Performance Pacing with Wayne Goldsmith

Wayne Goldsmith is a thought leader in the swimming coaching community. We talk about Ultra Short Race Pace Training (developed by Brent Rushall) which is starting to become a more widely used training method. I came across an article about a young swimmer in the US called Michael Andrew who is breaking age group records and swimming very quick times for a 14-year-old. His training is solely ultra short race pace training. Listen in as we discuss the pros and cons of the method and where we see it taking the sport. 00:58 – What is Ultra Short Race Pace Training? 01:40 – Concept of Specificity 02:40 – Why do so much volume? 03:15 – H. V. O. 05:10 – More training targeted at T.R.P. 06:45 – Break out of the mold. 07:24 – “Changing what we believe works!” 08:23 – Everyone is looking for short-cut solutions 08:47 – Focus 09:30 – Big Corp VS Start-up 10:28 – The secret to success is to make sure that… 11:18 – My suspicion… 12:59 – Which types of athletes are suited to ultra short race pace training? 14:30 – The keyword – aerobic work. 14:59 – Swimming effortlessly is very important 16:16 – Cut it down to slow, easy, relax, smooth action in the water. 17:00 – Common sense 17:50 – Core of my program: flexibility, mobility, stability… 18:18 – When you are fatigued, rest. 19:15 – Sample set: 100 Freestyle: Break it down to 10 25s 20:30 – T.U.F. Training are for knuckleheads 22:00 – More control over performance. 23:00 – Confidence = Belief x Evidence 26:16 – What’s the right taper for each individual swimmer within a squad? 27:30 – What’s the downside? 29:00 – Less injury. More fun. 30:50 – How appropriate is it for master swimmers and senior triathletes? 34:35 – The faster you want to go the more relax you want to be. 35:20 – We need to have a CHAMPION! Visit Wayne’s upcoming websites: www.wgaquatics.com and www.wgcoaching.com The post Performance Pacing with Wayne Goldsmith appeared first on Effortless Swimming.