Jon Urbanchek’s School of Training
Jon with some of his Olympians
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Derya Büyükuncu
Michigan 1994-1998
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Training Philosophy
A. Training Philosophy 200,400 meters
Modify: Less for 50,100,200
More for 800,1500, 10K
B. Keep It Simple
Part Science – Part Art of Coaching
C. What Works
Producing good results
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Training Concepts
•
Work is Aerobic,
xygen pay as you go
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Endurance/Capacity
•
Work is Anaerobic,
pay later
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Oxygen Debt – Build up of Lactic Acid /
Race Pace Training
•
Transition Point
2 not so clear
Balance in O2 uptake
Stead State / Threshold
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Training Models
• Using threshold to Rx intensity and
heart rate
• Rotate workloads in weekly micro
cycle
• Improvements in threshold pace
indicates increased endurance,
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Middle Distance Training
• Middle of the swim continuum
between 50 & 1500
• Most common among freestylers
• Good combo fast twitch
fibers/anaerobic speed and slow
twitch aerobic/endurance
• Wide range of training both speed
& endurance - fun & variety
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2 Main Groups
• 100 – 200- 400 / 500 The
Anaerobic Angle (Thorpe, Phelps,
Agnel, Muffat, Dwyer)
• 1500 - 400 – 200 The Aerobic
Angle (Hackett, Vanderkaay,
Mellouli, Sun, Jaeger, Ledecky,
Friis)
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Middle Distance
Characteristics
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•
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Like to train
Good sense of pace
Ideal stroke rate
4 – 6 beat kick
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Michigan / Club Wolverine
200 Meters Free
Vanderkaay
Keller
Vendt
DeJong
Madwed
Houchin
Allison Schmitt
1:45.14
1:46.13
1:46.94
1:47.16
1:47.31
1:47.92
1:54.96
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Michigan / Club Wolverine
400 Meters
Vanderkaay
Vendt
Keller
Madwed
Houghin
Patton
Allison Schmitt
3:43.11
3:43.92
3:44.11
3:45.95
3:47.50
3:47.51
4:02.51
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Michigan / Club Wolverine
1500 Meters
Vanderkaay
Vendt
Thompson
Hurd
Bruner
Siciliano
14:45.54
14:46.78
14:56.81
15.09.44
15.11.02
15:14.94
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Michigan / Club Wolverine
Clary
A Vanderkaay
Dolan
Madwed
Namesnik
Barrowman
200 IM
1:57.25
1:57.58
1:59.77
2:00.62
2.01.60
2:01.66
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Michigan / Club Wolverine
400 IM
Clary
Vendt
Dolan
A Vanderkaay
Namesnik
Wouda
Barrowman
4:06.96
4:11.27
4:11.76
4:12.48
4:13.67
4:15.53
4:19.75
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Jon’s School of Training
• Training intensities are determined
from the Anaerobic threshold
pace/100 meters or yards
• COLOR CODED –
• Threshold pace can be determined
from:
–Blood lactate tests
–Interval sets
–Continuous steady state swim
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Threshold Test Sets
• Continuous steady state swim 20 – 30 min
Most optimal for distance swimmers
• Blood lactate test / step test
Optimal for anaerobic swimmers
• Interval test sets
10 x 200 or 8 x 300 average;
20 – 30 sec rest intervals
• All out 500 / 400 / 200 yard/meter effort
(200 is least reliable)
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Jon’s Excel Program
• Select distances swum straight or
interval average time or any single test
distance of 500, 400, 200 time.
• To check the level of effort take 10 sec
heart rate at 0-10 sec; 30-40 sec; 1:00 –
1:10 after test.
• Sample (30 – 25 – 20 = 75 bpm)
• Select spreadsheet (write over it). Enter
name, stroke, time (no colons). Hit enter
and all new training paces appear.
