Ryan Woodruff, Lynchburg YMCA
SCY
JMI = Just Make It
FPA = Fastest Possible Average
Simple Freestyle Set with Backstroke Follow-up
Free Swimming Workouts, Sets, Ideas, and Dryland Exercises from Professional Coaches Around the World
Free Swimming Workouts, Sets, Ideas, and Dryland Exercises from Professional Coaches Around the World
Ryan Woodruff, Lynchburg YMCA
SCY
JMI = Just Make It
FPA = Fastest Possible Average
The Swimming Wizard 
Hi Ryan, maybe I haven’t been following your blog here long enough to know your lingo but can you clarify: connected backstroke? JMI can you give me a perceived effort level so I can determine the right interval. FPA how much rest are you expecting your swimmers to get here (same so I can find correct interval). Thank you!
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Hi Bethany. Thanks for reading. JMI means “Just make it.” Typically, for JMI sets, I am expecting swimmers to get approx. 5 sec rest with a fairly high level of effort. FPA means “fastest possible average.” I use this for a variety of sets, some with short rest, some with long rest. The FPA description is mostly about a mindset of going as fast as possible but doing it consistently.
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Thank you!
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What physiologically happens when going JMI? I’ve got a bunch of Doctors swimming with me and I’d like to know scientifically what’s happening to the body.
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