Cesar Cielo is fastest swimmer in the world -- 25 yards in 8.88 to the foot -- he was just trying to "maintain" on the second 25...
There are 3 ways to swim faster in any given race:
1) Improve your technique -- if you become more effecient in your technique, your times will drop across the board
2) Maintain a pace as close as possible to maximum speed -- You can hold your maximum speed for 6-8 seconds. There are no swim races of that length - so when training for any swimming race (50 up the mile), you are trying to maintain a pace as close to your maximum speed as possible.
3) Get Faster = improve your maximum speed
I would say on average, Masters swimmers (and age-groupers) spend their in the water workout season according to the following breakdown (rough guess):
1) Improving technique = 20-30%
2) Maintaining close to max = 65-79%
3) Improving Max Speed = 1-5%
Think about it -- if you swim 4-5 times per week, that equals about 20 hours a month. Did you spend more than a full hour in October on maximum speed ?
This Thread is all about Category 3 -- Improving your Max Speed --
Will someone please give me directions for vertical kicking.
Where are your arms? What kick should i use? How long shuld I do it for? How many times per week.
Should I do it at the beginning or the end of practice?
thanks ahead of time!! :)
You can put your arms over your head holding a weight or at your side or just you hands out of the water or alternate all of the above. Try them all.
You can kick all out for 10 sec and rest for 20. repeat 8 times and you will be tired! You can kick easy during recovery between sets.
Some times I'll do vert kicking in the dive well when there are no open lanes.
Anyway there is no right or wrong way, it's whatever you want to make of it.
Will someone please give me directions for vertical kicking.
Where are your arms? What kick should i use? How long shuld I do it for? How many times per week.
Should I do it at the beginning or the end of practice?
thanks ahead of time!! :)
You can put your arms over your head holding a weight or at your side or just you hands out of the water or alternate all of the above. Try them all.
You can kick all out for 10 sec and rest for 20. repeat 8 times and you will be tired! You can kick easy during recovery between sets.
Some times I'll do vert kicking in the dive well when there are no open lanes.
Anyway there is no right or wrong way, it's whatever you want to make of it.
