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Proof Positive
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There are lots of reasons to choose 3S, but
the most important one is simply that IT WORKS... all the time...
with swimmers of all abilities. And it doesn't require a PhD in
advanced computer geek to do it either.
You will meet your training goals, if you
will just follow our suggested workouts. Oliver Koen, a
nine-year-old from Swaziland, did just that and listen to his
results!
Dear
Sergei:
Our season is finished now but we are still
practicing every day until it gets too cold. It was Nationals (our
main event) this weekend and teams from Botswana, South Africa,
Mozambique and Swaziland took part.
I followed your program and it worked very very
well! The last two weeks we didn't practice hard, just technique
with lots of starts & turns.
Last year I only got one medal.
This year I got 9
and won the junior victor ludorum as well.
My fly is much better now,
mom says practicing with the front snorkel got my rhythm right. Mom
will put my results in, but I wanted to tell you how I did myself.
50m fly = PB -7.03 sec = 2nd place
50m back = +0.97 sec = 1st place
100m back = PB -3.40 sec = 1st place
50m breast = PB -1.86 sec = 2nd place
100m breast = PB -0.38 sec = 3rd place
200m breast = PB -7.97 sec = 3rd place (under 12)
50m free = PB - 3.81 sec = 2nd place
100m free = PB - 6.25 sec = 1st place
100m IM = PB -9.40 sec = 1st place
Thank you for everything you do for me.
Oliver
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Of course we have older swimmers using our program
as well, with many of them on a national or Olympic level.
Click
Here to see some of their results. And be sure to read the
personal experiences of these Masters Swimmers.
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Not everything in sports is
for the very young, the fastest or the most powerful. Swimming a
grueling 1500 m butterfly is a great accomplishment at any age, but
at 55, it's takes the heart of a true champion. Congratulations,
Dawn!
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Blacktown Beaver’s
1500m Butterflier
Dawn
Thompson is a 55 year-old distance swimmer from Gilmore ACT and a
member of the Blacktown City Masters AUSSI Club in NSW. When told in
the ACT, the 1500m butterfly was frowned upon, Dawn set out to prove a
point, and completed the swim in a time of 34:28.41.
With
the assistance of 3S Certified Coach Jim Richardson (Head Coach
of the University of Michigan USA, Women's swim team), Dawn applied
herself to grueling training sets, generated by the 3S Parametric
Training System. She is a firm believer that you do not have to be the
fastest or slowest swimmer to be a champion.
"If
you set a goal and can accomplish that goal, then you are a true
champion in yourself. In my endeavour to complete this training, I also became of
member of the Active Leisure Centre in Erindale, ACT. Strength
training is a vital part of my training along with 3 – 4km sessions
in the water. I wish to thank Greg, Jean, Johnny and other members of
staff for their ongoing support and encouragement and to the patrons
of the pool for their friendship and support.
This
swim was not physically tough, however, a great mental challenge. I do
not recommend this swim for the faint hearted."
Dawn
is a swim coach herself but has recently retired from coaching to re
enter the workforce as a receptionist for CES Computers in Fyshwick,
ACT. Dawn is looking forward to swimming at the Campbelltown
meet in July and Mildura Masters Games in August.
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Sergei:
I am writing this as a first time user of
the 3S Training System. I am a 39 year old Masters Swimmer. Because
of a medical condition, I am required to train in a non-chlorinated
pool, where no coaching is available. I have been doing this for the
last 11 years, and have used two other on-line coaching systems.
Though these sites offered well thought-out
programs, they did not allow for a tremendous amount of flexibility.
You followed the program, hoping for the best. In my case it usually
led to overtraining, severe fatigue, or illness. I was very fit, but
too exhausted to perform.
Because I have used many web-based training
systems in the past, I decided in January of 2005 it was time to
find a program that accommodated the most important things a Master
Swimmer or athlete requires: appropriate opportunity to work on
technique, and recovery in workouts. 3S is able to do this, and
quite successfully at that.
What makes the 3S System different is the
actual heart rate based recovery, which is built into their
workouts. This allows swimmers to do several meters of drill every
workout (I do approximately 1000 m to 1500 m of drill per workout),
offers flexibility in terms of volume adjustment, ability to adjust
sets and still accommodate heart rate requirements and energy zone
targets. I wear a HR Monitor for all workouts and focus on HR and
technique, not target times. Once rested, meeting target times takes
care of itself. However, I must emphasize this is unique to myself
and may not be the same for others.
If used properly, the 3S System can be a
powerful tool for any athlete. All athletes need to accommodate
their bodies, and know when overload is beginning to affect
performance. 3S is able to do that, and because it is heart rate
based, you become familiar very quickly with how your body is
functioning, adapting to physiological changes, and most
importantly, when rest is required vs. doing that one extra workout
that may turn into a cold or flu. And a simple e-mail is all it
takes to get a very quick answer on where to adjust.
In short... you can "Train
Smart".
Grant Andruchow
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