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?
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josh davis might have done a program like that in years past
his training before 2008 SCY masters nats was sporatic
He said he did clinics several times a month where he'd do 25 races against the kids, he'd give them a head start then try to catch them.
plus he'd do a little training at home when he could. He was very surprised with his times at masters nationals. He wore a LZR in his races.
the parachute increases drag, which allows the swimmer to apply more pressure on his pull and kick.
it doesn't do much for reducing resistance at fast speeds,
what would help this is:
1) swimming fast in a tech suit,
2) assisted swimming, swimming with a stretched stretch cord vs swimming against and
3) concentrating on ideal body position at top speed
the issue all of us face is
create more power and less resistance
some body types slice the water better than others
some swimmers are better than others at positioning their bodies to cut through the water in optimal ways
Isn't Josh Davis doing a pretty good program based on that type of training? This is something I've been thinking about. You know it makes sense, as your body is pulled through the water that increases the flow resistance and trains you to adapt to the fluctuating pressure. Learning how to reduce resistance during top speed swimming is very important.
josh davis might have done a program like that in years past
his training before 2008 SCY masters nats was sporatic
He said he did clinics several times a month where he'd do 25 races against the kids, he'd give them a head start then try to catch them.
plus he'd do a little training at home when he could. He was very surprised with his times at masters nationals. He wore a LZR in his races.
the parachute increases drag, which allows the swimmer to apply more pressure on his pull and kick.
it doesn't do much for reducing resistance at fast speeds,
what would help this is:
1) swimming fast in a tech suit,
2) assisted swimming, swimming with a stretched stretch cord vs swimming against and
3) concentrating on ideal body position at top speed
the issue all of us face is
create more power and less resistance
some body types slice the water better than others
some swimmers are better than others at positioning their bodies to cut through the water in optimal ways
Isn't Josh Davis doing a pretty good program based on that type of training? This is something I've been thinking about. You know it makes sense, as your body is pulled through the water that increases the flow resistance and trains you to adapt to the fluctuating pressure. Learning how to reduce resistance during top speed swimming is very important.
