Reeves Athletes Edge

Swimming
Coach
Daniel Reeves

This program is for swimmers looking to perform a structured strength program aimed at improving physical capacities that will help with your sport.


This is a 15 week program broken into 3x4 week blocks and 1x3 week block. 

Included are numerous training methods such as hypertrophy clusters, drop sets, rest-pause sets and french contrast training.

Features
3 sessions per week
Must use App app to view and log training
Program Training
Features
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Programming 3 days per week
3 sessions per week focused on improving your strength and power while also helping to reduce the risk of common injuries that occur with swimming.
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Exercise Video Guidance
Videos for every exercise to guide your practice and make execution easy.
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Delivered through TrainHeroic
Ditch the excel sheets. All sessions are delivered through the TrainHeroic app so you can easily log your workouts and track your progress.
Equipment
Recommended
Basic gym machines and equipmentDumbbellsBarbellsCablesResistance BandsMini-BandsPlyo BoxesMini-hurdles (or something similar that you can jump over)
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Sample Week
Week 1 of 15-week program
Sunday
Week 1 Day 1

Prep

A

Warm Up - June 24

Perform the following exercises for warm up. 1. A-March - Dowel or PowerBand (PB) overhead x10m 2. Push Up x4 into Downard Dog 3. Rudiment Jump/Hop Series - DL bwd x12 - DL fwd x12 - SL left & right x12 each way 4. Skip for height x3 each leg 5. Band Pull Apart x10-12

B1

Jump - Box (seated)

3 x 3

B2

Jump - Broad (loaded, swing)

3 x 3

B3

Throw - MB Slam

3 x 4

C1

Squat - Hack (machine)

3 x 8

C2

Side Plank - Dynamic

3 x 8

D1

RDL - Db SL (holding on)

3 x 8

D2

Bench Press - Machine Seated (pin loaded)

12, 10, 8

E1

Lat Pulldown - Neutral Grip

10, 8, 6

E2

Knee Extension - Machine SL

3 x 8

F1

Y-Raise - Db (standing)

2 x 15

F2

Tricep Pushdown - Rope

2 x 12

Tuesday
Week 1 Day 3

Prep

A

Warm Up - June 24

Perform the following exercises for warm up. 1. A-March - Dowel or PowerBand (PB) overhead x10m 2. Push Up x4 into Downard Dog 3. Rudiment Jump/Hop Series - DL bwd x12 - DL fwd x12 - SL left & right x12 each way 4. Skip for height

B1

Jump - Broad DL

3 x 4

B2

Bound - Lateral to Return

3 x 4

B3

Throw - MB Rotation Slam

3 x 4

C1

Deadlift - Trapbar

3 x 8

C2

A.Ext - TRX Fallout (knee base)

3 x 6

D1

Leg Press - Machine SL (seated, pin loaded)

12, 10, 8

D2

Row - Seated Cable (handles)

3 x 10

E1

Bench Press - Db Slight Incline

3 x 10

E2

Crunch - Loaded (feet in air)

3 x 15

F1

Lateral Y Raise - Db (prone, incline)

2 x 12

F2

Abs - Heels to Ceiling

2 x 8

F3

Crunch - Oblique

2 x 10

Thursday
Week 1 Day 5

Prep

A

Warm Up - June 24

Perform the following exercises for warm up. 1. A-March - Dowel or PowerBand (PB) overhead x10m 2. Push Up x4 into Downard Dog 3. Rudiment Jump/Hop Series - DL bwd x12 - DL fwd x12 - SL left & right x12 each way 4. Skip for height

B1

Jump - Box DL

3 x 4

B2

Bound - Alternating

3 x 3

B3

Throw - MB Scoop Pass

3 x 3

C1

Split Squat - Bb 1/2 Depth (from safetys)

3 x 8

C2

Pallof Press - PB (standing)

3 x 6

D1

Hip Thrust - Machine (plate loaded)

3 x 10

D2

Row - Inverted (legs straight)

3 x 8

E1

Shoulder Press - Db Z Press

3 x 12

E2

Calf Raise - DL Smith Machine

12, 10, 8

F1

Facepull - Cable (half kneeling)

2 x 15

F2

Bicep Curl - Cable SA

2 x 15

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