Zane Grothe Thought he was Over-Trained… But found out he was Under-Recovered

2019 USA SWIMMING PRO SWIM SERIES – GREENSBORO

Reported by Torrey Hart.

MEN’S 1500 FREE

  • Pro Swim Series record: 14:53.12 – Jordan Wilimovsky, 2016
  • 2020 Olympic Trials cut: 15:44.89
  1. Zane Grothe, BCH, 15:18.71
  2. Chris Wieser, DART, 15:40.33
  3. Christian Bayo, TAC, 15:43.31

There was no catching Zane Grothe in this race, as he finished first by nearly 22 seconds. Grothe was out in 57.59, then held 1:02-lows for the next 800 yards before dropping to 1:01s. He was 4:03.88 at the 400 and 8:12.99 at the 800 before finishing in 15:18.71. His best time is 14:48.40 from the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships.

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Sam
4 years ago

“for the next 800 yards” – did he take a diagonal turn and start swimming yards?

Ol' Longhorn
4 years ago

Training load should be prescribed based on recovery. If you’re not recovered and the coach/.swimmer just goes with day X of the microcycle planned months (even days) in advance, it’s overtraining. This is such old news. Conner Jaeger got a WHOOP and started targeting his training load to his recovery on a day to day basis in his runup to the Olympic success.

Mr Piano
Reply to  Ol' Longhorn
4 years ago

I thought you said motorcycle at first

Ol’ Longhorn
Reply to  Mr Piano
4 years ago

No, that would be Motorcycle Man, and he —- at least temporarily—- redeemed himself.

Anonymous
Reply to  Ol' Longhorn
4 years ago

I don’t care how “old news” this is. I never get tired of throwing more sleep in my kids’ faces. Please bring this so called old news as often as possible Swimswam. THANK YOU!

Ol’ Longhorn
Reply to  Anonymous
4 years ago

Just take their screens out of their face.

swimmer
Reply to  Ol’ Longhorn
4 years ago

ok boomer

asdagh
Reply to  swimmer
4 years ago

LMAO. longhorn fits the boomer so well

Ol’ Longhorn
Reply to  asdagh
4 years ago

Might have to change my screen name, but that would screw up my Mexican and Danish brothers.

Ol’ Longhorn
Reply to  swimmer
4 years ago

Blue light and recovery/sleep ain’t exactly Boomer.

Sprintdude9000
4 years ago

If everyone stopped training mornings under-recovery wouldn’t be a thing

The Screaming Viking!
Reply to  Sprintdude9000
4 years ago

Not true. Any amount of training without sleep and ENOUGH QUALITY FOOD can become overtraining due to inability to recover. Doubles can be optimal, but only for those who take care of themselves properly. We now have tools that can help us to know when the rest is more important than the extra swim.

Entgegen
Reply to  The Screaming Viking!
4 years ago

What are you doing… you’re sabotaging your own kind 🙁 I’m just tryna get some sleep man

asdagh
Reply to  Entgegen
4 years ago

I am betting that guy is a coach

Mike
Reply to  Sprintdude9000
4 years ago

And everyone would be sprintdudes.

anonymous
4 years ago

Does USA swimming have nutritional and recovery guidelines for each elite athlete?

Heyitsme
Reply to  anonymous
4 years ago

No?

Dumdumsum
4 years ago

Under recovery going to be the next buzz word.

612
Reply to  Dumdumsum
4 years ago

This has been around. Just recycling now

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  Dumdumsum
4 years ago

lolzzzz

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