This is a distance set with a focus on stroke endurance. Stroke specialists are overtraining for the 200 events. Freestylers work on negative split as close to 500 pace for the fast as possible.
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Dec 7, 2015 – Limmat Sharks Zurich
Some relaxed aerobic work to start out a new week of training on Monday evening with a good amount of breath control and technique work. Two groups for the main part with the distance athletes doing more freestyle . . .
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T2 Aquatics – Variation 1 “Active Rest Resistance”
This practice is the first in a series of 4 practices we are using for T2 Aquatics Masters athletes.
Dec 5, 2015 – Limmat Sharks Zurich
Saturday morning workout trying to keep our competitive spirits going after a great first half of the season racing Short Course. We also used equipment to go faster than race pace and work on overspeed . . .
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Coach Stuart – 1500 Rush Set
A number of myths exist regarding Ultra-Short Race-Pace Training (USRPT). One in particular is that it is only suitable for sprinters. Wrong! In fact, USRPT comes into it’s element when implemented for longer distance events.
Oct 10, 2016 – IUP Crimson Hawks
During our Monday morning practice we like to emphasize kicking. This practice incorporates kicking on the wall, transitioning into an open turn working on good underwater dolphin kicks.
Oct 11, 2016 – PSA – Sprint And Capacity Workout
This is a general Tuesday morning session with sprint, anaerobic and aerobic capacity components . . .
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Oct 19, 2016 – Scarborough Swim Club – Distance Threshold Training
Once a month I start with a set of ‘Challenge 50’s” which is a great way to determine threshold pace times for 800-1500 swimming and a great way to see training progression. The main set is a challenging set for distance swimmers. Alter the # of rounds to fit your needs.
Oct 20, 2016 – Podium Swimming – Sprint and Stroke Workout
A solid set from our sprint and stroke group. Hard and tight send-offs really force the effort . . .
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Oct 19, 2016 – Haddington ASC
October Holidays led to a sparsely attended session, allowing myself and my Assistant Coach to put together a core dominated swim/land session after a breaststroke kick set.