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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]