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Second swim of my “back to the pool” campaign continuing to take things slow and keep intensity mostly down. Keeping fins on for now as they allow me to “relax” and focus on good habits until my feel and overall conditioning improve.
Mid-week aerobic and sprint focused morning practice for the team in Biel. Mixing drill and breath control work with short sprints through the first part.
Overall aerobic day of training for the team in Biel with a pretty relaxed morning incorporating sets of 25’s working short-axis strokes and going after the second kicking focused main set of the week in the evening.
This is a shorter “back to the pool” workout following a long time out of the water with the intention of getting back in a “training routine”.
Starting this new week with a pretty relaxed aerobic session in the morning alternating some kicking and pulling to prepare for the second workout of the day.
Aerobic focused Saturday morning for the team in Biel including some speed work through the first part with longer rest repeats of fast 25’s as well as some racing skills with short sprints during the middle part of the practice.
Saturday morning workout for the Beluga kids in Biel incorporating our recent short-axis stroke drills while focusing on aerobic free & back during the two first parts.
Aerobic and sprint focused day of training for the team in Biel. Both sessions this Friday included a good amount of short-axis stroke work while the evening also incorporated some racing skills coupled with the sprinting.
Pretty relaxed and somewhat shorter Thursday morning to get back in the groove following the half day off. It was a busy school day and all of the athletes needed to leave a bit earlier than usual. We tried to use this hour best possible to get everybody ready for the evening session where we had our third and final longer uninterrupted swim of the week.
Aerobic focused Tuesday evening practice for the Beluga kids incorporating some of our recent short-axis stroke work during the first part and mixing some “feel for the water” between the cruise 50’s during the second half.