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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part of it is strength and conditioning get stronger and swim faster
part of it is technique, I can't offer corrections sight unseen
i need to see you swim,
put a vid of you swimming fly on youtube and give us the link
ande
Okay i will my coach is going to film us this saturday and hopefully i can put it on youtube for you to see ! :)
not sure
let us know
when you got something to watch
ande
ugh i got it on my video camara but my computer doesnt seem to be wanting to copy it im so pissed.. what do i do lol.
I want to have a breakthrough. I have a swim meet the first of March and after that I will put in a solid 2-3 months of base and hope to have a great summer meet in Missouri at the Show-Me-State games. My goals are a 24s 50yd free, 55s 100yd free, 2:05 200yd free, 5:40 500yd free, 1:08 100 back, and a 1:07 100 fly. I need to do the following things for that to happen:
1)Swim faster repeats during practice
2)Swim more doubles
3)Eat healthier and drink less around race time
4)Get technique help from coach
5)Treat my goal like the Olympic Games
6)Stretch more
Of course pool training, weights, drill, technique, core, starts, turns, etc.
But I have found the most critical factor is excess weight. The water displacement (cross section being pushed through the water), feeding it oxygen, and the big problem for me.... the heat dissipation. The bigger I am, the harder it is to train, and the HOTTER I get, until it is almost intolerable to train any faster... the radiator totally tapped out. Having a thinner core allows me to cool better while I train.
Since our lungs have a limited volume, increasing the efficiency of oxygen uptake against total body mass becomes the paramount factor in any breakthrough. Improving that ratio by reducing excess weight is one way to get there.
hey al,
all excellent points
in swim faster faster my tip was
lug less lard
it's an issue for me too
I'm 10 - 20 pounds over my ideal weight
the more our bodies deviate on the plus side due to excess fat
the greater resistance we have in the water and the slower we go
Of course pool training, weights, drill, technique, core, starts, turns, etc.
But I have found the most critical factor is excess weight. The water displacement (cross section being pushed through the water), feeding it oxygen, and the big problem for me.... the heat dissipation. The bigger I am, the harder it is to train, and the HOTTER I get, until it is almost intolerable to train any faster... the radiator totally tapped out. Having a thinner core allows me to cool better while I train.
Since our lungs have a limited volume, increasing the efficiency of oxygen uptake against total body mass becomes the paramount factor in any breakthrough. Improving that ratio by reducing excess weight is one way to get there.
Ande It is hard to believe you can be overweight. Maybe your prefect weight is in that 10 or 20 lbs you want to lose.
Being too skinny is not going help anyone swim faster.
george
I'm in no danger of being too skinny
anyone looking to have a major breakthrough
ande
Ande It is hard to believe you can be overweight. Maybe your prefect weight is in that 10 or 20 lbs you want to lose.
Being too skinny is not going help anyone swim faster.
