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Great points all around. I worry far less about cooldown in my training than I do at a meet. Even when I get to "peak volume" per week, I maybe...

Hey Karl - I also believe that in training younger swimmers, it is important to use drills when the swimmers have become fatigued. Bad form is bad...

This is like "Where's Waldo" trying to get an appt!

I still have my full body suit! I doubt that I could fit into it now!

This is one of the reasons the rules are the way they are after the free-for-all in suit technology of '08-'09 - more tech suit coverage is more...

Couple of thoughts: 1. If strictly comfort, have you tried different styles/brands of suits? Speedo changed tha material in my favorite jammer, so...

Red60, yes - medial epicondylitis (golfers elbow). I suffered 10 years ago and had to get a shot. It worked. Then last September I had it again...

Concur that the USMS rule matches FINA’s rule. But WRT changing it...doesn’t USMS sorta set some of their own rules that aren’t always...

Should most swimmers of almost any level probably do more in the way of warmdown? Probably. Should most swimmers of almost any level also...

As a reaction to the full body suits, in 2009 FINA mandated that men’s suits could only cover from the navel to the knees. If this were going to be...

If the rules were changed it would almost be how it was 11 years ago.

Half of my workout is already at a cool-down effort level. I recall in one of our blogger's workouts the goal was to bask in blood lactate between...

Agree, but I believe that it was Stuart Carroll who presented the opinion that doing drills at the end of practice when one is tired is a good idea...

I like this. I like it a lot.

Thanks for the feedback! I also do some drills as part of my warm-up; however, you brought up a good point why drills shouldn't be done at the end...

I always do drills during my warmup, for two reasons. First, so I'm fresh; if I'm tired at the end of the workout, I might be sloppy and that would...

Luckily Idaho prioritized teachers. I'm still fighting to get my 73 year old mother an appointment though.

MON 400 FRIM 200 IM Kick 200 FL (25 drill/25 swim) 4x50 V-sprint :60 2x ...2x100 1:20 ...1x100 1:15 ...1x100 1:20

2nd! I'm jealous. Good for you.

WOW! My foot is really sore now that I an trying to put weight on it and walk . This may take longer to recover than I thought.

??? 1/3 warm up 1/3 sets 1/3 cool down I have never done this sequence of Practice in any of my 60 years of swim teams!

I have dose 2 this afternoon. I don't have the time to write sub plans for tomorrow, so here's to hoping that I'm one of those folks with no side...