There is a big divide between coaches. In one camp, you have the more old school coaches who think volume is the key to success. In essence, if you throw some meters at a swimmer, the swimmer will naturally adapt to the volume. Their body and form will naturally adapt to extra volume. They will figure […]
I define limiters as areas of your training that prevent you from performing at your fullest. They are different from weaknesses because weaknesses do not affect your performance on race day. Moreover, unlike weaknesses, limiters can also change based on what your goals and goal races are. For example, I am not a sprinter and […]
As I mentioned last week, many of you are entering the off season. Or as I like to call it, the pre-season. I prefer the term pre-season because this time of year is perfect to lay the foundation for an awesome 2019 season. Since your A race is many months away, now is the time […]
Look at Zwift, Strava, or any off-the-shelf training program and you will see some workouts described as “quality sessions” such as: “I just finished up a quality session on the trainer…” “3200 m of quality” “Thursday Quality swim set: 2500 as….” But what does quality mean? Does this mean the other workouts you do are […]
The following is a public service announcement brought to you by the coaches at Tri Swim Coach: Your training will not be a linear path! Yep, that’s right. Many training plans will try to convince you that every week you are going to get faster, fitter, stronger, and more efficient. Unfortunately that is simply not […]
In the morning when I wake up (before I put on my makeup, Aretha Franklin anyone?), I drink 32 oz of water. Pretty much before I do anything else. And throughout the day I make sure to drink at least 3-4 more bottles of water, sometimes more. My water bottle is 32 oz. If you’re […]
Lissa Henderson here. During my swim practices growing up, there was nothing that I dreaded more than a giant set full of freestyle drills. Well, except maybe an entire workout made up of butterfly sets. Those were the worst. 4000-6000 yards made up of 80% butterfly? No thank you. Those dreaded drill sets just bored me […]