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Essentially I want to get better at the swim but i always seem to find programs / tutorials / workouts that include half a dozen different drills each workout or have me focusing on other stuff the next session before i have spent much time working on the previous aspect. Ideally I'd like to spent a month working on position, then a month on breathing, then propulsion etc focus on 1-2 drills that i can really use to perfect technical aspects, rather than going to the pool and wasting time trying to make sure i have done the 4th of 5 different drills correctly which is what currently seems to happen.
With that in mind are there some very simple drills which i could just keep repeating week in week out to hone the major aspects of a good freestyle swim (2 drills to help with position, 2 drills to help with breathing etc)?
Video attached of me at a hotel pool a few of weeks ago, some things i think i need to correct just from watching back
My stats
100m easy in the pool would be around 2:05-2:10
100 m all out might at best be a 1:45
Best 70.3 swim = 39mins
Typical 70.3 swim = 42-44mins
If it helps with regards to fitness not being an issue, my half marathon time is 1:20:30 (not in a tri though) and my FTP is 290 @ 73kg so i think its all just technique thats letting me down
Thanks for any help
Essentially I want to get better at the swim but i always seem to find programs / tutorials / workouts that include half a dozen different drills each workout or have me focusing on other stuff the next session before i have spent much time working on the previous aspect. Ideally I'd like to spent a month working on position, then a month on breathing, then propulsion etc focus on 1-2 drills that i can really use to perfect technical aspects, rather than going to the pool and wasting time trying to make sure i have done the 4th of 5 different drills correctly which is what currently seems to happen.
With that in mind are there some very simple drills which i could just keep repeating week in week out to hone the major aspects of a good freestyle swim (2 drills to help with position, 2 drills to help with breathing etc)?
Video attached of me at a hotel pool a few of weeks ago, some things i think i need to correct just from watching back
- Head position looks to be too 'up' towards end of pool, therefore when i breathe most of my head is out of the water
- My right elbow seems to sink lower than my wrist and finger on the catch/pull phase a lot more than my left arm, could this basically mean around 50% of my strokes are less effective?
- I am kicking in the videos yet on the above water shot you barely see a splash, sinking legs and terrible body position i guess
My stats
100m easy in the pool would be around 2:05-2:10
100 m all out might at best be a 1:45
Best 70.3 swim = 39mins
Typical 70.3 swim = 42-44mins
If it helps with regards to fitness not being an issue, my half marathon time is 1:20:30 (not in a tri though) and my FTP is 290 @ 73kg so i think its all just technique thats letting me down
Thanks for any help