Workouts in a Binder for Swimmers, Triathletes, and Coaches [Spiral-bound]

Nick Hansen (Author), Eric Hansen (Author), Gale Bernhardt (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 18, 2005 | Series: Workouts in a Binder

Written by two former coaches for the U.S. National Swim Team, Workouts in a Binder for Swimmers, Triathletes, and Coaches extends beyond freestyle to include other strokes for masters and collegiate swimmers and coaches, as well as triathletes seeking skill-building in the off-season. The workout categories, which are more diverse than Swim Workouts for Triathletes (the previous book in this series), include distance, middle distance, sprint, individual medley, and stroke. Competitive swimmers and coaches can build a training plan using a variety of workouts from each category to improve speed and skills. Recreational swimmers, on the other hand, can realize new fitness levels by introducing greater variety to their swimming routines. Printed on large, durable cards, this new entry in the popular Workouts in a Binder series was specially designed for swimmers to use at the pool and can be easily read, even through foggy googles and flip-turn splashback.

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About the Author

columnist for inside triathlon magazine

Eric Hansen lives in San Francisco, California.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 112 pages
• Publisher: VeloPress (November 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931382743
• ISBN-13: 978-1931382748
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Push Yourself, June 10, 2010

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Kris (Colorado Springs) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Workouts in a Binder for Swimmers, Triathletes, and Coaches (Spiral-bound)

I went back to swimming after a 25 year hiatus. Running and biking were no longer options for me. A year after diving back in, I had a set workout that I liked to do -- EVERY time I hit the pool. For my 46th birthday, someone bought this for me off my wishlist and six months after starting to use this book, I still thank the person who bought it for me several times a month. And the gratitude is genuine.

Looking to shake my workout up a bit, this book rocked my entire workout program. I thought the resistance training I was doing in the gym would help my swimming, but it invariably resulted in injuries every time I tried to increase resistance. Now, because of the improvements in my swimming, my swimming actually helps me perform better in the gym and pushing myself there actually results in far fewer injuries! If there has been one thing to which I can attribute my progress in the pool, THIS BOOK IS IT! My success in the pool has made me fall in love with this sport all over again. When I wake up and it's a gym day, I tend to hit the snooze button once or twice, but on swimming days?? I'm up and at 'em! Count on it!

While each workout has a shorter version and a longer version, this book is definitely not for beginning swimmers. The shorter version of the workouts run on average 3600 yards or meters depending on your pool. Not too sure about the longer version of the workout because frankly, for me to swim two miles or more, I'm toast! I don't even look at the longer versions (yet!). There are several workout plans to choose from, which I personally love because I never have to sit and figure out which workout I should do today; I just look it up in the plan. I do agree with other reviewers, the workouts in this book are definitely easily modified, so if you don't have enough time to complete a given workout at least you can still fit a well rounded workout into your day. I love that water won't damage this book, but I do still keep it in a zip-top bag on deck because once this puppy gets wet, you'll have to dry each and every page. After all, you don't want the smell of your favorite workout book waking you up in the morning.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Swimming made easier, August 17, 2006

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jen "swimming knitter" (WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Workouts in a Binder for Swimmers, Triathletes, and Coaches (Spiral-bound)

This book ROCKS!! As a former collegiate swimmer and current masters/triathlon coach, I use this book frequently and recommend it to anyone training for a triathlon or swimming race. The individual medley and stroke sets are especially helpful. I also like the workout plans.
Thanks to the Hansen brothers for this masterful book!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for advanced swimmers, June 8, 2007

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A. Zelinske (Palatine, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Workouts in a Binder for Swimmers, Triathletes, and Coaches (Spiral-bound)

Great book for training for longer swims, not suitable for beginner swimmers. I am comming back to swimming after a 10 year vacation and most of these workouts are a little hard for me, but they are easily adaptable.