Vasa 30-20-10 Power Building Interval Workout
This workout is an adaptation of the “30-20-10” Interval workout that has become popular with many runners and cyclists. It works very well as a Vasa Swim Erg power-building swim workout. WHAT IS IT? The workout consists of doing seven one-minute intervals in a continuous “round” or set. Each work interval consists of doing 30 […]
Read More »More Than a Plan B
By Tim Crowley How the Vasa SwimErg is Essential to Maximize your Swim Fallback plans or a “plan B” will help you maintain frequency and consistency. These two variables are essential for maintaining fitness. Gaining momentum in training and feeling for the water is necessary for the long-term development of swimming fitness and honing technique. […]
Read More »Tips to Keep Your Vasa SwimErg Functioning Well
By Rob Sleamaker, Founder & CEO of Vasa “Rob, remember that quality costs less” When I was ten years old, my grandfather graciously and gently shared that wisdom as we polished his pristine 1957 Chevy. “Buy quality products, take good care of them, and they’ll cost you less and give you more,” he advised. […]
Read More »Acceleration Endurance – The Key to Faster Open-Water Swimming
Author: Tim Crowley Acceleration endurance is critical to improving open-water swim performance. This is an essential skill to develop as an “adult-onset” swimmer. Athletes who did not grow up as age group swimmers often find the ability to accelerate through the swim stroke a difficult skill to master. There is an excellent article on mono […]
Read More »Swimming & Triathlon Training At Home: Building Your Own Personal Performance Center
Whether you call it a home gym, pain cave, gain cave, wattage cottage, or just your favorite escape, now is the perfect time to create your ideal at-home training center so you can stay fit and improve during the coming months… I never thought I’d have a so-called “pain cave,” because I’ve never understood cycling […]
Read More »5 Essential Core Exercises to Improve Your Swim
Author: Tim Crowley It is widely accepted that core training is essential to swimming performance and efficiency. In most sports, athletes have their feet anchored on the ground, making power transfer from the ground up easy to train. In contrast, the swimmer is in a fluid medium where the core controls and coordinates movements from […]
Read More »5 Warm-up Exercises to Try Before Your Next Swim
Author: Coach Dan Daly What is a good warm-up, and why is it so important for optimizing function and athletic performance? A good warm-up does five important things: It warms up the body’s systems and increases the blood flow to the muscles; It will tap into your available range of motion and mobility; Warm-ups primes […]
Read More »How a Champion Swimmer Optimizes Time for Better Results
•Author: Jerry Frentsos Time. What does it mean to you? Depending on the person, it’s a word with various definitions and connotations. So let’s take a look at what the dictionary has to say about time. Time, noun, the indefinite progression of existence and events from the past to the present into the future, is […]
Read More »Swim-specific Training At Home For Time-Crunched Athletes
Are you a swimmer or triathlete who is extremely busy? Do you sometimes find it difficult to get to a pool or the open water for your swim training? If so, take heart because you are not alone! Expert swim coaches and elite athletes know that consistent, quality swim-specific training is critical to successful progression […]
Read More »How To Improve Swim Power, Strength, and Endurance
Vasa Lane 9 dryland swim training workout series with Coach Dan Daly Details on how to do the workouts: This workout listed below includes three distinct circuits—one for Power, one for Strength, and one for Endurance. You can do all three circuits in one longer workout or one or two circuits in one shorter workout. […]
Read More »Six Essential Exercises for Swimmers and Triathletes
Author: Tim Crowley When triathletes and open water swimmers think of Vasa, for many, it’s the Vasa SwimErg product that comes to mind. In 1990, Rob Sleamaker invented the Vasa Trainer Pro model and unveiled it to swimming coaches at the ASCA World Clinic. It quickly became a “must-have” training tool for swim coaches worldwide. […]
Read More »The Unstoppable Paralympian on Overcoming Adversity
Vasa Exclusive Interview: The Unstoppable Paralympian – Part 2 Vasa had the privilege of interviewing Elite Paratriathlete and Sports Psychologist Chris Hammer, Ph.D. He recently became the first challenged athlete in history to earn his USA Triathlon elite license, allowing him to compete in professional fields against the elite able-bodied competition. Chris is preparing for […]
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