May 21, 2022 – Swim Regio Solothurn
This was a planned weekend off for the athletes of our National & Junior National groups. However, I did provide an optional session for anybody that wanted to get an active recovery swim done.
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This was a planned weekend off for the athletes of our National & Junior National groups. However, I did provide an optional session for anybody that wanted to get an active recovery swim done.
Relaxed aerobic Friday afternoon workout for the National & Junior National groups. We started the session with a half an hour team stretch before jumping in the pool.
Thursday morning session for the student-athletes of the sports class with a mix of aerobic and speed work alternating short and long rest to prepare for the evening practice.
Mid-week aerobic and speed focused workout for the National & Junior National groups. This Wednesday evening our aim was to use the aerobic freestyle blocks as active recovery and the short fast sets of 25’s to keep everybody sharp between our two lactate practices this week.
Following our “recovery week”, we’re back to fast swimming coming off the meet in Schaffhausen. Our small group of student-athletes of the sports class kicked off their day with a mix of aerobic and speed work alternating short and long rest to prepare for the evening practice.
Monday evening starting the week with just a short hour of aerobic based post-meet recovery for the National & Junior National groups.
Aerobic focused Thursday morning practice for the student-athletes of our sports class including some medley work and more “kick-pull-drill/swim” pattern sets.
Mid-week aerobic focused workout for the National & Junior National groups including a few short sprints. Overall low intensity this Wednesday evening with just one more session left at home before the meet in Schaffhausen.
On Wednesdays, our water time is shortened due to water polo games for the high school. This week, I wanted to begin to throw a little more speed work their way. Since we are still early-season and building up endurance and stamina, I am constantly looking to change up variables.
Aerobic focused Tuesday morning practice for the student-athletes of our sports class including cruise 50’s and two blocks following a “kick-pull-drill” pattern through the first two parts before incorporating just a little bit of speed work to finish the session.