Useful swim video analyis

I guess swimming is on my brain because all my posts are about swimming? What about running? What about biking? What about weight training? What about nutrition? Oh well....here comes another post about swimming.

But I can guarantee that some running and biking posts are coming up. Without such little long, aerobic workouts the past few months, my weight is ballooning. I was only half-pound from Clydesdale this morning! So, I'm definitely going to start getting the long, weight-loss activities back into a priority. I'm not exactly fat, and I cruised up the mountain Sunday morning on my skis with a backpack, so I'm not out of shape. I just don't like the thought of what it's going to be like to carry all this weight during runs and bikes!

So........onto the swim post and something of true value!

Wouldn't it be great if all of us could get a good underwater video analysis of our swim stroke?

Here's a great video that compares a great triathlete Chris McCormack against arguably the greatest swimmer ever, Michael Phelps. Watch and learn!

Triathlon swim sets and a Pocatello Master's team

Happy Thanksgiving week to everyone!  I had a really good training week last week, the first good, full, complete week of training in about three months. I even got in three bike trainer workouts!

Link below to great training advice that is TRIATHLON specific.

Feel For The Water! Advice & Tips to Improve Your Swimming.: The Two Classic Swim Training Mistakes

Great article here about triathlon swim training sets versus swim team and standard masters sets.

I like to do 16x100 at near race pace with a 10-15 second rest, which is also what Swim Smooth is recommending in this.

And it looks like Pocatello is going to get a masters swim program! Wooohooo!  Solves two problems for me:
1. I get some coaching on my technique.

2. Timing is great. Sessions to start at 4:45am, so now I don't have to wait til 6am to swim. This makes scheduling much easier.

and I'll now have peer pressure to get me out of bed in the morning!