Breaststroke Set #2,174

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Ryan Woodruff
 
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Head Coach
Lynchburg YMCA

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How often do we ask for feedback?

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Ryan Woodruff

Head Coach
Lynchburg YMCA

How often do we ask our athletes for feedback? As the ones actually performing the workout, an intelligent athlete is the best judge as to whether a workout was effective.  Recently I had my team perform the following set:

The group did an excellent job on the set.  When we concluded, I asked them to consider ways in which the set could have been improved.  Here are the suggestions that I got:

The first suggestion was most popular — they would have preferred to have been able to choose the drill they got to do rather than the ones I prescribed (at the bottom of the first picture).  Overall, I was pleased with the level of thought they put into this and the fact that the suggestions didn’t all make the workout “easier.”

Overall, it was a good moment of trust and communication between athletes and coach.  I highly recommend you give it a try sometime.

7 Motivational Tips for Swim Coaches

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Ryan Woodruff

Head Coach
Lynchburg YMCA

1. Write down your “why,” the reason that you coach.  Not just a phrase, but in actual paragraph form, written by hand. “I coach because…” Keep it somewhere where you can go back and look at it every once in a while.

2. Have an email folder or a place where you can store what I call “rainy day reads.” Put positive e-mails, notes of thanks and other feel-good words of encouragement in there.  When you are having a day where you are feeling less than motivated, open this folder and read its contents.

3. Exercise. Stay fit.  It can be tough to keep an exercise habit through long weekend meets, crappy hospitality food, and hours upon hours of standing on deck.  I am willing to bet your hotel has a treadmill and I can tell you from experience that it is not being used at 10pm.  Read this article.

4. Seek out other ideas.  Reading our blog, ProSwimWorkouts, or these resources helps keep your practices interesting for you AND your swimmers.

5. Have a plan. Not having to go through the “what are we doing today” process makes it easier to stay the course over the length of the season.

6. If you had your swimmers fill out goal sheets at the beginning of the season, go back and read through them again. Seeing the dreams and goals of the swimmers in your care will help re-charge your batteries.

7. Thank your mentor.  All of us have someone who helped us get started in the sport. Visit them or call them up and express your thanks.  Gratitude is the best attitude.

Stay Motivated, Stay Positive, Stay Successful.

Happy Coaching!

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Swimming Fast with Tired Legs

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Ryan Woodruff
 
Head Coach
Lynchburg YMCA

We don’t do a lot of kick sets in isolation as I don’t think it relates well to racing.  This is one example of a set where we combined some intense kicking with race-pace swimming.  We did this is a 25m pool. The 50 at 200 pace is significantly harder with fatigued legs, but this is an absolutely essential skill to swim a good 200 race. FPA = Fastest Possible Average
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Challenge 175s

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Ryan Woodruff
Head Coach
Lynchburg YMCA

We performed this set in a SCM pool.  Most swimmers found the goal time on #1 only moderately challenging and found the goal time on #3 extremely challenging, and a few succeeded in making all three multiple times.  The 3 x 50 served as a sort of “pre-set” and the 400 was meant as a mindful recovery swim.  Swimmers could do the 175s any stroke or as IM (200 IM minus a 25 free) and were free to change strokes by round.  Interval on the 175s was determined by taking a swimmer’s best 200 LCM time, adding 20 seconds, and rounding up to the nearest interval.

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Big Set with Coach Mathieu Leroy of Chartres, France

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Mathieu Leroy
Chartres, France

I work with swimmers between 13 and 15 who are qualifying for French elite nationals or young French nationals.

 
We did this workout in a long course meters pool.

