Vasa Ergometer User’s Manual
07/01/11
PART 4 - Swim Training & Workouts
4.6 - VASA ERGOMETER WORKOUTS
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below to increase the rate of your success.
KEY TO SUCCESS FOR FIRST WORKOUTS
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the surfboard rails without touching the rails. If you imagine your elbow as an eyeball, then be sure that
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is done by to driving your opposite hip into the padded bench when you apply pressure to paddles with
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to paddle you drive left hip bone into bench at same time, thus transferring core muscle energy into the
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Suggestions for athletes and coaches using the Vasa Ergometer:
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Endurance: Do longer sustained sets of 15 minutes and longer swimming at a power output
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Anaerobic power & speed: Do shorter efforts, 5-15 seconds in duration, between 95-100% of
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