Breaststroke Pushing Threshold

Posted by Barbara Hummel on Apr 15, 2008 11:17AM (1,753 views)

 WARMUP:  700
500 with fins, mix of dolphin, flutter, free, back

200 easy breaststroke kick, various positions

MAIN SET:  2000
Twice through the following.  To stay on the sendoffs, you'll have to change equipment fairly quickly.  [My times are in brackets, 'cause this in my swim blog/workout log :))

2 X 225* (see below) on 4:30 sendoff   [3:51...3:50...3:47...3:45]
3 X 100 with fins (25 UnderWater Slinky/25 AboveWater Body-Dolphin Breast/25 UW Slinky/25 AW BD) on 2:15 sendoff  [1:46...1:44...1:42...1:38]
4 X 25 breast on :30 working fast hands (8 strokes per length)
25 easy
1 X 100 breast on the tether  [1:47...1:43]
25 easy

*Swim the 225s as:
25 breast kick on your back
25 Body-Dolphin Breast
25 breast kick on your back
25 Breast with an extra kick
25 breast kick on your back
100 breast swim

Round #1:  Swim the entire round (except the tether) with Tempo Trainer @ 1.75.  
Round #2:  Swim the entire round (except the tether) with TT @ 1.70.

RECOVERY:  150

SPEED SET:  100
2 X 25 breast with a turn, from the blocks, with Tempo Trainer set at 18 seconds
Was trying to beat the TT with my feet, but didn't quite make it (got just past hand touch)

WARMDOWN:  50 easy

Total Yardage:  3000 




Responses

Responded Apr 16, 2008 12:58PM

Slinky? Not sure what you mean by tether, sounds challenging.

Responded Apr 16, 2008 03:35PM

Slinky is a drill that's shown on the DVD Go Swim Breaststroke with Dave Denniston. Basically, it's breaststroke pull under water, with a dolphin kick.

A tether is a special stretch cord with a belt attached. You tie one end of the cord to something stable, like a starting block or a lane-line post, and you tie the other end around your waist via a belt. You swim against the cord on one length, then you swim assisted by the cord on the next length. Sometimes it's called a cord. I think the product name is Long-Belt Slider. If you watch to the very end of this drill, you'll see examples of swimmers swimming against the tether. http://www.goswim.tv/entries/3698/butterfl...

Responded Apr 17, 2008 12:55PM

Ohhhhhh I know what a tether is, duh.

Thanks for the explanation about slinky. I have an idea, but what is the focus of that drill.

Responded Apr 17, 2008 02:44PM

My focus is usually on sending the hands WIDE into the catch, and getting a big body motion into the stroke. But, more important, I use it as a way to get in some underwater time -- working on breath control and trying to relax while wanting air.


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