Hey outthere,
I'm a 16yrs old youth and I'm currently working on some workouts to help me improving my time on 50m ***.
Regardless of some people warning me about it, I am selfcoaching and it seems to work as I cut off my 50 *** time by at least 15 secs. (I started with 1:08s in early Dec and just reached the 52,5secs yesterday)
As I usually go to the pool twice a week I would like to create a set of 4 different workouts with different focuses (endurance, sprint, technique e.g.) to avoid a routine and continue on going down the time ladder.
I already made up two workouts but also they seem to work as I can complete them fairly well if some on really knows some thing about the subject could have a look over them for me and correct them as nessacary and also help me with the rest of the workouts.
Btw I recently read that doing a lot of breaststroke isn't that good for the knees. Is that right? Does it mean that I should do less breaststroke in my workouts?
Thanks for ya help
Matthias
Former Member
All I try to do is get a small portion of the top of my hair or cap out of the water. I have a coach watch me, esp. off a dive start.
Usually the first couple would have me DQ'd, then I get it right.
Everything on that first stroke is timed to get maximum forwards propulsion.
My head comes up slightly (without a breath) just before the hands going the maximum width.
Putting you head up prior to "catching" on the inwards scull can loose a half second.
Thanks, Wayne.
Sorry, but English is not my mother tongue. Please clarify me more¡K:confused:
¡§My head comes up slightly (without a breath) just before the hands going the maximum width. ¡§
So it seems your ears are SUBMERGED. Right?
¡¨Putting you head up prior to "catching" on the inwards scull can loose a half second.¡¨
Do you mean that to do as you said can lower the time?
By the way, what WARM-UP will you suggest b4 a *** event.
Thank you very much.
I always warm up the same at every big meet. At our Nationals it can be real hard to do as there may be 200 swimmers in the warmup pool.
I always swim at least 4 single lengths of breaststroke underwater to open up the lungs. I always warm up the legs and arms seperate, and then do the simple wave style drills like hand lead body dolphin. I practice a narrow underwater kick to the surface, and a strong first stroke without a breath.
Yes, my ears are just underwater on the first stroke.
If your head comes up early on the first stroke, before the hands go apart for the pull, your hips will sink and you loose a lot of time.
Thank you, Wayne.
I have got some more questions about ***.:confused: :confused:
1. Timing. The start of leg recovery must not happen before the END of hand recovery, right? If so, any drill to accomplish it?
2. I have watched video of Amanda Beard¡¦s 100 breaststroke race, her cadence is 1.11-1.15 thruout the race. To complete pull/kick/glide in such short time, is fast hand the KEY? Do we have to have GREAT power to do pul/kick/glide in 1.11sec?
Thank you very much.
Thanks, Wayne.
Excuse me...
I still need your instruction to my 1st Q above, timing.
And what is 'cobra drill' exactly for? Doesn't it prolong the time of hand recovery, while pull one's hip forward?
Looking forward to having your comments. Thank you.
Matthias, remember how astonished I was by your huge drop in a 50m. ***?I could almost not believe that one could do it that fast.Well, today, after working on pretty much nothing but technique(low head position, nice glide, strong kick, etc.) for about 2 months I finally braved up to time my usually pathetic ***.Well, I did a 50SCM and completed it in 39.84sec!!!Ok, no laughing, I know it will sound like some ridiculous time for breaststrokers, but that is not only the first time I broke 40 sec. but also the first time I ever got even close to a low 40 sec. range.My best was 43.44 before, so I am happy to state that even my breaststroke is improving which seems to be the hardest for me.Now watch out, Matthias, I will soon break your record, lol, I am just kidding, but seriously , I am pretty impressed with your huge improvement, mine is not that tremendous, but still is very impressive and satisfying to me.I am now below the 40 sec. range!!!That feels good!!!
Dima,
Breaststroke is ALL about timing. You can go even faster!
It takes years to get a great breaststroke, so you have a great future in that stroke.
RatT,
I am working 12-14 hours a day, with no days off sim=nce early March. Just no time for long writing.
But you have to be specific when you are talking about Amanda's stroke. There is HUGE timing changes from her 100 meters to her 200 meters.
Personally I want everyone to look more like her 200 timing, fast pull, kick and glide with her head underwater for one second.
That way when you are swimming a 100, you will naturally speed up the tempo, but keep the technique.
congrats Dima! sounds your going to be a breaststroker, too ;)
keep working on your technique, this will help a lot to get your time down! I spent working on my technique for two weeks and took more than 2 seconds of my 50breast. (First I went 37.88 about three weeks ago and last sunday I went 35.72)
brgds
Matthias
