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In our last article we exposed the SAID Principle andbrdiscussed the body’s ability to meet demand when it is challenged. Adaptionbralso happens to be the first phase of training for incoming clients. As promised I will share the results for Southlakebrsophomore swimmer Logan Davis. Logan only started swimming in 2010 learning thebrbasics at Dragon Swim School, in the next year Logan progressed to making NorthbrTexas Nadadores (NTN) Navy Elite group and in 2 years Logan qualified for TexasbrAge Group Swimming where he competed with the fastest 25 swimmers in the statebrof Texas. Jumping forward to fall 2014 Logan helped the Dragons win their 5thbrstate title while battling bacterial pneumonia and experiencing a ten poundbrweight loss.
In June of 2015 Logan came to Impact Performance &brFitness to put on some muscle weight and entered into the adaptive phase of hisbrtraining while continuing to practice with NTN. Logan qualified for the 2015brTXLA Speedo Southern Sectionals in Austin where, after just a month with Impact,brhe set personal bests in every event he competed in at that meet. Logan resultsbrincluded a drastic 11.12 second improvement in his 400 Individual Medley, asbrwell as, 5.43 second drop in the 200 Fly and a 3.93 second improvement in hisbr200 Individual Medley. Then just two weeks later Logan entered the AmericanbrLong Course Finals and again dropped 2.37 seconds in his 200 Individual Medleybras well as dropping 4.05 seconds in the 100 Backstroke.
So we can see from just a short sampling the adaptive phasebryielded excellent results to an already efficient athlete. Our next step inbrLogan's strength training is the Endurance phase. Endurance is defined as; thebrability or strength to continue or last, especially despite fatigue, stress orbrother adverse conditions. So for a swimmer this phase of training is paramountbrto success in the water and only varies slightly from the adaptive phase inbrtraining with different rep counts & weight on the same establishedbrfunctional movements that the body has already adapted. It is vitally importantbrat any level that the athlete have complete mastery of every movement they arebrchallenged with because if it's not done correctly the body will adapt to doingbrit incorrectly which leaves the door open to injury and failure. All too oftenbrin strength training the correct way is sacrificed for the accomplishment of movingbrmore weight which only reinforces the weaknesses that are already present.
Come back next month as we further discuss the endurancebrphase and also explore the strength phase and its application to athletes. Andbras always, come into Impact Performance and Fitness to learn about our trainingbrand facility and how we can help you achieve your own fitness goals!
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