1 hour of dryland first
Focus: aerobic progressive freestyle set
“20×400”
#1 and # 2 are warm-up: 400 FRIM (#1 with fins / #2 without fins)
#3/4/5/6: 400 Fr @ 6′ / 2×200 fr faster @3′ / 4×100 fr faster @1’30”/ 8×50 fr best average @45”)
1 minute rest
#7/8/9/10 with fins: 400 fr @5’30” / 2×200 fr faster @2’45” / 4×100 fr faster @1’25” / 8×50 fr best average @45”
1 minute rest
#11/12/13/14 with pull buoy-straps-paddles: 400 fr @6′ / 2×200 fr faster @3′ / 4×100 fr faster @1’30” / 8×50 fr best average @50”
1 minute rest
#15/16/17/18 with fins and paddles: 400 fr @5’20” / 2×200 fr @2’40” / 4×100 fr @1’20” / 8×50 fr best average @40”
#19 (with fins)/20 are active rest: (50 Bk kick-100 IM swim-50 Fr swim).
TOTAL 8000m
GOALS TIMES for the set
400’s => focus on long stroke and same number at each lap.
2×200’s => at anaerobic threshold
4×100’s=> above threshold (at 1500 pace)
8×50’s=> best average (try to hold or beat 400 pace)

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Freestyle Pull Challenge Set with Coach Ryan Sprang

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Ryan Sprang
Head Coach
Nittany Lion Aquatic Club

SCY
Pull -500’s just make the interval
200’s under 2:00

500 @ 5:30
200 @ 2:15
500 @ 5:30
2 x 200 @ 2:10
500 @ 5:30
3 x 200 @2:05
500 @ 5:30
4 x 200 @2:00

See Coach Sprang’s very popular IM Set as well

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The Middle IM Solution

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Ryan Woodruff
Head Coach
Lynchburg YMCA
This set is designed to work on the weaker of a swimmer’s two strokes that make up the middle of the IM.  For 2:00, weaker backstrokers perform scull-scull-stroke (two sculls on the right side + a right-hand stroke and switch to the other side) while weaker breaststrokers do 3 kicks-1 pull drill. A wrench bang on the side of the pool signals swimmers to switch to the second set of instructions for 1:30.  A second wrench bang signals the start of the :30 rest and swimmers proceed to the nearest wall.  The fast 75 works on transition turns and we specifically are trying to improve our back-breast crossover turn.

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Distance Free and Stroke HR Set with Specific Technical Focus

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Ryan Woodruff
Head Coach
Lynchburg YMCA

“Individual Technique” refers to specific stroke corrections that were highlighted in individual meetings with swimmers.  We were asking swimmers to have their 10-second HR at 20-24 beats after each 500.  The green portion was for the A, B, and C interval groups to ensure that all completed the set at around the same time.

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Race Pace 50s the Hard Way

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Ryan Woodruff
Head Coach
Lynchburg YMCA

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Recently, I have become concerned that our race pace work was too “sterilized” (meaning it doesn’t mimic the conditions of a race), so the idea here was to keep their heart rate up in between the groups of 50s by setting an interval that didn’t allow them to swim slowly or recover completely.  For some athletes, this set was a great success while others (typically the more sprinter types) really struggled.  Our swimmers all have pace cards so they can quickly know exactly what pace+1 etc is. All 50s were choice but swimmers were strongly encourage to do each round of 50s of a single stroke.

Swimming Wizard Week in Review

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IM and Freestyle Pre-Set

Working on 500 Race Pace with the Twin Rivers YMCA

Breaststroke Technique Set with the Piranhas

Taper Speed Set with Nicholas Wooters

Stretch Cord Set for Power and Speed

Challenge Set from Shawn Santo, Mid Michigan Aquatics

Breaststroke Tempo Set with Parker Ramsdell, York Swim Club

And one for the road: 19.5 Ways to Get Better Even When Practice Gets Cancelled

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Breaststroke Tempo Set with York Swim Club Coach Parker Ramsdell

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Parker Ramsdell
York Swim Club

I did this set (SCM) with my breaststrokers yesterday morning and really enjoyed it.

The 200s provided a solid aerobic touch to the training, and we’ve been really struggling with pullout discipline later in races, thus the no touch walls to put some extra pressure on the lungs on those underwaters.

The 100s w/ tempo trainer set at 04:00 (25-1 stroke/beep; 50-2 strokes/beep; 25-3 strokes/beep) helped them work body line and glide for the first 75, then pick up the tempo on the last 25 helping prime them for the fast 50s to follow.

