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Speed endurance focused Saturday morning workout followed by aerobic recovery in the afternoon. We were also looking into how to “build a meet warm-up” this morning and dedicated some time to explaining the different steps during the first part of the session.
Aerobic focused day of training aiming to recover during the morning session and including plenty of kicking during the evening workout. Both sessions this Friday had a “team part” in the beginning before splitting into groups.
Speed endurance focused Thursday evening workout for the Senior group. Today we were not only aiming at holding tempo but also making the fast efforts faster as the distances decreased during the different sets.
First day of our fall holiday training starting mid-week with an aerobic focused hump day session to get back in the swing of things after two days off. The morning workout followed a “kick-pull-swim” pattern while the afternoon incorporated overspeed work.
Aerobic recovery focused morning workout to finish this week and kick off our holiday training this Saturday. Starting with a short first part keeping all of the team together before splitting into event groups for the main “chunk” of the session.
Third speed endurance focused workout of this week for the Senior on this Friday. We were “going the distance” this evening with our fast efforts increasing to 125 meters and mainly focusing on freestyle again.
Aerobic and kicking focused Thursday evening session aiming for active recovery including some short axis stroke work to change the “ingrained freestyle movement patterns”.
Wednesday evening speed endurance focused workout for the Senior group moving up to 65’s after Monday’s session going 35’s fast. We were also aiming to include more main stroke work for the fast efforts instead of “just” going freestyle all the time.
Aerobic and sprint focused Tuesday for some “active recovery” between our two speed endurance training days. The morning session for our “student-athletes” was incorporating a little more fly and breast work while the evening session with the full group included more kicking.
Moving our training base from the outdoor pool in Solothurn to the Traglufthalle in Zuchwil as we continue our speed endurance focused cycle. During this third week, we will increase the distance going fast every other day starting this Monday evening at the lower end with 35’s again.