3S Library

 

Many articles are available in the 3S library. This is just a sampling of some that coaches frequently ask for. Subscribers and members of the 3S Club may view many more. Please visit 3S Insider to view articles online, or enroll in our Certification Course to get a complete understanding of the methodology underlying 3S.

 

INTRODUCTION 

  • What Is Behind 3S Coaching Tools And Services 

  • Success In Sport And Fitness 

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY AND FATIGUE  

  • Assessing Fatigue Levels of Athletes

  • Evidence and Possible Mechanisms of Altered Maximum Heart Rate With Endurance Training and Tapering. Sports Medicine 29(1):13-26. Zavorsky, G.S. (2000)

  • Preparatory Versus Main Competitions: differences in performances, lactate responses and pre-competition plasma cortisol concentrations in elite male swimmers. Bonifazi M, F Sardella, C Lupo (2000).  Eur J Appl Physiol , 82(5-6):368-73  

  • Monitoring The Lactate Threshold In World-ranked Swimmers. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 33(2):291-297. Pyne D.B., H. Lee, K.M. Swanwick (2001). 

  • Hydration And Physiological Responses To Exercise (Series of Articles)  

  • Maximal Oxygen Uptake And Cardio-respiratory Response To Maximal 400-m Free Swimming, Running And Cycling Tests In Competitive Swimmers (2000). The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 40:87-95. Rodruiguez, F.A. 

EVALUATING ATHLETES

  • Evaluation Methods

  • Preparedness Structure 

SEASON PLANNING

  • History of Periodization  

  • Season Planning Systems Comparison (USA Swimming VS. 3S System)  

  • How to Build a Season Plan  

  • Season Planning Tips  

SEASON PHASES

  • Entering Into A Season  

  • First Three Weeks

  • Starting the New Season on a Right Note  

  • Transition Between Season Phases

  • Taper  

RESULTS PROGRESSION  

  • Training With 3S: Comparison of Different Trajectories of Results Progression ( Example of Chelsea Nauta, 2004 US National Champion,  and Brooke Boncher, 2004 Olympic Trialist .  

PARAMETRIC TRAINING

  • Parametric Training Method:  Dispelling The Myths (Managing   Parameters of Sports Training) 

  • Parametric Training Concept Evolvement (Four Strategies)

  • Efficiency Of Parametric Training Method During The Annual Training Cycle In Swimmers (Gordon, Starodubceva)  

  • Parametric Training Experience (Matt Kredich)  

WORKOUT COMPOSITION

  • Interpretation And Composition Of Daily Workouts In Super Sport Systems 

  • Warm-up and Cool-down

  • Coach George Kennedy: My Translation Of 3S Workouts In Preparatory Season 

  • Selection Of Rest Intervals In Training Sets

System Overview | Result Evaluation | Season Planning | Result Dynamics |

Daily Workouts | Intensity Levels | Exercise Calculation | Parametric Training |