I'm talking about a regular set you or your team does at set intervals (weekly, monthly, etc.) to gauge progress. My team hasn't traditionally done this, but I'm thinking about trying it out for the long course season.
My thought is to do 8x100 on a 1:30 sendoff holding the fastest possible pace. I think I'll do this every two weeks throughout the summer. Does this seem like a good strategy? I'm focusing on distance this summer and I want to get my pace dialed in. I think I should be able to do this set holding about 1:10s when I'm in good shape. Would 1:30 be a good sendoff?
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Kirk,
I do this regularly both for base-building (holding an anerobic threshold pace with short rest, usually 10-20 X 100 @ AT pace + 10-15 seconds rest) and for all out sprints with long rest (usually a few X 100 with rest:work = 4:1). I keep a record of everything in an Excel file so that I can compare one season to another.
It works really well for me and, because I train alone, I can do it without interfering with others in the lane. It is especially good when I'm training breaststroke or one of the other off-color strokes.
Kirk,
I do this regularly both for base-building (holding an anerobic threshold pace with short rest, usually 10-20 X 100 @ AT pace + 10-15 seconds rest) and for all out sprints with long rest (usually a few X 100 with rest:work = 4:1). I keep a record of everything in an Excel file so that I can compare one season to another.
It works really well for me and, because I train alone, I can do it without interfering with others in the lane. It is especially good when I'm training breaststroke or one of the other off-color strokes.
