I read somewhere that Jason Lezak only swims 4,000 yds/meters a day. Has anyone else heard this? I don't see how an athlete of his caliber can get by on such little yardage. It seems like if he bumped it up some he could be faster than he already is. I swim more than that and I'm nowhere near as fast as him lol.
Kirk, your right he is at USC now but I believe for about 6 months he coached both the USC and NOVA teams until they found a replacement. Jason Lesak believes in this type of training and he believes in David Salo and I guess his results speak and back up that type of training for sprinters. What people are suspect of is "Is this the best type of training for a Distance Swimmer"? These questions were asked many years ago about the high intensity training that was written and supported by David Salo. Since those days he has had many great olympic swimmers to back up his methods.
However, I have read that some traditionalists have said, then why did Aaron Piersol stay at Texas instead of going back to Salo. Same with Amanda Beard, who trained with Frank Busch at Univ. of Arizona before the 2004 Olympics. Some coaches and swimmers still feel that the traditional methods of the past especially for Distance Swimmers should not be abandoned for the high intensity training methods that are supported by David Salo. One swimmer who I believe was converted to the high intensity training methods was Lenny Krayzelburg and he suprised a lot of people by making the 2004 Olympic team in the 100 meter Back after he was down for 2 years with an injury. He left USC and Mark Schubert at the time and joined NOVA and Salo for his comeback.
I think its up to the swimmer and he has to feel what he thinks is best based on his age, experience, career, injuries, etc. Some swimmers like say Janet Evans would not like a high intensity program and would favor the traditional method. Some one like say, Natalie Coughlin, would favor the high intensity program and not the traditional program philosophy.
Kirk, your right he is at USC now but I believe for about 6 months he coached both the USC and NOVA teams until they found a replacement. Jason Lesak believes in this type of training and he believes in David Salo and I guess his results speak and back up that type of training for sprinters. What people are suspect of is "Is this the best type of training for a Distance Swimmer"? These questions were asked many years ago about the high intensity training that was written and supported by David Salo. Since those days he has had many great olympic swimmers to back up his methods.
However, I have read that some traditionalists have said, then why did Aaron Piersol stay at Texas instead of going back to Salo. Same with Amanda Beard, who trained with Frank Busch at Univ. of Arizona before the 2004 Olympics. Some coaches and swimmers still feel that the traditional methods of the past especially for Distance Swimmers should not be abandoned for the high intensity training methods that are supported by David Salo. One swimmer who I believe was converted to the high intensity training methods was Lenny Krayzelburg and he suprised a lot of people by making the 2004 Olympic team in the 100 meter Back after he was down for 2 years with an injury. He left USC and Mark Schubert at the time and joined NOVA and Salo for his comeback.
I think its up to the swimmer and he has to feel what he thinks is best based on his age, experience, career, injuries, etc. Some swimmers like say Janet Evans would not like a high intensity program and would favor the traditional method. Some one like say, Natalie Coughlin, would favor the high intensity program and not the traditional program philosophy.
