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FREE: D3 Swim Band Program, 8 weeks, Any Level Triathlete or Swimmer

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FREE: D3 Swim Band Program, 8 weeks, Any Level Triathlete or Swimmer

Author

Mike Ricci: D3 Multisport Head Coach, USA Triathlon Coach of the Year and USAT Level III Elite Coach

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Length

8 Weeks

Plan Description

THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PLAN IS TO HELP YOU STAY ON TRACK WITH YOUR SWIM TRAINING DESPITE NOT HAVING ACCESS TO A POOL. COME RACE DAY, YOU WILL BE READY TO GO! THIS PLAN IS FREE: CODE IS D3SWIMBANDFREE


Many of us have experienced pool closures due to many different reasons or travel and this plan is for athletes of all abilities who would like to maintain (and even improve) their swim fitness during this time. DESIRE. DETERMINATION. DISCIPLINE. Our plans set you up for success!

Author: Mike Ricci
  • Founder, Head Coach D3 Multisport, Inc. 2000-present
  • USA Triathlon Coach of the Year and 2017 USAT World Team Coach
  • USA Triathlon Elite Level 3 Coach (1 of 19 in the US)
  • Coached the University of Colorado Triathlon team to 4 straight National Titles 2010-2013
  • Coached multiple National Champions, Kona Qualifiers, and 1st yr. triathletes
  • Coached the AG National Champion in 2015 and AG World Champion in 2016 (25-29 AG)


Starts: Anytime

Length: 8 Weeks
This 8 week Swim Band program is a progressive plan that will help you improve your catch and your efficiency in the water. After a few weeks of dedicated dryland work with our swim band program you will see how much this will help you once you are back in the water.

Our programs are designed for the age group triathlete who has a busy life with a full-time job, a family and/or other responsibilities. In this program, the swim band workouts are on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. You can move the workouts to however it fits into your schedule. We do recommend 4 days of dryland swim band training in order to improve.

Our plans set YOU up for success. The main goal of this plan is to help you achieve your best race! Mike has been coaching for 25+ years and uses that collective experience to help each individual athlete be successful at any level. His passion for the sport and wisdom gained from coaching thousands of athletes goes into designing a plan. He has taken the guesswork out of training with this plan and looks forward to helping you too.

Please check out our other training plans too. We leave no stone unturned in helping you reach your goals. Purchase of this plan includes:
  • The opportunity to be a part of one of the top Ironman Club Teams in the World
  • D3 'Terminology', and 'Determining Heart Rate and Power Zones' documents
  • Access to premium content on our website and instructional videos in all 3 sports
  • Inclusion in Team D3 and access to our private Facebook group to ask our USAT certified coaches questions
  • A chance to race in a really cool kit :-)
  • Strength training and core workouts with accompanying videos
  • A chance to race in a really cool kit :-)

If you have questions email Coach Mike and learn how we get it done for our athletes: www.D3Multisport.com

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Training Plan Sample Week

Stats

Average Weekly Breakdown

Workouts Weekly Average Longest Workout
Swim x4
00:29:00 00:10:00
Workouts Per Week Weekly Average Longest Workout
Swim
00:29:00 00:10:00

Training Load By Week


Michael Ricci

D3 MULTISPORT, INC

D3 MULTISPORT, INC.
The key to achieving your goal is having a plan! D3 Multisport founder and head coach Mike Ricci uses his collective 30+ years of coaching experience to help each individual athlete be successful - at any level. His passion for the sport and wisdom gained from coaching thousands of athletes all go into the design of his training plans. Let the D3 coaching team take the guesswork out of your training and guide you with pre-built training plans or 1-to-1 coaching.


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