Hi, first of all: I'm from Germany, so please be patient with me and my english ;)
I am swimming for 5-6 times a week with a motivated lifeguard crew but without a professional trainer.
I want to get faster on 50, 100 and 200m free until next februrary (lifesaving competition).
My times are about 27s on 50m and 2,35min on 200m...
My question is how to plan the training for the next 6 months.
Should I split the time and focus on endurance, speed and technique for a time some weeks or should I do everything every week?
And when should I do additional strength training? Same day when I'm doing sprints? Or on the recovery day?
Thanks!
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Thank you for your answer.
Stupid question: what is a negative split? Something like 100 - 50 - 50?
And should I swim the 100 free intervals and broken 200 on 200 pace or "as fast as possible"?
I hope mental toughness will come with training ;)
Negative split means the 2nd 100 faster then the first. So if you swam a 2:40 200 you would have negative split it if you swam the first 100 in 1:22 and the second 100 in 1:18.
Close as you can to race pace.
Mental toughness is just that. It comes from inside, you have probably heard the term "broke the pain barrier". That is something that only mental toughness can push through. You have to be the little engine that could and not tell yourself that you have to take the next one a little easy and do the opposite, go harder.... keep pushing and sooner or later you will be amazed at what your body can do.
Thank you for your answer.
Stupid question: what is a negative split? Something like 100 - 50 - 50?
And should I swim the 100 free intervals and broken 200 on 200 pace or "as fast as possible"?
I hope mental toughness will come with training ;)
Negative split means the 2nd 100 faster then the first. So if you swam a 2:40 200 you would have negative split it if you swam the first 100 in 1:22 and the second 100 in 1:18.
Close as you can to race pace.
Mental toughness is just that. It comes from inside, you have probably heard the term "broke the pain barrier". That is something that only mental toughness can push through. You have to be the little engine that could and not tell yourself that you have to take the next one a little easy and do the opposite, go harder.... keep pushing and sooner or later you will be amazed at what your body can do.