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400 Interval Test, 8 X 400, 20-30 s rest
NAME
EV
NAME
PVK
NAME
AS
400 TIME
4:10.0
400 TIME
4:12.5
400 TIME
4:15.6
T-30 PACE
1:03.8
T-30 PACE
1:04.4
T-30 PACE
1:05.2
PACES (HR)
50
100
150
200
300
400
500
WHITE (24-26)
:29.8
1:04.3
1:37.2
2:10.3
3:16.6
4:23.1
5:29.6
PINK (25-26)
:28.7
1:02.2
1:35.3
2:08.6
3:14.1
4:20.4
5:29.0
RED (27-29)
:28.3
1:01.1
1:32.4
2:03.8
3:06.8
4:10.0
5:13.1
BLUE (28-29)
:27.3
:59.1
1:30.6
2:02.2
3:04.4
4:07.4
5:10.3
PURPLE (30+)
:26.4
:57.0
1:27.4
1:57.8
2:57.9
3:58.6
5:01.4
PACES (HR)
50
100
150
200
300
400
500
WHITE (24-26)
:30.1
1:04.9
1:38.2
2:11.6
3:18.6
4:25.7
5:32.9
PINK (25-26)
:29.0
1:02.8
1:36.3
2:09.9
3:16.1
4:23.0
5:32.3
RED (27-29)
:28.6
1:01.7
1:33.3
2:05.1
3:08.7
4:12.5
5:16.3
BLUE (28-29)
:27.6
:59.6
1:31.5
2:03.4
3:06.2
4:09.9
5:13.4
PURPLE (30+)
:26.6
:57.5
1:28.2
1:59.0
2:59.6
4:01.0
5:04.4
PACES (HR)
50
100
150
200
300
400
500
WHITE (24-26)
:30.5
1:05.7
1:39.4
2:13.2
3:21.0
4:29.0
5:37.0
PINK (25-26)
:29.4
1:03.6
1:37.5
2:11.5
3:18.5
4:26.2
5:36.3
RED (27-29)
:28.9
1:02.5
1:34.5
2:06.6
3:11.0
4:15.6
5:20.2
BLUE (28-29)
:27.9
1:00.4
1:32.6
2:04.9
3:08.5
4:13.0
5:17.2
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PURPLE (30+)
:27.0
:58.2
1:29.3
2:00.5
3:01.8
4:03.9
5:08.1
Endurance Training
• Basic aerobic training EN-1
–5% below threshold
–WHITE and PINK Color Codes
–low intensity
–short rest 10 – 20 sec rest
–heart rate 130 – 150 bpm
–recovery & technique work
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Optimal Threshold Training – EN-2
–RED Color Code
–Optimal intensity for Threshold
improvement
–15-20 sec rest
–30 – 40 min durations
–Lactate 3 – 4 mM
–Heart rate 150 – 170
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Threshold Training – EN-2
• BLUE Color Code
–Slightly above threshold
–20 to 30 sec rest
–20 to 30 minutes duration
–Uncomfortable
–Slightly above threshold 4-5 mM
–Heart rate 160 to 180 duration
–Up to 200 M lengths
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Maximum VO2 Training EN-3
Race Pace
• 7% faster than (Red) Threshold pace
• :30 – 1:30 seconds rest
• PURPLE Color Code
–Ideal for race pace training
–Intensity high
–Lactate 6 to 8 mM, buffering & tolerance
–Heart rate 180 to 190
–Use 50’s & 100’s & 150’s
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Lactate Production SP-2
• Using GREEN Color Code
• Can be used for training and testing
Training for 100 6 X 50 at 8:00
92% of best time
Training for 200
6 X 100 at 8:00
92% of best time
Training for 400
6 X 200 at 8:00
94% 96% of best time
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100 M % Chart
Best
time
94%
93%
92%
(200)
91%
90%
(400)
89%
88%
87%
:46.00
:48.94
:49.46
:50.00
:50.55
:51.11
:51.69
:52.27
:52.87
:47.00
:50.00
:50.54
:51.09
:51.65
:52.22
:52.81
:53.41
:54.02
:48.00
:51.06
:51.61
:52.17
:52.75
:53.33
:53.93
:54.55
:55.17
:49.00
:52.13
:52.69
:53.26
:53.85
:54.44
:55.06
:55.68
:56.32
:50.00
:53.19
:53.76
:54.35
:54.95
:55.56
:56.18
:56.82
:57.47
:51.00
:54.26
:54.84
:55.43
:56.04
:56.67
:57.30
:57.95
:58.62
:52.00
:55.32
:55.91
:56.52
:57.14
:57.78
:58.43
:59.09
:59.77
:53.00
:56.38
:56.99
:57.61
:58.24
:58.89
:59.55
1:00.23
1:00.92
:54.00
:57.45
:58.06
:58.70
:59.34
1:00.00
1:00.67
1:01.36
1:02.07
:55.00
:58.51
:59.14
:59.78
1:00.44
1:01.11
1:01.80
1:02.50
1:03.22
:56.00
:59.57
1:00.22
1:00.87
1:01.54
1:02.22
1:02.92
1:03.64
1:04.37
:57.00
1:00.64
1:01.29
1:01.96
1:02.64
1:03.33
1:04.04
1:04.77
1:05.52
