I'm a Speed Freak through and through. :D
Uh, no, not that kind of Speed.
I'm talking about 25 and 50 meter freestyle type of speed. There is nothing I want more than a low, low 20 second 50 SCM.
Any good workouts?
Just the idea of swimmng anything beyond 100m makes me ill. All of you long distance swimmers are truely nuts. You should seek medical help.
I've only trained/ swimmed competatively for 2 months and I know my lungs are way out of shape. Maybe that's why I like the shorter distances. Currently my best 25m time is 11.3 sec and my best 50 SCM is 26 sec.
Danke
Nancy,
It's nice to see your trying to regain / improve your natural ability as a sprinter.
Here are a couple of suggestions.
Work on kick tempo. I find the more rapidly I can kick the better I can sprint. A good workout for this is vertical kicking with a 10 lb. diving brick (or a substitute weight). As you increase the resistance (by holding the brick higher out of the water) you will have to increase your kick tempo...or sink. Try to work up to 15 or 20 seconds with the brick entirely out of the water. It helps to hold your breath during these efforts. Make sure you stay vertical with your posture perfectly in line. Don't bend at the hips or lean backward. Take one to two minutes between each.
Second, don't be a slave to yardage. It is perfectly acceptable for at least one workout a week to consist of a pre-meet warm up and then about 10 all out 25 yard no breath, perfect technique sprints on complete rest. Maybe one every 3 or 4 minutes. Do a very easy 50 or 100 between efforts. Get someone to time you with a watch, off the blocks with a formal start command. Work on both foot touch and hand touch. I think I know your physiology somewhat and you can defintely get seriously tired doing this kind of workout if done to the max.
Rich
Nancy,
It's nice to see your trying to regain / improve your natural ability as a sprinter.
Here are a couple of suggestions.
Work on kick tempo. I find the more rapidly I can kick the better I can sprint. A good workout for this is vertical kicking with a 10 lb. diving brick (or a substitute weight). As you increase the resistance (by holding the brick higher out of the water) you will have to increase your kick tempo...or sink. Try to work up to 15 or 20 seconds with the brick entirely out of the water. It helps to hold your breath during these efforts. Make sure you stay vertical with your posture perfectly in line. Don't bend at the hips or lean backward. Take one to two minutes between each.
Second, don't be a slave to yardage. It is perfectly acceptable for at least one workout a week to consist of a pre-meet warm up and then about 10 all out 25 yard no breath, perfect technique sprints on complete rest. Maybe one every 3 or 4 minutes. Do a very easy 50 or 100 between efforts. Get someone to time you with a watch, off the blocks with a formal start command. Work on both foot touch and hand touch. I think I know your physiology somewhat and you can defintely get seriously tired doing this kind of workout if done to the max.
Rich
