How to train for an 800 meter swin in 4 weeks
08-28-08, 10:03 AM
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Swim training work out
I was wondering what is the best swim work out for an 800 meter swim?
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08-28-08, 02:32 PM
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If you don't have any time expectations, just get in the pool and swim 3-4 times a week. Break up your swimming into 100-200 meter sets to help build endurance and try to swim at least the distance without a break once a week.
You can ramp up swimming a lot faster than biking and certainly running. It should be hard to get the endurance to cover 800 m. It's not very far.
You can ramp up swimming a lot faster than biking and certainly running. It should be hard to get the endurance to cover 800 m. It's not very far.
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I've been swimming (breathing the right way) for about 5 weeks and did a mile straight twice this week - its not as bad as you may think. Like was mentioned before, get in the pool as much as possible, even if you really dont feel like it, it helps. I had a friend help me with pointers about form, but if you dont have this available, maybe watch some youtube videos to get an idea of things to do and not to do.
For me, once I got the basic form down, distance was like 90% psychological. After 1 - 1.5 laps (50m/lap) I would always panic and want to stop to breathe. Forcing myself to relax, kick a little slower and get past the 2nd lap lead to a 3rd lap and mine as well do 5. The next few weeks it was do 10, then 15, 20 and then 32 for a mile. I found this link to be helpful too - you can make adjustments for a shorter distance:
https://ruthkazez.com/ZeroTo1mile.html
For me, once I got the basic form down, distance was like 90% psychological. After 1 - 1.5 laps (50m/lap) I would always panic and want to stop to breathe. Forcing myself to relax, kick a little slower and get past the 2nd lap lead to a 3rd lap and mine as well do 5. The next few weeks it was do 10, then 15, 20 and then 32 for a mile. I found this link to be helpful too - you can make adjustments for a shorter distance:
https://ruthkazez.com/ZeroTo1mile.html
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Week 1 4x week- 10x50M swim 5x50 kick 8x100 swim 1x250 swim- rest- 1x250 swim
Week 2- 4xweek 10x100 swim 5x50 kick 4x200 swim 1x300 swim rest 1x 400 swim
Week 3 - 4xweek 5x200 swim 5x50 kick 2x400 swim (slow as needed) 1x 600 swim no stop- slow as necessary
Week 4 10x100 swim 5x50 kick 1x1000 swim ( Slow as needed ) last day- 1x1000 make it hurt speed-
Week 2- 4xweek 10x100 swim 5x50 kick 4x200 swim 1x300 swim rest 1x 400 swim
Week 3 - 4xweek 5x200 swim 5x50 kick 2x400 swim (slow as needed) 1x 600 swim no stop- slow as necessary
Week 4 10x100 swim 5x50 kick 1x1000 swim ( Slow as needed ) last day- 1x1000 make it hurt speed-
