Swim training structure the Swim Smooth way with Paul Newsome (part 1) | EP#132

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Paul Newsome coaches thousands of triathletes and open water swimmers every year through his company Swim Smooth with its local squad in Perth, through international courses and clinics, and as a coach education consultant for British Triathlon. This is part 2 of 2 of my interview with Paul. IN THIS INTERVIEW YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What types of swim workouts triathletes should include in their swim training -What a typical weekly swim training structure might look like for triathletes -The case for focusing on your threshold speed / Critical Swim Speed (CSS) -Progression over periodisation -Swim technique: different strokes for different folks -Swim training equipment and toys you should be using- SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts133/ THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free! LINKS AND RESOURCES: * All That Triathlon Show swimming episodes on one single page * Swimsmooth's website * Rhythm, Timing And Stroke Rate In Swimming (Swim Smooth article) * The Swim Smooth Stroke Rate Ramp Test (Swim Smooth article) * Paul's book "Swim Smooth - The Complete Coaching System For Swimmers And Triathletes" * Critical Swim Speed (CSS) Calculator RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.comor connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

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0:00.0	If you're doing triathlons specifically, let's talk about the average triathlete, you're going to be getting maybe at best two or three sessions per week in the pool.
0:08.2	So my focus would typically be for a triathlet to maybe do one session of technique endurance, one session of red mist endurance and one session of CSS development.
0:18.8	That triathlon show 132
0:21.5	Hey what's up everybody and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show, the podcast
0:40.5	presented by ScientificTraathlon.com. I'm your host Michael, once again recording from an airport
0:47.2	going back to Portugal this time, and today's episode is an interview with Paul Newsom, founder of Swim Smooth. This is a long interview,
0:57.6	so it will be split into two parts with the first half in today's episode and the second part
1:03.4	in an episode to follow on Thursday. But before we go into the interview, this episode is sponsored
1:10.3	by precision hydration.
1:12.4	That makes getting the right amount of electrolytes to fuel your training and you're racing easy.
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1:25.0	You answer a few quick questions like for example do you get soul stains on
1:30.7	your clothes after training and how much do you tend to drink all different sorts of easy questions
1:36.7	that you have the answer to in your head already no need to do any advanced maths or anything
1:42.8	like that and that will give you an estimate for how much sodium and electrolytes you need in your hydration
1:50.6	to make sure that you don't deplete your electrolyte stores too much.
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2:08.9	discount code that triathlon show all one word all caps so again that's precision hydration
2:14.8	dot com now just quickly before the interview with paul newsome
2:20.3	to give you a little bit of a background on him he is the founder of swim smooth he coaches
2:26.4	thousands of people every year through swim smooth in by means of his local squad in perth australia and through international courses and clinics
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