:58.00
1:01.70
1:02.37
1:03.04
1:03.74
1:04.44
1:05.17
1:05.91
1:06.67
:59.00
1:02.77
1:03.44
1:04.13
1:04.84
1:05.56
1:06.29
1:07.05
1:07.82
1:00.00
1:03.83
1:04.52
1:05.22
1:05.93
1:06.67
1:07.42
1:08.18
1:08.97
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200 M % Chart
Best
Time
94%
92%
90%
88%
86%
84%
82%
80%
1:42.00
1:48.51
1:50.87
1:53.33
1:55.91
1:58.60
2:01.43
2:04.39
2:07.50
1:43.00
1:49.57
1:51.96
1:54.44
1:57.05
1:59.77
2:02.62
2:05.61
2:08.75
1:44.00
1:50.64
1:53.04
1:55.56
1:58.18
2:00.93
2:03.81
2:06.83
2:10.00
1:45.00
1:51.70
1:54.13
1:56.67
1:59.32
2:02.09
2:05.00
2:08.05
2:11.25
1:46.00
1:52.77
1:55.22
1:57.78
2:00.45
2:03.26
2:06.19
2:09.27
2:12.50
1:47.00
1:53.83
1:56.30
1:58.89
2:01.59
2:04.42
2:07.38
2:10.49
2:13.75
1:48.00
1:54.89
1:57.39
2:00.00
2:02.73
2:05.58
2:08.57
2:11.71
2:15.00
1:49.00
1:55.96
1:58.48
2:01.11
2:03.86
2:06.74
2:09.76
2:12.93
2:16.25
1:50.00
1:57.02
1:59.57
2:02.22
2:05.00
2:07.91
2:10.95
2:14.15
2:17.50
400
pace
1500
pace
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Race Pace Correlation
• Excellent correlations to goal times
• Use 3-4 min active rest between swims
• Maximum lactate production / buffering
• Maximum heart rates
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Color Use
• Early season: White, Pink, Red
• Mid season: White, Pink, Red, Blue,
Purple
• Pretaper: Red, Blue, Purple, Green
(Race Pace)
• Taper: Customise
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Alactic / Speed Training SP-3
• Short, fast, explosive sprints, 10 – 25
meters
• 10 to 20 repetitions
• :30 to 1:00 minutes rest
• Lactate build up is marginal
• Heart rate below maximum
• Recommended for 50 – 100 – 200
swimmers at any time of the season
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Annual Training Plan at the
University of Michigan
Collegiate
Season 30 Weeks
1st Macrocycle
12 weeks
2nd Macrocycle
16 weeks
3rd Macrocycle
3 weeks
Taper
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Collegiate Season
Sept - November
1st Macrocycle (12 weeks)
6 weeks skill development /
heart rate < 150, White & Pink Colors
6 weeks threshold – VO2MAX – Race
Pace, White Pink Red Blue Purple
Major competition (one week taper)
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Collegiate Season
Dec - February
2nd Macrocycle (15 weeks)
3 weeks aerobic endurance training
10 weeks all training zones more
emphasis on Race Pace and lactate
production
Dual meet season
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Collegiate Season
March
3rd Macrocycle
3 week taper period
Dryland reduced to maintenance and
dropped 10 days out
Training distance gradually reduced from
60 - 70K per week to 20 - 30K per
week
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Middle Distance
3 Week Taper
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12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Days
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Km
Red AM
Blue PM
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Summer Season
18 weeks
April 15 - Aug 15
All long course
1st Macro 3 weeks
aerobic/
skill development
Heart rate < 150
2nd Macro
15 weeks
All training zones
3rd Macros
3 weeks taper
US Nationals
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Summer Season
2nd Macro
15 weeks
All training zones and energy
systems especially VO2MAX
and Lactate work
This period included competition
every 3rd weekend
Long course
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Summer Season
