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  • An Introduction to Testing and Training Zones For Triathlon
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    An Introduction to Testing and Training Zones For Triathlon

    Should you test and use training zones to improve your performance? In my opinion Yes, Absolutely. Why? Because you can significantly...
  • Swimming The English Channel
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    Swimming The English Channel

    The abridged version: swim one hour, rest three, swim one hour, rest three,… We were a four-person team, one woman and three...
  • Energize Your Swims With Deck Work
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    Energize Your Swims With Deck Work

    Want to bring new energy to your laps? Recently, I’ve been using these sets: Note: You do an exercise after every 50 following...
  • Fish Kicking Explained (Side Dolphin)
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    Fish Kicking Explained (Side Dolphin)

    This is Misty Hyman demonstrating the kick she developed in the late 90’s. She went on to win gold in the 200m butterfly...
  • Freestyle Catch & Recovery – Body Mirrors In Evidence
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    Freestyle Catch & Recovery – Body Mirrors In Evidence

    There are two main types of recovery motions: 1)      A lift executed from the shoulder, lifting the elbow up and over,...
  • Prospect Park Brick Workouts
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    Prospect Park Brick Workouts

    If you are a triathlete who lives in Brooklyn and (for some unknown reason) are not a member of the Brooklyn Triathlon Club...
  • Bike A Faster Half-Ironman
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    Bike A Faster Half-Ironman

    This is a great piece I wrote for Triathlete Magazine on how you can bike a faster Half-Ironman. Please click on the images...
Swimming

Masters Swims 2013


Posted by race5599 on 18 Jan 2013 / 0 Comment
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Definitions: WARM-UP preparation to swim, typically a gradual building of effort designed to open up the circulatory system, warm the body, and loosen joints for better position in the water and harder efforts to follow (it could also include, as one of many possibilities, easy IM kicks and swims if you are doing long free […]

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Cycling

Testing With Power


Posted by race5599 on 14 Jan 2013 / 0 Comment
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Testing to determine training zones is a crucial part of any triathlete’s season. The goals of this article are to: 1.    Show you why you should give yourself multiple attempts at each test you use 2.    Graph the results of two real world testing cycles 3.    Get you excited about the possibilities of doing your […]

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Swimming

2- and 6-Beat Kick Form Drill Sequence


Posted by race5599 on 23 Dec 2012 / 0 Comment
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I developed and implemented this drill sequence with my JACKRABBIT SPORTS swim classes in the fall of 2012, and it is the best one I’ve used to teach a 2-beat and 6-beat kick with perfect form. Even those with very weak kicks and tight ankles were able to learn the kick within an hour and […]

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Running

Fall Barefoot Running Program – 2012


Posted by race5599 on 19 Dec 2012 / 0 Comment
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This fall, after a several months of mostly open water swimming (ended by Sandy), I got back into running and my barefoot treadmill workouts. I really like these because I can vary pace and incline, and no matter how steep the climb, there’s no downhill. J I also wanted to include a basic plyometrics routine […]

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