The swimming technique of “Tsar” Alexander Popov

The Russian swimmer was four times Olympic gold, 6 times World Champion and 13 European Champion and is considered one of the best swimmers in history

These are some technique exercises that he used daily in his workouts.

These are some data of your preparation

• I trained speed daily
• Large volume of threshold training to be a sprinter
• In the specific period I performed little lactate tolerance training, even less than 1 series per week
• Trained in height 2-3 times per year
• In dry 40 'work of calisnéticos exercises and rowing
• I did not do weights

and these some typical workouts that I did throughout the season

• * 4x4x400 C / 5.30 "CROL AND BACK (UA)
• *2x8x100 c/2’ (MVO2)
• * 6-8 × 50 with 2 '(Speed)
• Crawl at 23-24 ”Pace
• * 8-12 × 25 with 30 "

Rhythm of 11 "and 47 stroke cycles per minute

The 2 last repetitions to legs

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