Posted by Goody on 04/7/08 in Recreation and Sports
Swimming is the hardest of the three triathlon disciplines to master for most of the triathletes I coach. Probably the biggest reason is that swimming is the most “technique dependent” of the disciplines.
If you just jump in a pool and start flailing around you not only won’t improve, but you may actually “groove” a bad stroke and make it even harder to train yourself correct form. Regular swim stroke analysis is critical if you are going to groove a good, consistent freestyle stroke.
Here are 5 keys I use to evaluate the swim stroke of the triathletes I coach:
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Posted by Goody on 01/24/08 in Recreation and Sports
1. Baseline Measurements
No training program should be designed without first determining proper training zones and intensities. The more specific the better. Raise your eyebrow when a training program simply instructs you to go at “race pace”, or “long easy effort”. Instead, each recommended intensity needs to include quantitative values. This means that your cycling hill interval workout should not just be “6-8 long hill repeats”, but should also prescribe power or heart rate training zones; such as “6-8 hill intervals of 4 minutes at an average of 300 watts”, or “6-8 hill intervals of 4 minutes at a heart rate of 154-165″. In order for a training program to prescribe such intensities, it is necessary for you to take baseline measurements.
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