Comments on: Swim Training Programs by TI Coach Brian Vande Krol

By: tummonator

tummonator — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:41:31 +0000

Brian,
I purchased the OD & LC Swim Training Plans. If you are swim training 2 to 3 days a week for a 1/2 IM or Full IM distance do you repeat the workouts before moving on and/or include other swim workouts to get you through the 6+ months of training. For example if you are doing a 1/2 in June and a full in November, how do you spread the 24 workouts out over the course of that training period.
Thanks, Jeff

By: CoachBrian

CoachBrian — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:38:01 +0000

Email me at brian@fdscoaching.com and I’ll send you a snip of the screen that shows the button. If I knew how to add the screenshot to this comment I would!

By: rikasalo

rikasalo — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:39:11 +0000

Brian,
I actually see the “Look inside the cover” link for some of the other books… just not this one.

Rick

By: rikasalo

rikasalo — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:27:22 +0000

Thanks, Brian. I am not sure if I am just missing it, but I do not see anything that says “Samples” anywhere when I am on the page for the book.

Rick

By: CoachBrian

CoachBrian — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:17:30 +0000

Hi Rick,

You can preview the plans here: http://www.totalimmersion.net/store/books. Click on the plan you would like to preview. In very tiny little letters near the top right hand side of the page is a link right below the word “Samples”.

The sprint plan is 24 practices, and I suggest you practice 3 times per week for 8 weeks, culminating in the race. These are short practices, designed to optimize your time in the pool and balance that with the time you spend on the bike and run. The practices generally start with a “stroke tune-up” session using the main TI drills and variations to improve and imprint better technique. Then you’ll do a main set that’s designed to help you determine and imprint the stroke rate and stroke length you want to use during your race. Practices range from araound 1800 yards/meters to 2400 yards/meters, with the majority being less than 2000 yards/meters.

By: rikasalo

rikasalo — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:11:55 +0000

I am new to training plans am in interested in the Sprint plan. Is there any way to preview the plans to see if they would work for me? any other info? How many weeks? Is it one or many plans? What type of exercises? etc.

Thanks,
Rick

By: CoachBrian

CoachBrian — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:42:35 +0000

Hi John,

I would suggest that many people who believe they can’t swim 50 yards actually can. Practicing a few lengths of superman glides and skating gives many people a completely new understanding of what is possible once you learn to relax and swim easier. Even an uneducated stroke improves dramatically simply by learing to relax and do less.

That said, I will admit that 50 yards is an arbitrary distance based on the idea that even the most fit people must have some amount of comfort to be able to swim that far.

If you are comfortable putting your head in the water, I recommend the Total Immersion Self Coached Workshop, and practice the first few lessons until your relaxation and balance have improved.

If you aren’t comfortable putting your head in the water, try the Happy Laps DVD from Total Immersion.

If you have access to a Total Immersion Certified Coach or workshop, I highly recommend taking advantage of that. There is no faster way to aquire swimming proficiency!

By: jpwkeeper

jpwkeeper — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:36:55 +0000

Just out of curiosity, what should you do if you can’t swim 50 yards without stopping?

By: CoachBrian

CoachBrian — Sun, 15 May 2011 13:07:37 +0000

Hi Gabriel,

Thank you for your question. I recommend that you swim at least twice per week. There is no need to repeat the practices. Just progress through them, one after the other. If you are following a triathlon training plan, just substitute these pracgtices for the swim workouts in your plan.

By: gabslau

gabslau — Sun, 15 May 2011 08:53:21 +0000

Brian, I just bought a copy of the OD and Long Distance Triathlon Plan. I would like to ask what is the intended frequency of the training sessions according to this plan? And are you suppose to repeat the sessions before moving on to the next one?