Swimming for Weight Loss

“Over the last year I’ve began swimming 4-6 days a week in my local YMCA pool. I typically try to swim about 30-45 minutes. I’m looking to bump it to the next level. As in come up with a swimming routine that would help me lose about 15 pounds. I know diet has a lot to do with this also. Thanks for any help you can give.”

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Nov 24, 2014 – Limmat Sharks Zurich

Limmat Sharks Zurich

This is another example of aerobic recovery workout during our taper for Short Course Nationals. IM based warm-up taking everybody through some drills and partner swims before moving into a small pyramid set . . .


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Nov 18, 2014 – Limmat Sharks Zurich

Limmat Sharks Zurich

As we quickly approach Short Course Nationals, the goal meet in this preparation cycle, there are more recovery focused workouts. This Tuesday afternoon we added some resistance using t-shirts and shorts for the aerobic parts . . .


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Nov 14, 2014 – Limmat Sharks Zurich

Limmat Sharks Zurich

After a day of recovery it was back to work for the Sharks with this mini-lactate focused session. The overall above threshold work is kept low with the 3x100's to slowly let everyone adapt to this type of work again . . .


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Aug 31, 2015 – Plantation Swim Team

Plantation Swim Team (USA)

We only swim for an hour in the mornings during the school year. We do a quick warm-up and jump right into a quality set, and warm-down in the morning. This was our Monday morning workout to get the week started.

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Nov 13, 2014 – Limmat Sharks Zurich

Limmat Sharks Zurich

This is a recovery workout with some short sprint work. During this taper cycle we were trying something "new" by adding resistance for some of our recovery sessions wearing shirts . . .


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Nov 12, 2014 – Limmat Sharks Zurich

Limmat Sharks Zurich

As we enter the last phase of this preparation cycle to Short Course Nationals, there will be more workouts with high intensity such as this lactate tolerance session . . .


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