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Triathlon swim training with Russ Barber | EP#310

Podcast |: That Triathlon Show
Publisher |: Mikael Eriksson
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Fitness & Nutrition,; Interview,; Sports & Recreation,; Triathlon
Categories Via RSS |: Running,; Sports
Publication Date |: Nov 01, 2021
Episode Duration |: 01:34:43

Russ Barber is the British Triathlon swim coach at Leeds Triathlon Centre, where his sessions are frequented by athletes like Olympic gold medalists Georgia Taylor-Brown and Jess Learmonth. Russ has also coached swimmers on four Olympic swim teams over his long career in swim coaching.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-The training and coaching methods Russ uses at the Leeds Triathlon Centre to develop the swim of some of the best triathletes in the world

-Technical elements of the training to work on weak spots in many triathletes' technical competency

-Why he focuses on VO2max and speed more than threshold training

-Example training sessions and weekly structures

-Recommendations for how amateur athletes can better develop their technique and fitness

-Coach and athlete welfare, mental health, and chronic fatigue

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts310/

SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:

www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Russ' Twitter profile, and the Swim Coach Network Twitter profile and Facebook page
Running, Peaking, and Suffering with Olympic gold-medal coach Malcolm Brown | EP#96
Swim training talk with Ian Armiger | EP#263
Open water swim training with Olympic gold medal coach Marcel Wouda | EP#246
All swimming-related episodes on That Triathlon Show

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CONTACT:

Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

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