I want to train for the 100 IM. My current time is about 1:25, and I want to get it as close as possible to 1:10 in the next 3-4 months. I also want to improve my times in the 50's of each stroke, which should improve naturally as my IM improves. I am in college and swimming with my college club swim team, which swims 3x a week (1 hr practices) and is uncoached. I also usually swim 1-2x a week by myself for about 1 hr. What should I work on? What sort of sets will be most beneficial? How can I change distance sets to make them more beneficial for me?
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I love the IM. 100 IM is my all-time favorite event because just when you are sick of the stroke you are swimming, you get to switch. I'm too out of shape for the 400 IM, but it is one of my goals I have set for myself.
etrain, that was always my strategy, train hard on *** and push it. Backstroke is my weak stroke, but I could always make it up w/ the ***.
For the 100 IM, my training theory is to make sure I swim all 4 strokes at least once in the workout. Some workouts are more slanted toward 1 stroke, but I try to drill on each stroke daily.
Bottom line is what etrain says, to train for the IM, you should swim the IM.
Finally, check out the past workouts posted in the workout section. At times the coaches who post the workouts have dedicated the week to 1 specific stroke and/or IM. The workouts will say if it is such a workout. There are also sprint workouts which I believe you also need for the 100 IM.
I love the IM. 100 IM is my all-time favorite event because just when you are sick of the stroke you are swimming, you get to switch. I'm too out of shape for the 400 IM, but it is one of my goals I have set for myself.
etrain, that was always my strategy, train hard on *** and push it. Backstroke is my weak stroke, but I could always make it up w/ the ***.
For the 100 IM, my training theory is to make sure I swim all 4 strokes at least once in the workout. Some workouts are more slanted toward 1 stroke, but I try to drill on each stroke daily.
Bottom line is what etrain says, to train for the IM, you should swim the IM.
Finally, check out the past workouts posted in the workout section. At times the coaches who post the workouts have dedicated the week to 1 specific stroke and/or IM. The workouts will say if it is such a workout. There are also sprint workouts which I believe you also need for the 100 IM.
