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.
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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.
T2 Aquatics – Glen Housman
The main set of this workout is known as the “Glen Housman” set. Glen Housman is an Australian, who won the silver medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.
Apr 17, 2012 – T2 Aquatics – Lactate Tolerance
The following is an example of what I would consider a “Lactate Tolerance” practice. We spent about 5 weeks performing a set like this one, about once per week – during April and May this season.
Jan 7, 2012 – Vevey Natation (Camp Luxembourg)
Our last session on this training trip at the National Training Center d’Coque in Luxembourg. This morning we were really just trying to get a loosen swim in before the long bus ride back home.