Getting to travel as much as we do we get to "taste" a lot of workouts from clubs all over the country...plus on occasion I come up with something to toss at the workouts I coach.
For those lucky enough to swim with me Saturday (I'm coaching) here's the main set:
SCY
800 negative split (get 400 split) @1:00 rest
6 x 100's @ 1:20
400IM
100 kick for time
400 negative split (faster than 2nd 400 of the 800, get 200 split) 1:00 rest
5 x 100's @ 1:15
200IM
100 kick for time (different stroke)
200 negative split (faster than 2nd 200 of 400)
4 x 100's @ 1:10
100IM
100 kick for time (different than first two)
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In this workout the amount of recovery I did allowed me to hit those goal times pretty easilly even with fatigue building...which is when I really refocused on nailing turns/breakouts/maintaining a 6 beat kick. IMHO there is a "middle ground" of not being completely wasted or totally recovered which most mirrors the "feel" I have in an actual race...and where so often mistakes occur...the more I can practice in this "place" the more confident I am that it will be auto-pilot at the meet.
Hey Paul, I've been reading your blog and really enjoy your point of
view(s). The paragraph above is something I completely agree with, and I'm not sure whether it is about what the "best" potential time is, versus the "best" physical maintenance over the long run (masters) Push any harder, with less rest, and the stroke falls apart, and we go slower.
52.54 for 100 free SCM in the 45-49 age group is really amazing!
Do you remember Alex Bauman? He came out of retirement this year and swam a WR in the 200 IM recently in the 45-49 age group. Apparently he was smiling vigorously during the meet, which makes me wonder whether he will also drop his 100 free time (54.4) moving forward. His best was 48.9 20 years ago.
In this workout the amount of recovery I did allowed me to hit those goal times pretty easilly even with fatigue building...which is when I really refocused on nailing turns/breakouts/maintaining a 6 beat kick. IMHO there is a "middle ground" of not being completely wasted or totally recovered which most mirrors the "feel" I have in an actual race...and where so often mistakes occur...the more I can practice in this "place" the more confident I am that it will be auto-pilot at the meet.
Hey Paul, I've been reading your blog and really enjoy your point of
view(s). The paragraph above is something I completely agree with, and I'm not sure whether it is about what the "best" potential time is, versus the "best" physical maintenance over the long run (masters) Push any harder, with less rest, and the stroke falls apart, and we go slower.
52.54 for 100 free SCM in the 45-49 age group is really amazing!
Do you remember Alex Bauman? He came out of retirement this year and swam a WR in the 200 IM recently in the 45-49 age group. Apparently he was smiling vigorously during the meet, which makes me wonder whether he will also drop his 100 free time (54.4) moving forward. His best was 48.9 20 years ago.
