200 Breaststroke

I havent read all the replies, so I hope I'm not duplicating here. I like to break the 200 Br down to 50's in the race, and it's a good practice to follow during workout. Depending how strong you are now, you can do 3 or 4 sets of 4/5x 50's. ALWAYS count your strokes by length. I mix this set up several ways. Version 1 (4x) 4x50 Decend swims with the last being all out. For me it's 6 strokes max per length, and I decend from :37 to :32. Do them on a comfortable pace like 1:00 or higher. Version 2 Hold all 4x50 at best possible average on :50+/-. Modify as needed. Version 3 Hold 4x50 at :32 or better on 1:10 or longer. It's all about average, not fry and die. Hold BEST AVERAGE. Version 4 Same set and hold :35 on a :40 or :45 interval Modify as needed. Obviously you should rest between sets according to the version you do. I vary these throughout my training and I ALWAYS MAINTAIN 5 OR 6 STROKES PER LENGTH. Technique is everything as well as ample rest. *** is hard enough to do when rested. I'd be happy to send more if you want to email me directly at ratthedog@earthlink.net. Enjoy. I'll try this when my groin is better but 6 strokes will leave me about halfway up the pool...hehe You're doing 2 lengths in about the time it takes me to do 1. :D

I havent read all the replies, so I hope I'm not duplicating here. I like to break the 200 Br down to 50's in the race, and it's a good practice to follow during workout. Depending how strong you are now, you can do 3 or 4 sets of 4/5x 50's. ALWAYS count your strokes by length. I mix this set up several ways. Version 1 (4x) 4x50 Decend swims with the last being all out. For me it's 6 strokes max per length, and I decend from :37 to :32. Do them on a comfortable pace like 1:00 or higher. Version 2 Hold all 4x50 at best possible average on :50+/-. Modify as needed. Version 3 Hold 4x50 at :32 or better on 1:10 or longer. It's all about average, not fry and die. Hold BEST AVERAGE. Version 4 Same set and hold :35 on a :40 or :45 interval Modify as needed. Obviously you should rest between sets according to the version you do. I vary these throughout my training and I ALWAYS MAINTAIN 5 OR 6 STROKES PER LENGTH. Technique is everything as well as ample rest. *** is hard enough to do when rested. I'd be happy to send more if you want to email me directly at ratthedog@earthlink.net. Enjoy. I'll try this when my groin is better but 6 strokes will leave me about halfway up the pool...hehe You're doing 2 lengths in about the time it takes me to do 1. :D