How To Increase Your Swimming Endurance With Dryland Training

Vasa Lane 9 dryland swim training workouts with Coach Dan Daly

This swimming dryland training workout will improve your Endurance for all four swimming strokes – Freestyle, Butterfly, Breaststroke, and Backstroke.  This circuit has five exercises, and takes about 20 minutes, depending on how many sets and repetitions you choose.  The workout was designed to use a Vasa SwimErg.  However, you can use a Vasa Trainer Pro or Vasa Swim Cords to substitute the swim-specific pulling exercises.

NOTE: The ENDURANCE circuit is workout #3 of a three-part series of swimming dryland workouts designed to increase power, strength, and endurance.

Warm-up: Swim Power, Strength, and Endurance

Perform these warm-up (WU1-WU5 ) exercises in order and back to back. Rest for 2 – 5 minutes before beginning Circuit #3.

Warm UP

Circuit #3 – Swim Endurance (3 – 6 SETS)

Perform the Swim Endurance circuit #3 exercises (3A-3E)  back to back, rest 30 seconds, then repeat for 3-6 sets based on your fitness, training cycle, or available time.

circuit 3

More Circuits

Be sure to check out the power and strength circuits!

About Dan Daly

Dan Daly is a well-respected coach, and we are privileged to have him as a vital part of the Vasa community. He has contributed useful dryland for swimmers’ workout and technique videos, which you can find in our Video Library.

Swim Power Strength and Endurance workoutDaly Daly, CSCS
Dryland Strength & Conditioning Coach
www.traindaly.com

 

 


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