The author has a Ph. D. in physiology and biomechanics from Cologne and is training adviser to numerous world class athletes - his method is based upon careful planning and a unique method of lactate testing to assess and optimize the athlete's conditioning and potential. J. O. has swum in three World Championships for Belgium. He is training adviser to several world class athletes (triathlon, swimming and others) and uses a unique method of lactate testing to assess the conditioning of his athletes. Jan believes in careful planning and in altitude training to optimize the athlete's conditioning and performance. He advises athletes whose races last from 20 seconds in swimming to over 8 hours in the Ironman. His book should be considered as a manual for the modern coach who wants to know before planning and periodizing what kind of conditioning adaptations he may expect - it provides knowledge and shares experience in a very understandable and applicable to every training situation - it advances some new important concepts, most notably that training at anaerobic threshold speeds is not the most effective way to improve aerobic endurance and that aerobic and anaerobic metabolism must be developed to optimum, not maximum, levels in order to perform well in competition. This book focuses on the principles of training for swimming and the execution of these principles via a systematic planning and periodization program that includes a comprehensive testing program. However, the principles of training covered are applicable to nearly every sport. The first section of the book discusses training principles, the physiology underlying high level swimming performance and testing. The second section provides a comprehensive overview of planning and periodization. This is a swimming book without starts and turns, stroke techniques, or favorite drills but it is loaded with essentials that every coach should know. It is also a must for sports scientists as Dr. Olbrecht explains his new classification of training and the physiology behind it. There are plenty of examples so the coach and sports scientist will be able to see how to apply these new ideas to their current training program.
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