This post is long, but breaks down all the different categories of swimmers that I work with! Find what is important to you and feel free to ignore the rest-- workout at end! 1. For the pure swimmer: swimswam and swimvortex These two sites are for you pure swimmers and ex-college athletes out there who want the latest in just swimming news and training. They also have some great articles and tips from the pros every week. This is not necessarily for triathletes, but that is not to say triathletes cannot benefit from it. If you want to become a good swimmer you have to learn from great swimmers. The group swimmer: US Masters Swimming: usms.org Whether you are looking for a club near you, a practice in a city you are traveling to, or National competitions, USMS can help. They have a great database of teams in addition to well written articles from certified and time tested coaches who know their stuff. The data geek: trainingpeaks In addition to their online workout log (which I highly recommend using to track your workouts, training stress volume, and every metric under the sun), they have a blog with lots of useful training tips from accredited coaches and pro athletes. For the Paelo and LCHF diet people: Bengreenfieldfitness and Marksdailyapple are two of the most reliable sources that we have found if you need information on going LCHF or Paleo while keeping up your training. While there are some ads for some pricey products, both Ben Greenfield and Mark Sisson back up each claim with links to scientific studies to support their claim. Even if you are not LCHF, you can still find some interesting stuff on this page. Is it the best source for you? Hard to say, but it is worth a look. The plant based swimmer/athlete: The Rich Roll Podcast and nomeatathlete/ On the opposite side of the nutrition coin there is the plant based folks. Just like an athletic Paleo diet can go horribly wrong, a vegan/vegetarian diet can too. Rich Roll and Matt Frazier have some good tips on how to make and sustain the change correctly without killing your thyroid or sinking your training. Those seeking work/life/family balance: familysportlife.net is my personally favorite blog when life gets too hectic and I need to balance my self in sensible wisdom. Tara is an excellent writer with sports psychology background, who knows not only how to save time and money while helping John, her triathlete husband train. She and John are very honest and relatable in their posts, which is why I like to read their weekly newsletter religiously. For the Ironman race result junkie and pro stalker: trirating/ is very good at analyzing data and making race predictions. You can (I know I have) lose yourself in all the numbers and analysis, so if you tend to procrastinate beware. Do you have your own list of bookmarked sources? Share them with us over on our Facebook page or on Twitter. Words of Wisdom: Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things. -Peter Drucker Workout of the Week: This is a great pre race swim to get you dialed into your race pace. You can modify the number of main sets depending on the length of your race. 4-8 reps for sprint and olympic, 10-14 for half Ironman, and 14-16 for Ironman. Warm up: 200 swim easy, 200 choice of stroke, 100 build Main set: 4-16x 300 as 100 sprint (really go all out), 200 race pace on 30 sec rest. Every 4 reps do an easy 100 drill to get your form back in line as you fatigue. The last interval should be 300 all out to simulate the end of the swim. Cool down: 100 easy, choice of stroke.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:43:06 +0000
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