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Aerobic Monday evening session for the National & Junior National groups. With just two weeks left before the Regional Championships, we are starting our “taper” and will slowly bring down volume while focusing on recovery and sharpening our racing skills.
National & Junior National group finishing the week with another lactate “race workout” this Saturday morning. We also had our two athletes preparing for Short Course Nationals next week do broken swims instead of the “main set”.
Working the “basics” with the National & Junior National groups this Friday evening. Overall recovery focused session alternating lots of aerobic swimming and kicking with some breath control work.
No morning practices this week as we bring more focus to recovery, however, lactate production & tolerance workout #2 on this Thursday evening for the National & Junior National groups.
Mid-week aerobic focused evening practice for the National & Junior National squad offering different options for our “event groups” following a common first part to “zone in” after our dryland “warm-up”.
This is an early season training session. Goal here is getting them back in the water. We don’t start school until after Labor Day. Until then they are on their own or doing captains practices.
Single session Tuesday providing some extra sleep in the morning as we quickly approached our end of cycle focus meets. Another tough evening workout for the National & Junior National groups including two lactate production & tolerance blocks on rather short “rest” intervals.
National & Junior National groups starting another week with a post-meet recovery session including plenty of equipment and a team stretch before jumping in the pool this Monday evening.
Shorter Saturday morning workout for the Junior National group providing some more recovery before their meet in Liestal on Sunday.
Getting ready for another weekend competing with another recovery focused Friday evening workout for the National & Junior National groups.