I posted about 6 weeks ago asking for workout advice on how to lower my time in the 100 free. I am now down to a 1:02. I have been focusing on my kicking, my technique and most of my workouts are at race pace. I would like some workout advice on how to strengthen my last 25. I notice a considerable drop off in strength and my technique tends to fall apart in that last lap. Anyone have thoughts or advice?
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...my technique and most of my workouts are at race pace...
...a considerable drop off in strength and my technique tends to fall apart in that last lap...
Anyone have thoughts or advice?
You have already dropped so much time. ~5 seconds, if my memory is correct... Thats a huge drop! be satisfied with it! ...at least for the time being.
Maybe its timeto go back to swimming longer sets at tighter intervals?
Forget about breaking 1:00 in the 100 free for a while. Work on lowering your intervals in freestyle sets... and on being able to swim a tighter interval for longer distances. In other words... 'getting faster'. Move up a lane at practice...
This will allow you to re-attack the 100 free later, faster and stronger than you are now..but with all the new '100 free racing' tools you have been developing over the past few weeks... (strokes, breathing, start, turns, touch...)
I suppose the impatient alternative is to taper for a week, shave down, and go for it. But I really think taking a conservative step back and rebuilding your foundation will position you to really smash through that one double oh when you do decide come back at it in 6-8 weeks..
...my technique and most of my workouts are at race pace...
...a considerable drop off in strength and my technique tends to fall apart in that last lap...
Anyone have thoughts or advice?
You have already dropped so much time. ~5 seconds, if my memory is correct... Thats a huge drop! be satisfied with it! ...at least for the time being.
Maybe its timeto go back to swimming longer sets at tighter intervals?
Forget about breaking 1:00 in the 100 free for a while. Work on lowering your intervals in freestyle sets... and on being able to swim a tighter interval for longer distances. In other words... 'getting faster'. Move up a lane at practice...
This will allow you to re-attack the 100 free later, faster and stronger than you are now..but with all the new '100 free racing' tools you have been developing over the past few weeks... (strokes, breathing, start, turns, touch...)
I suppose the impatient alternative is to taper for a week, shave down, and go for it. But I really think taking a conservative step back and rebuilding your foundation will position you to really smash through that one double oh when you do decide come back at it in 6-8 weeks..
