Hi,
I am doing my second competition :ko next Saturday in Massy...
My goal is to do 4'00" in static...
My first comp was last saturday and I did 3'04", which disappointed me a little bit :waterwork ...
I had never done wet static before ; I had trained dry mostly lying on my bed... in the metro, attending a conference...
I already did 4' lying on my bed...
I have used recently Umberto's static training table (dry) with constant recuperation and increasing times : 2'00" + R = 2'45", 2'10" + R = 2'45", ...
..., 3'10" ; according to Umberto, it corresponds to an apneist doing a max of 4'00" ; I did this table too easily, and then I added 10" the week after...
Last Saturday, during the warmup phase, I felt good ; it semt easier for me to train in water than dry... I did 45", 1'30", 1'30", then relaxed.., and then 2'00", 2'15"...
Just before the competition phase, I felt disturbed... I got rid of my watch (why ?)... The loudspeaker announced 2'00", and then very quickly 30" (???) ... And I plunged my face into water... In water I heard very distinctly the loudspeaker announcing 2'00" and I felt very good and relaxed...
And then I broke my breathhold at 3'04"... The urge to breathe came very quickly... Why ? If I was well at 2'00", doesn't it mean that I should have reached at least 4'00" ??... I was a bit disappointed...
Next Saturday what should I do in order to reach those 4'00" ??
First I decided to rest the whole week... only 30' back swimming on Thursday... no dry static training in the week ; no dynamic training... Am I right ? One week between two comps seems a tight schedule, doesn't it ?
Second I decided to take an adequate watch to control my time while in water during the warmup phase - and also - ??? - during the comp...
Third I decided to carefully plan my eating and drinking during the day before... Last saturday I ate about 2 PM a big steack with salad, drank a coffee, bought a giant yoghurt to drink... The organizators gave us at 5 PM a little package with a banana, a bottle of plain water, a bar of cereals and a bar of chocolate... Static began at 7 PM... and then dynamic with and without fins... I felt under-alimented during the comp...
I read somewhere in the forum that you should eat nothing before static and it very much surprises me... ??? Isn't it mandatory to eat some sugar or glucides before the comp ? and to drink some typical sports beverage ?
Fourth : how shall I plan my warmup ?? If my goal is 4'00", is it good to do several 2', 2'15" during the warmup phase ? Is it good to stretch a little bit the possibilities during warmup ? or in the contrary, is it better to relax mostly ?
I am doing my second competition :ko next Saturday in Massy...
My goal is to do 4'00" in static...
My first comp was last saturday and I did 3'04", which disappointed me a little bit :waterwork ...
I had never done wet static before ; I had trained dry mostly lying on my bed... in the metro, attending a conference...
I already did 4' lying on my bed...
I have used recently Umberto's static training table (dry) with constant recuperation and increasing times : 2'00" + R = 2'45", 2'10" + R = 2'45", ...
..., 3'10" ; according to Umberto, it corresponds to an apneist doing a max of 4'00" ; I did this table too easily, and then I added 10" the week after...
Last Saturday, during the warmup phase, I felt good ; it semt easier for me to train in water than dry... I did 45", 1'30", 1'30", then relaxed.., and then 2'00", 2'15"...
Just before the competition phase, I felt disturbed... I got rid of my watch (why ?)... The loudspeaker announced 2'00", and then very quickly 30" (???) ... And I plunged my face into water... In water I heard very distinctly the loudspeaker announcing 2'00" and I felt very good and relaxed...
And then I broke my breathhold at 3'04"... The urge to breathe came very quickly... Why ? If I was well at 2'00", doesn't it mean that I should have reached at least 4'00" ??... I was a bit disappointed...
Next Saturday what should I do in order to reach those 4'00" ??
First I decided to rest the whole week... only 30' back swimming on Thursday... no dry static training in the week ; no dynamic training... Am I right ? One week between two comps seems a tight schedule, doesn't it ?
Second I decided to take an adequate watch to control my time while in water during the warmup phase - and also - ??? - during the comp...
Third I decided to carefully plan my eating and drinking during the day before... Last saturday I ate about 2 PM a big steack with salad, drank a coffee, bought a giant yoghurt to drink... The organizators gave us at 5 PM a little package with a banana, a bottle of plain water, a bar of cereals and a bar of chocolate... Static began at 7 PM... and then dynamic with and without fins... I felt under-alimented during the comp...
I read somewhere in the forum that you should eat nothing before static and it very much surprises me... ??? Isn't it mandatory to eat some sugar or glucides before the comp ? and to drink some typical sports beverage ?
Fourth : how shall I plan my warmup ?? If my goal is 4'00", is it good to do several 2', 2'15" during the warmup phase ? Is it good to stretch a little bit the possibilities during warmup ? or in the contrary, is it better to relax mostly ?