3rd Macro
3 weeks gradual taper
US Nationals or International Competition
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3 Day Micro Cycle
Monday AM
General
Monday PM
Threshold Training
Zone EN-2
Tuesday AM
General
Tuesday PM
Active rest EN-1 &
EN-3
Wednesday PM
VO2max or Lactate
work
Wednesday AM
OFF
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Day 1 Micro Cycle- Mid Season
Monday AM
Aerobic Technique
Pull Set/Free 2000 3000
Kick/Endurance800-1200
Hypoxic swim free
Fin swim/ IM
7000 meters
Monday PM
Dryland – Stretching
1 hour general work
Main set:
Threshold work 2000
- 3000 meters
Energy system EN2
7000 meters
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Monday PM Main Set: Threshold
4 x 200 at 2:30 (White EN-1)
6 x 150 at 2:00 (Pink EN-1)
HR 23-25/10sec
30 sec extra rest
8 x 100 at 1:20 (Red EN-2)
10 x 50 at .45 (Blue EN-2)
HR 28-30/10sec
Total Main Set: 3000
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Day 2 Micro Cycle – Mid Season
Tues AM
Aerobic/Recovery
Skill / drill work
Kick / speed power
Swim specific power
Parachutes
Stretch cords / tethered
swim; negative work &
positive speed
assistance
Sprints 6000 meters
Tuesday PM
Strength Train –
Stretching
1 hr general work
Main set:
Active rest work
Continuous easy- race
pace 1500-2500
Alternating Energy
systems : EN-1 & EN 3
6000 meters
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Tues PM Main Set: Active Rest
3 X (200 free + 100 easy on 1:30)
Descend 200’s 1 thru 3
3 X (100 free + 100 casual on 1:30)
Descend 100’s 1 thru 3
3 X (4 X (50 casual + 50 free pace)
1st round + 1.0 sec per 50 :27’s
2nd round at pace :26’s
3rd round at –1.0 sec per 50 :25’s
Total distance = 2700
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Day 3 Micro Cycle - Mid Season
Wednesday AM
OFF
Wednesday PM
Dryland / Stretching
1 Hr General Work
Main set:
VO2MAX work or
Rainbow set (white
to green intensities)
or Lactate work or
Broken swims or
Test sets
6000 meters
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Wed PM Main Set: VO2 max
Race Pace 400M
4 X 400 at 10:00 Broken swim
200 dive on 3:00 (Going out 400
pace 1:52)
100 push on 2:00 (55.0)
2 X 50 push on 1:00 (best you can
come home :26 + :26)
Add up for 400 meters 3:39
Total distance = 1600
4-6 minutes active rest recovery
between rounds
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Wed PM Main Set: VO2 max
Race Pace 200
4 X 200 on 8:00 Broken swim
50 dive on 1:30 (Going out 200 pace
:24.5 )
100 push on 2:30 (mid 100 of the 200
pace :52.5)
50 push on 1:00 (best you can come
home ) :25.5
Add up for 200 meters 1:42.5
Active rest recovery 400 between
rounds
Total distance = 800
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MD – VO2 Max
Lactate tolerance
A. 4 x 50 at :40 Red
4:00 passive rest recovery – no swim
B. 4 x 50 at :40 Blue
4:00 passive rest recovery – no swim
C. 4 x 50 at :40 Purple
4:00 passive rest recovery – no swim
D. 4 x 50 at 3:00 dive sprints
4:00 active rest recovery –swimdown
Total distance = 800
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Strength
Dryland
• Upper body
• Lower body
• Core
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•
Stretching
Pliometrics
Medicine ball
Stretch cords
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Derya Büyükuncu
Michigan Reunion 2012
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Thank you!
Jon Urbanchek
jurban@umich.edu
“The Swim Coaching Bible”
Edited by Hannula & Thornton
Human Kinetics Publisher