Total – 3500m

Round 1 – 4x each distance
Round 2 – 3x each distance
Round 3 – 2x each distance
Round 4 – 1x each distance

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Age Group Challenge Set from Coach Shawn Santo of Mid Michigan Aquatics

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Shawn Santo
Assistant Coach
Mid Michigan Aquatics

This is a set I created for our advanced age group kids.  Putting the rest between each section really allowed the kids to focus on one part at a time. We had a great effort.  For some it was touch and go for the 100s and 50s, but everyone made the intervals.

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Stretch Cord Set for Power and Speed

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Ryan Woodruff
 
Head Coach
Lynchburg YMCA

We did this set as part of a three-station rotation at practice.  This station had swimmers in pairs. One person out of the water (pulling the cord in on the assisted parts) and one swimmer in the water performing the set. Cords were tied to the blocks for the resisted parts.  The first 12-cycle sprint is from a push off the wall and then the swimmer pauses where they finish the 12th cycle.  The 50s start from there.  Thus, when we did a “50” it was actually more like 30m total, 15m in to a fast turn and 15m back out.  The finishing sprint was thus also about 15m.

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Age Group Taper Speed Set with Coach Nicholas Wooters

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Nicholas Wooters
Head Coach, Director of Competitive Swimming at The Bay Club

PSRP Panthers
Bay Club Redwood Shores
Redwood City, CA

We have a championship meet for our age groupers this weekend. We are going to go through a small (VERY SMALL because they are age groupers) quick taper (3 days) leading into this weekend. Here is what we did today to focus on race specifics/race details in short speed burst situations.

Our main set was 3,450yards with intervals that kept things moving along but were not very challenging.
3x
200 smooth
8×50
#1-#2 = blast the breakout (to 12 1/2)
#3-#4 = blast the finish (final 12 1/2)
#5-#6 = blast both  (1st and last 12 1/2)
#7-#8 = whole 50 fast

1×50 smooth
1×100 FAST from the blocks

3x
    100 smooth
    8×25
        #1-#2 = blast the breakout (to 10)
        #3-#4 = blast the finish (final 10)
        #5-#6 = blast both  (1st and last 10)
        #7-#8 = whole 25 fast
    1×50 smooth
    1×50 FAST from the blocks

 

Working On Breaststroke Technique with the Piranhas

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Head Coach
Lynchburg YMCA

Our breaststrokers liked this set.  Technical focus early with some descending 200s (150s) for slower swimmers/non-breaststrokers.

Drill explanations:
R arm and L arm Br = single arm breaststroke done with the other arm straight in front of the swimmer.
3K-1P = 3 kicks-1 pull.  Swimmer does two additional kicks in every cycle, while the swimmer is in the glide position.
Fast Heels = This is just a “deep practice” focus point where we swim breaststroke emphasizing rapidly drawing the heels toward the butt.

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Working 500 Pace with Twin River YMCA

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RJ Wojtylak
Head Swim Coach/Associate Aquatic Director
TWIN RIVER YMCA
New Bern, NC

We had a pretty good practice that I wanted to share.  We wanted to work on pacing for the 500.
800 Swim — Focus on 12 strokes per length or less
8×75 @ 1:30 with Fins and Snorkels — 50 Inline Kick/25 Build
8×100 Pull @ 1:25 Descend 1-4:5-8
Main Set
400 Free  @5:00, 5:20
1 x 100 Pace for 500 @ 1:30
300 Free @ 3:45, 4;00
2 x 100 Pace for 500 @ 1:30
100 Recovery
200 Free@ 2:30; 2:40
3×100 Pace for 500 @ 1:30
100 Free @ 1:15,1:20
4 x 100 Pace for 500 @ 1:30
100 Recovery
1x Broken 500
25 from a dive rest :15
50, 75, 100 rest :15 after each
100, 75, 50, rest :20 after each
25

Subtract 2:00 from their time and most wound up well under PB 500 Free.

