During my workout this morning I spent over two hours working on my catch position, catch depth, cadence, and rotation. I did my best not to get too frustrated and yell at my coach (who is also my husband, so I do my best to play nice). But at one point I had a realization […]
How to make every swim a quality workout.
Posted ArticlesLook 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 […]
A PSA from the Tri Swim Coach Crew
Posted TrainingThe 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 […]
The Icing on your Training Cake
Posted Articles, TrainingWhen it comes to the final weeks before your pinnacle race, there is not much you can do physically to improve fitness or give yourself an edge over the other athletes. You have done all the physical work that you can do. Now it is time to allow yourself to recover properly so that your […]
Coming Back After a Break
Posted ArticlesFirst things first, I need to apologize to all of you. Last week I wrote about the lovely and talented Will Ferrell and his obvious connection to the swimming world. However, I misquoted him, claiming what I was writing about was from Anchorman, when it was actually from Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. […]
Five ways to make sure you are ready for your long course triathlon
Posted Articles, TrainingMany of you are making the jump to long course triathlons this season. Going long can be intimidating and anxiety provoking. However, having coached numerous triathletes through their first long course tri, we at TSC know a few things about making sure our athletes are ready both physically and psychologically for race day. What’s our […]
Staying Consistent Part 2: Getting “Lifed”
Posted ArticlesContinued from Part 1. Last week, I told you about how consistency, with its physical and psychological benefits, is the foundation to long term swim success for beginner triathletes. The key to building consistency is to focus on doing the bare minimum. But the minimum that you know for a fact that you can do. […]
The power of your brain could be holding you back
Posted ArticlesBetween the ages of 6 and 11, I absolutely loathed the word “sick”. Don’t even get me started on the words “throw up” and “vomit”. Somewhere along the line, I convinced myself that if I heard those words, I would become those words. So maybe loathe is the wrong descriptor. I was petrified of those […]