West Side Drill Videos
June 8, 2010 – 3:40 pm | No Comment

So I finally went and did it. After years of stalling and promising, I finally got around to filming all of our most used drills (84 of them) and putting them up with commentary! …

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Workout for 1/7/10
January 7, 2010 – 8:50 am | No Comment

WU-
[sleeves on]
400 ez – focus on hands
12 x 75 – 50 fast/25 ez – 1:15
2 x 400 – :15r – #1 200 ez/200 fast / #2 – fast
Set 1-
[sleeves off]
1 x 900 – descend by …

Dolan for President – 2012
January 5, 2010 – 11:21 am | No Comment

Below is a two part interview that Tom Dolan gave to Swimming World TV this week.
Dolan is, and always will be, the man.
Part 1 – 23 minutes

Part 2 – 14 minutes

“The …

FINA Approved Suit List as of 1/4/10
January 5, 2010 – 10:05 am | No Comment

It is important to note that these are approved TECHNICAL suits. Some briefs have been specifically included but if a brief is not listed, that does NOT mean it is not allowed. At …

Workout for 1/5/10
January 5, 2010 – 8:54 am | No Comment

WU-
8 x 150 – 2:20 – 100 cruise/50 fast
1 x 200 kick with fins – 2:40
10 x 25 kick with fins – odds 12.5 uh20/12.5 on back / evens 12.5 on back/12.5 uh20 – :35
4 …

Workout for 1/4/10
January 4, 2010 – 11:52 am | No Comment

Distance Group
WU/Set 1-
6x{
4 x 100 – 1/2/4 are fast on 1:30 – 3 is ez on 1:45
1 x 100 – descend by round – 1:30
1 x 300 – paddles and buoy – 225 breathing every …

New Year’s Resolution
December 31, 2009 – 9:30 am | No Comment

I almost feel, in some ways, that I have expended useless energy over the last two years when it comes to discussing the state of swimsuits today. It basically comes down to, and I …

Workout for 12/31/09
December 31, 2009 – 9:10 am | No Comment

and we end the decade on a bang…not a whimper…
WU-
1 x 400 Burger King style
Set 1-
6 x 25 sprint from the blocks – :40r
4x{
1 x 225 – :10r
odd rounds – 75 paddles back/(drop paddles)/75 free …

100 Pushups
December 30, 2009 – 9:59 am | One Comment
100 Pushups

At West Side we hold pushups with the highest of regard. Pushups are a key component of strength training and we have been doing them, lots of them, since Day 1. As a …

Workout for 12/29/09
December 29, 2009 – 10:05 am | No Comment

WU
1 x 1200 PS – 50 RA/100 perfect/50 LA/100 perfect
10 x 25 – 100 kick waterfall with midpool flip
10 x 100 – 1:30 – build – no breathing last 10 yards
Set 1-
2x{
1 x 200 – …

Workout for 12/28/09
December 28, 2009 – 8:25 am | No Comment

WU-
Navy Seals Training – 15min
Set 1-
3x{
10 x 50
Round 1 – cruise
Round 2 – breast fast with paddles
Round 3 – fly
after first 50, do 5 wall pushups…then after second 50 do 6 and so on
Set 2-
Sneakers …

Workout for 12/24/09
December 24, 2009 – 12:14 pm | No Comment

WU-
800 cruise
Set 1-
3x{
2 x 50 kick on 1:00/1:15 – (Lane 6,7)
4 x 100 1&3 build 2&4 90% on 1:30/1:40 (lane 6/7)
2 x 200 1 build 2 ascend the 50’s from blocks
100 cruise DPS
Set 2-
1 x …

THE 2010 JANUARY JAM: MS PLUNGE FOR PARCELLS
December 23, 2009 – 10:44 am | No Comment

Our great friends over at Dynoswim are hosting their annual January Jam in 2010 and their website now has all of the details! Head over to:
http://www.dynoswim.com/januaryjam/
to get all of the latest information. It’s …

FINA’s 2010 Approved Suit List
December 22, 2009 – 9:09 am | One Comment

The most up to date list, which is still a work in progress, can be found here. Note that Adidas and Blue Seventy are still not on the approved list.
http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2688&Itemid=49

Workout for 12/22/09
December 22, 2009 – 9:03 am | No Comment

WU-
8×200 w/fins (3 dolphin kicks off wall) – :10r
Odds – alt. 50 fly kick/50 back kick
Evens – Free
10 x 45 – Sprint from flags (floating start). Breath every 4. At least one stroke …

National Team Distance Challenge
December 21, 2009 – 10:57 am | No Comment

To: USA Swimming Coaches
From: Mark Schubert / National Team Head Coach
Subject: National Team Distance Challenge
In order to promote distance swimming during winter training, the National Team challenges American swimmers to a distance challenge.
The challenge is …

Workout for 12/21/09
December 21, 2009 – 9:21 am | No Comment

Warmup as written by Team Vision Quest…
Drylands: Start standing in front of the bleachers on the mats
* 50 push ups with hands on first step – easy