5 minute swim cool down mixing swim, kick, and scull

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Long IM Set with Nittany Lion Aquatic Club’s Ryan Sprang

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Ryan Sprang
Nittany Lion Aquatic Club

Also: check out Sprang’s Mid IM Set from yesterday

Long IM: (done straight through but providing the spaces below to make the pattern more recognizable)
4 x 100 @ 1:15 50 fly 50 free strong
1 x 100 fly @ 1:20 fast
1 x 300 free @ 3:30 go under 3:00
4 x 25 @ :25 12 UW dolphin kicks blast then swim smooth
1 x 100 @ 1:30 free cruise
4 x 100 @ 1:15 back strong
1 x 200 @ 2:40 100 fly 100 back fast
1 x 200 @ 2:20 free go under 2:00
4 x 25 @ :25 12 UW dolphin kicks then swim smooth
1 x 100 @ 1:30 free cruise
4 x 100 @ 1:25 breast strong
1 x 300 @ 4:00 100 fly 100 back 100 breast fast
1 x 100 @ 1:10 free go under 1:00
4 x 25 @ :25 12 UW dolphin kicks then swim smooth
1 x 100 @ 1:30 free cruise
4 x 100 @ 1:10 free strong
1 x 400 @ 5:20 IM race for time
4 x 25 @ :25 12 UW dolphin kicks then swim smooth
1 x 100 @ 1:30 free cruise

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Middle Distance IM Set from Nittany Lion Coach Ryan Sprang

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Ryan Sprang
Head Coach
Nittany Lion Aquatic Club

1 round of:
{4 x 75 @ 1:00/1:05 (A/B interval) 50 fly 25 free strong
{1 x 200 IM @ 2:45/2:55 (A/B interval) fast fly, smooth ba/br/fr with good technique
2 x 25 @ :25 12 UW dolphin kicks blast, then smooth free
2 rounds of:
{4 x 75 @ 1:00/1:05 back strong
{1 x 200 IM @ 2:40/2:50 fast fly/ba, smooth br/free w/ good technique
4 x 25 @ :25 12 UW dolphin kicks blast (done after the 2 rounds above)
3 rounds of:
{4 x 75 @ 1:05/1:10 breast strong
{1 x 200 IM @ 2:35/2:45 fast fly/ba/br, smooth fr
6 x 25 @ :25 12 UW dolphin kicks blast
4 rounds of:
{4 x 75 @ :55 free strong
{1 x 200 IM @ 2:30/2:40 all fast
8 x 25 @ :25 12 UW dolphin kicks blast

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The 25, 25-50 Set

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Brian Clark
Chico Aquajets legacy and Durham Dolphins

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25 fly
25-50 (where the 25 is fly, 50 is fly)
25-50-75 (25 fly, 50 fly, 75 is 50 fly/25 back)
25-50-75-100 (25 fly, 50 fly, 75 is 50 fly/25 back, 100 is 50 fly/50 back)
25-50-75-100-125
25-50-75-100-125-150
25-50-75-100-125-150-175
25-50-75-100-125-150-175-200
where you build to the 200 IM (I think you get the pattern)
interval is 30+25, or 25 per 25, or 30+20 per 25.  Take an extra 30 between lines.
Very good set.  A variation of a set that Ray Looze gave his swimmers as an assistant at Harvard.
lots and lots of fly.  Swim it long and easy to get through it well.

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Fly or Die

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Wibke Ahrens
Head Coach
Schwimmverein Mannheim
Germany
 
I often explain our intensities with car shifts from 1-6 (recovery> all out)
 
4x 50m Fly @50”  PB+ 5”  (200P)
200m Kick  w/fins (2nd shift)
4x 50m Fly @55”  PB+ 4”
200m Kick  w/fins (2nd shift)
4x 50m Fly @1′  PB+ 3”
200 Kick  w/fins (2nd shift)
4x 50m Fly @1’10  all out 
200 Kick  w/fins (2nd shift)
 

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Aerobic Free with Deep Focus

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Ryan Woodruff
Head Coach
Lynchburg YMCA

I like our distance sets to also include some technical focus.  This set seemed to do the trick.  The “Deep Practice” points of emphasis correspond to the 1st, 3rd, and 5th 50s of the 300.  The swims written in black are meant to be descending effort (getting faster) on an increasingly tighter interval.  At the end of the set, we recorded 10-sec heart rate values for swimmers immediately upon finishing 30 seconds after finishing, and 60 seconds after finishing. B3 = breathing every 3 strokes.  This set was performed in a SCM pool. 39-43 minutes, 3,000m.