{"id":225041,"date":"2022-07-15T06:52:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T13:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=225041"},"modified":"2022-07-15T08:35:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T15:35:02","slug":"high-intensity-workout-breaststroke-with-medicine-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/high-intensity-workout-breaststroke-with-medicine-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"High-Intensity Workout: Breaststroke With Medicine Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>High-Intensity Workout: Breaststroke With Medicine Balls<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a breaststroke specific set focused on developing power and consistent timing. Take a look at the set below and the description that follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3-4 Rounds:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 x med ball throws against the wall; sitting w\/ a lunge at the end of each <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">throw<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 x 50s on 1:00 as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#1: fins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fitter-and-faster-swim-drill-of-the-week-breaststroke-w-body-dolphin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">breaststroke w\/ body dolphin<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#2: fins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/breaststroke-w-flutter-kick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">breaststroke w\/ fast flutter kicks<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 x 25 breaststroke fast on :40<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 easy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This set is short (only 200 yards per round), but everything the athletes do in the set is high intensity. Starting on deck, have the swimmers find a space on the wall where they can sit a safe distance away for their medicine ball throws. Throwing the medicine ball against the wall, swimmers should lunge their body forward at the end of each throw, going as close to parallel to the ground as possible. This is meant to mimic the forward drive that they should be getting at the end of each stroke. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After eight med ball throws, have them put fins on and complete 2 x 50s, the first as a body dolphin breaststroke, the second as breaststroke pull with flutter kick. On the body dolphin, they should focus on that same forward drive they had with the med ball, while on the flutter kick they should focus on maintaining that drive while accelerating their tempo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>After the second 50, they will take off their fins and do 2 x 25s breaststroke fast to put it all together. Some athletes may have trouble transitioning straight from the 2 x 50s with fins into the 2 x 25s, so it may be helpful to do the first 25 moderate and the next 25 all out. Take a 50 easy in between rounds to loosen them up and reset before climbing out and going through it again.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since this is such a short, focused set, it makes for a great secondary set at the end of a practice. Using the medicine balls on land should help your swimmers better grasp the concept of the forward drive at the end of each stroke, and hopefully give non-breaststrokers a better understanding of the stroke. Ultimately, the focus is on finding the forward drive at the end of each stroke in breaststroke to maintain length, momentum, and consistent timing as the speed and stroke tempo increases. Happy swimming!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All swimming and dryland training and instruction should be performed under the supervision of a qualified coach or instructor, and in circumstances that ensure the safety of participants.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High-Intensity Workout: Breaststroke With Medicine Balls Here is a breaststroke specific set focused on developing power and consistent timing. 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