warmup:
500 gradual build of easy swimming, drill, side kicking– alternate every 50.
500 swim with pull buoy (no pads), every other 50 is catchup
main set (MS):
10 x 50 with 1:1 rest to work ratio. push hard but not max. see how you feel, don’t worry about times.
extra rest after 10th.
cooldown:
300 kick drills – fins as needed: board, side, on back
200 swim with fins add in streamline side kick for a few 25’s
What stands out from this swim is the 10 x 50 with 1:1 rest to work ratio. It forced me to push my effort more than I ever had in recent times. It seems like the more effort and strength I put into each stroke, the return doesn’t feel as good. The easy swim during the warm up seems like I was streamlining through the water more than this main set.
During the easy swim, I was focused on keeping relaxed and thinking about the skating position with relaxed head, wrist below elbows below shoulders, water grazing the back of the neck. Each stroke was relaxed and I felt like I was gliding through the water.
The main set, though faster after reviewing the training log, felt slower than the easy swimming.
Still struggling with the kicks. I tired very easily with kicks. My freestyle stroke, if I pay attention to my kick, has very little kick. It burns fast and I’m gasping for air very quickly when kicking only.
The streamline side kick was a nice but unusual addition. My guess for the addition is to introduce some hypoxic training. Can’t dolphin kick to save my life, and the flutter kick with fins brought cramping to my calves.
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