LSU Takes on Tuesday AM Sprint Stations | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

Watch as the LSU Swim team works on power and speed during a January Tuesday morning practice. Highlighted by Olympic champions Maggie MacNeil and Brooks Curry, this sprint session includes a lot of drill work and specified exercises used to hone in on pure speed.

SPRINT STATIONS

  1. UW KICK w/ MED BALLS
    1. :20 Vertical Kick Fly
    2. 5x Bottom Blasts
    3. 2×25 :45 15 Kick UW w/ Med ball
    4. 2x (25 :35 15 uw Kick platinum, 25 :35 20 uw kick platinum, 25 orange :35 free, 25 :45 green kick UW
  2. PULL w/ STRAP, PADDLES, BUOY
    1. 2×100 1:30 Pink
    2. 2×50 1:00 Red
    3. 2×75 1:05 Pink
    4. 2×50 1:00 Red
    5. 6×25 :35 2 green, 1 orange
  3. TURN TECHNIQUE
    1. 2×25 :40 ankle wts 2 cycles into a fast turn mid pool
    2. 2×25 :40 2 cycles into a fast turn mid pool
    3. 1x speed assisted turn w/ ankle wts
    4. 1x speed assisted turn – work uw off wall
    5. 1x 12.5 orange
    6. 2×25 :40 platinum through turns
  4. POWER RACK PADDLES + FINS
    1. 3x light weight no equip
    2. 4x jumps otw
    3. 3x +2 plates of light weight
    4. 3x jumps otw
    5. 4x +3 plates of light weight
    6. 2×25 15 platinum stroke/10 orange free
    7. 50 yellow

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Breezeway
1 year ago

80’s VHS

Andrew
1 year ago

I can’t be the only one that despises the LSU pool

It feels outdated, dreary, and depressing

austinpoolboy
1 year ago

what does “platinum” mean in this context.. Think I know the other color zones…

Bubba
Reply to  austinpoolboy
1 year ago

@austinpoolboy Platinum is top end speed, like what you can hold for 5-6 seconds (10-15 meters)

swimcoach29
1 year ago

Some really great workouts here, definitely going to be using with the college team!!

Breezeway
1 year ago

What’s up with Jade Hannah? Is she injured?

Last edited 1 year ago by Breezeway
Admin
Reply to  Breezeway
1 year ago

I’ll ask, but my guess is that she still hasn’t cleared NCAA waivers.

If they got her…this LSU women’s team suddenly looks spicy.

CanSwim
Reply to  Braden Keith
1 year ago

She’s already competed in 3 meets for LSU in the fall

Admin
Reply to  CanSwim
1 year ago

Hmmm good call.

ScovaNotiaSwimmer
Reply to  Braden Keith
1 year ago

Pretty sure I saw her in a sling at some point on her IG. Shoulder surgery maybe?

RJM
1 year ago

This was awesome. I want to go back in time and do these workouts when I was college.

Old Coach
1 year ago

Rick Bishop, not Rick Demott

Demarrit Steenbergen
Reply to  Old Coach
1 year ago

I was just about to say that

Berkoff / Rouse / Carey
1 year ago

That pool looks and feels depressing. Swimming in a basement.

coachymccoachface
Reply to  Berkoff / Rouse / Carey
1 year ago

Kinda like UNC

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