Some writings on fatigue

Train to the first sign of fatigue, not the last

"What do you mean by the 'first sign of fatigue'"?

Story time…

30 years ago, I was fortunate to work with somebody I consider to be one of the greatest swim coaches of all time, Gennadi Touretski.

Gennadi was coach of the Olympic Champion and World Record Holder, and,… https://t.co/tU5w4CXC0e

— Alan Couzens (@Alan_Couzens) February 21, 2024

When you consider these standards, the volume that Alex was able to build to – ~100km swim weeks, with Every. Single. Stroke. perfect is remarkable. It’s one thing to do big volume, it’s another to do big volume with perfect control and technical perfection. But that was the standard. Anything else was unacceptable.