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What do YOU need to do to have a major swimming breakthrough?"

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One topic of great interest to us all is "What do you need to do to have a major swimming breakthrough?" "What do you need to do to significantly improve your swimming times over one season?" Do you have any specific, nitty gritty type suggestions. I think it's really easy to fall into ruts, to just show up and go through the motions rather than seizing the moment while we train. Any one have any thoughts on what we need to do to significantly improve? forums.usms.org/showthread.php
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  • Hello, first pick two events to train for and focus on plus find out what your current times are you'd benefit from swimming 4 - 5 times a week please add anything else you'd like to include give me some answers and I'll write more soon. Ande Originally posted by jswim I would LOVE to have a major swimming breakthrough! I am training on my own, have had very little coaching in the past, but can do all strokes relatively soundly. I have no idea what events would be best for me, but I would love to do IM's, as I enjoy all strokes. I get into the pool only about 3 - 4 times per week during lunch hours, as that is all the time I can afford right now, do I need to be swimming more than that? I am swimming about 2000 yds in about 45 minutes give or take a few.. and I feel fast in the pool i'm working out in, compared to those swimming with me, but know based on times i see on these forums that I would be put to shame at a meet! lol... I'm not sure what I can do to make a major breakthrough at this time, with limited coaching availability etc...I'm 31, and know that I could be in much better shape than i'm in, so I know that that is a limiting factor that i'm working on at the present time.. I've also started a general weight lifting regimen to gain strength. any ideas or help is greatly appreciated! Thanks, Jeanette.
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  • Hello, first pick two events to train for and focus on plus find out what your current times are you'd benefit from swimming 4 - 5 times a week please add anything else you'd like to include give me some answers and I'll write more soon. Ande Originally posted by jswim I would LOVE to have a major swimming breakthrough! I am training on my own, have had very little coaching in the past, but can do all strokes relatively soundly. I have no idea what events would be best for me, but I would love to do IM's, as I enjoy all strokes. I get into the pool only about 3 - 4 times per week during lunch hours, as that is all the time I can afford right now, do I need to be swimming more than that? I am swimming about 2000 yds in about 45 minutes give or take a few.. and I feel fast in the pool i'm working out in, compared to those swimming with me, but know based on times i see on these forums that I would be put to shame at a meet! lol... I'm not sure what I can do to make a major breakthrough at this time, with limited coaching availability etc...I'm 31, and know that I could be in much better shape than i'm in, so I know that that is a limiting factor that i'm working on at the present time.. I've also started a general weight lifting regimen to gain strength. any ideas or help is greatly appreciated! Thanks, Jeanette.
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