At West Side we use one type of paddle for our technique and strength training. We use the TYR Catalyst paddles and over the years I have had so much success with them. All West …
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The workout that West Siders did today.
Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.
-Aldous Huxley
SHOES DAY 5
WU-
3x{
4 x 225
Round 1 – 3:40
Round 2 – 3:35
Round 3 – 3:30
Set 1-
2x{
2 x 25 – paddles – focus on Monster EVF and hip finish – :25
1 x 50 sprint – :50
1 x 100 – DPS – 2:00
1 x 400 for time – 1:00r
2x{
2 x 25 – paddles – focus on Monster EVF and hip finish – :25
1 x 50 sprint – :50
1 x 100 – DPS – 2:00
1 x 400 for time
Set 2-
8 x 100 kick sprint – odds :10r/evens :05r
1 x 100 ez
Set 3-
5x{
1 x 25 DPS on :45
1 x 75 @ Ludicrous Speed on 1:45
5,700 Yards
WU:
3x
3 x 300
#1 – Free on 4:30
#2 – alt 50 DPS/50 Build on 4:25
#3 – Free on 4:15
4 x 125 on 2:20
(50 kick/50 back/25 BP every 5)
Set 1:
2x
1 …
I don’t care about the sunshine, yeah…cause Mama…Mama I’m coming home.
-OZZY
WU-
20 x 75 – 1:00
9 x 150 – fins – 2:05 – 50 kick/50 swim/50 catchup
Set 1-
6x{
3 x 50 – 25 drill/25 put drill into …
You can read the official press release below. Jump to the bottom for the part that finally sets things right – Masters swimmers have to follow the FINA guidelines just like the rest of …
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
-Niccolo Machiavelli
I went hard all fall like the ball teams,
just so I can make it rain all Spring
-Kanye
WU-
4x{
2 x 75 – uh20 turns – 1:05
2 …
“Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control.”
-Richard Kline
WU-
2x{
4 x 250 – 4:00 – 14 spl
5 x 50 – 5/20 drill – :50
Set 1-
3x{
1 x 1000 – every 3rd 25 is 2d/1u fly – …
It is important to note that these are approved TECHNICAL suits. Some briefs have been specifically included but if a brief is not listed, that does NOT mean it is not allowed. At …
I almost feel, in some ways, that I have expended useless energy over the last two years when it comes to discussing the state of swimsuits today. It basically comes down to, and I …
At West Side we hold pushups with the highest of regard. Pushups are a key component of strength training and we have been doing them, lots of them, since Day 1. As a …
Our great friends over at Dynoswim are hosting their annual January Jam in 2010 and their website now has all of the details! Head over to:
http://www.dynoswim.com/januaryjam/
to get all of the latest information. It’s …
The most up to date list, which is still a work in progress, can be found here. Note that Adidas and Blue Seventy are still not on the approved list.
http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2688&Itemid=49
To: USA Swimming Coaches
From: Mark Schubert / National Team Head Coach
Subject: National Team Distance Challenge
In order to promote distance swimming during winter training, the National Team challenges American swimmers to a distance challenge.
The challenge is …
This workout was for my base 1:20 group this morning
WU-
4x{
1 x 300 – 5:00 – alt. 50 going 3r with left arm at side/8 strokes perfect/4l with right arm at side / 50 build
1 x …
YCUTS (You CAN Use That in Swimming) Series…Part 2.
One day, while describing early vertical forearm principles to a group of swimmers on deck, it occurred to me that though it was very simple to …
Another awesome weekend for the West Siders. 26 swims…22 PR’s…As a training milestone meet, SCM Champs shows us where we are in our training as we prepare for the Spring. In this case…with …
Can’t say thanks enough to Rob Butcher, our tireless USMS president, for his hard work this weekend and for presenting us with an awesome new banner, caps and shirts!!! Least we could do was …
So we have our final 2009 milestone in front of us, the NE SCM Championships this weekend. All of my swimmers that are going are ready for this moment. For us, it is …
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