Incorporating Drills ... ideas?

Hi, One thing most of us forget is to always keep focus on our technique. This does not mean that we always should do drills, but when we feel that our technique is dropping it is time to think what is most important - condition or a good technique. 15 years ago, when I still was an active swimmer, I changed to this and all my times improved. This meant cutting lots og meters! What worked for me was: a) during warm up - always include 3-400m of drills. That could be 25's or 50's or whatever worked. The drills should be selected so that the focus on your weak spots, wheter that is part of stroke, posture or breating tech. b) during all series - remember technique. When I was not able to maintain the technique, I added extra seconds of rest or in the worst case ended the serie. There was no use learning a bad technique. Unless you only want to do a lactic workout of course. Somehow there seems to have a focus on getting tired, not swimming better or faster. Good Luck Jan

Hi, One thing most of us forget is to always keep focus on our technique. This does not mean that we always should do drills, but when we feel that our technique is dropping it is time to think what is most important - condition or a good technique. 15 years ago, when I still was an active swimmer, I changed to this and all my times improved. This meant cutting lots og meters! What worked for me was: a) during warm up - always include 3-400m of drills. That could be 25's or 50's or whatever worked. The drills should be selected so that the focus on your weak spots, wheter that is part of stroke, posture or breating tech. b) during all series - remember technique. When I was not able to maintain the technique, I added extra seconds of rest or in the worst case ended the serie. There was no use learning a bad technique. Unless you only want to do a lactic workout of course. Somehow there seems to have a focus on getting tired, not swimming better or faster. Good Luck Jan