Challenge Workouts for Advanced Swimmers

by Blythe Lucero

Overview

Contains 100 advanced level swim workouts that focus on speed and yardage, with specific workouts for freestyle, individual medley, sprint and distance swimming. This book includes the workouts that use pace work, descending and building sets, and goal swims, that total up to 6,000 yards/meters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841262932
Publisher:	Meyer & Meyer Sport
Publication date:	04/28/2010
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Blythe Lucero has been coaching swimming for more than twenty-five years.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Getting these most out of this Book 11

What is an Advanced Swimmer?

Are these Workouts for You? 11

Swim Level Test 12

Scoring the Test 13

Advanced Training 15

The Training Needs of Developed Athletes 15

Begin with Self-Knowledge 18

Self-Awareness Exercise 18

Taking the Challenge 19

Goal Affirmation 20

Positive Self-Talk 20

Focusing on the Task at Hand 20

Controlling and Adapting 21

Visualizing Optimal Performance 21

Getting Started 23

Routine 23

Equipment 24

Workout Shorthand 24

Workout Presentation 26

Drills with a Purpose 27

Challenge Workouts 45

Base/Freestyle Workouts 46

I.M./Stroke Specialty Workouts 74

Sprint Workouts 102

Distance Workouts 130

Conclusion 159

Credits 159