Feb 2, 2012 – Ironman Mike Aigroz
This a distance and pace oriented morning workout from professional Ironman athlete Mike Aigroz. The main set consisted of broken 300’s building up speed and repeat it over a longer time.
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Sep 11, 2012 – T2 Aquatics
This workout is Erika Erndl’s 10th day back in action after an end-of-the-summer break. The Fly set is mainly active rest but it evolves into straight swims at the end.
Sep 5, 2012 – Järfälla Simsällskap
Last Wednesday, we undertook an anaerobic focus. Right now we find ourselves in an aerobic phase. Under the aerobic phase, I believe it is important to add at least 1x time per week a really challenging anaerobic workout.
Aug 28, 2012 – Ironman Mike Aigroz
This workout was written for professional Ironman athlete Mike Aigroz as he was getting ready to compete at the Ironman 70.3 Ireland.
Aug 24, 2012 – Järfälla Simsällskap
This workout starts with some dryland including medicine balls for about 30 minutes. The warm-up set is a drill progression I call “Early Vertical Forearm” (EVF) – you can do that drill for freestyle and backstroke.
Aug 24, 2012 – T2 Aquatics
Today’s workout has four parts. First, the warmup, which is 2750 yards long. I hope to keep them moving for the full 42 minutes, and achieve some cardio training. Second, the technical set of 25s is a set we have been doing this fall. The athletes are getting pretty good at kicking head-first with their hands at the side, so we’re continuing to hone that skill.
Aug 8, 2012 – Florida Keys Swim Club – Toy Day
Even when training mostly Age Group athletes, you need to break the rhythm of “crushing” them in every workout and give them something “fun”. Coach Jon Olsen calls these practices “toy days”.
Aug 20, 2012 – T2 Aquatics
This is the first practice of the second week of our official fall season. Most swimmers took 1-2 weeks away from the pool prior to last Monday.
Aug 14, 2012 – Florida Keys Swim Club
Another workout from the Florida Keys Swim Club Gold Group while visiting my old team at the Jacobs Aquatic Center. It’s really up to you how hard you want this workout to be by adapting the intervals according to your abilities.
Coach Yetter on Preseason Running
Running while taking a 1-3 week break is a great way to maintain a bit of your aerobic “work ability” during time away from the pool. You will be somewhat out of shape, but you should be refreshed mentally, and it won’t take longer than 3-6 weeks to be back in great form.