: 25 fly, 50 back, 25 ***, 25 free
Third set: 25 fly, 25 back, 50 ***, 25 free
Fourth set: 25 fly, 25 back, 25 ***, 50 free
Set the interval to get about 5-10 seconds rest.
Take an extra minute between sets.
I am not a good IM swimmer, but this is more interesting than simply cranking out a long IM set.
Matt
Well, Matt its probably your breaststroke that makes you a poor Imer and I guess your backstroke isn't that much better. Mine is the backstroke, I'm one of the few that swim it slower than breaststroke. As far as sets I like 10x 100's or 5x200's plus a 2 ry easy 100's or 200 in between.
Mine is a set of 18X100
3 on 1:30
3 on 1:20
3 on 1:30
3 on 1:15
3 on 1:30
3 on 1:10
Backstroke of course! Great way to get in a lot of yardage with some recovery. Great thread always looking for new ideas...
Originally posted by Phil Arcuni
Gosh Fritz, that's a tough backstroke set. I think the only way I could make all of the 5 on 1:10, backstroke, would be to *not* be first, and draft some.
The only way I could make it is by dropping my 100 back repeats by more than 5 seconds!
That's a tough set. It would challenging even freestyle.
Cynthia,
You know me only too well. My breastroke sucks, and my backstroke is worse. However, I am working on both of them, trying to get them to feel more like my fly and freestyle (respectively) in the hopes that one day I will be able to do an IM that is not an offense in the eyes of God. Please note that the word good did not make an appearance in the preceding sentences.
Matt
My wife claims I should swim backstroke for any long freestyle events because of the extra air you can take in. I always laughed at her, but maybe she has a point!
Of course I suck at back, so it wouldn't work, but maybe for someone that was a good backstroker it isn't a bad idea.
Gosh Fritz, that's a tough backstroke set. I think the only way I could make all of the 5 on 1:10, backstroke, would be to *not* be first, and draft some. I will work on it some, however, and see . . .(the only other way to do it would be butterfly ;-)
Here is one set that we did this morning, not as long but more aerobic, also backstroke for me:
on 1:20 base:
1 x 50
2 x 75
3 x 100
4 x 125
then 1:15 base:
3 x 100
2 x 75
1 x 50
1500 total
A definite clock management challenge, especially coming down. That was followed by
4 x 75 on :65
3 x 75 on :60
2 x 75 on :55
3 x 75 on :60
4 x 75 on :65, :60, :55, :50
I did not make the last interval :(
You guys must have very young looking organs. I had been feeling pretty good about myself until I read this thread. And Phil, your post looks like an "elite" set to me, also.
