Design Principles | Mediterra Swim & Run

If You Are Not Getting Stronger or Faster…

by admin.mediterra | 18 Feb, 2023

You’ve been training faithfully, doing the best you know how to do. But you are not making progress anymore. What might be going on? Training involves these three variables… What kind of work you do = the kind of activity and what aspects of the...

Take Your Training Plan To A Higher Level

by Coach Mat | 1 Feb, 2020

Just the other day one of my swimmers was describing his weekly training plan in order to get my input on it. His goal is to build up his capabilities over the next few months in order to prepare for his first Alcatraz Triathlon with a 1.5 mile swim (2.4 km), and a...

Moving From Lessons To Practice

by Coach Mat | 5 Jan, 2020

Do you know what the difference is between a lesson and a practice? And, when is the right time for one or for the other? Here are some definitions I am working with to help students identify their current needs and help me plan activities to fit those needs. A lesson...

Don’t Stop At The Wall!

by Coach Mat | 29 Dec, 2019

Stopping Is Not Natural Can you imagine running 10 km (up to an hour for some folks) or even 5 km (up to a half hour) in a race or for fitness and doing it in a basketball court? And, rather than run loops around the perimeter of the court, imagine covering that...

How To ‘Lift Weights’ In The Water – Part 2

by Coach Mat | 14 Dec, 2019

This is continuing from How To ‘Lift Weights’ In The Water – Part 1… The Primary Form Of Strength At this point in the essay, the main lesson for everyone is that stroke length is the foundation to speed and the better you are at achieving a...

How To ‘Lift Weights’ In The Water – Part 1

by Coach Mat | 7 Dec, 2019

If you want to swim farther and/or swim faster, you have to be both more skilled, and stronger. Some people focus on just one or the other. But you can develop both of those together if you require both in how you go about your training. I trust you are already sold...