Tempo Trainer Intro

The Finis Tempo Trainer is an awesome device that helps all levels of swimmer improve their stroke.
Our Smart Speed program will help swimmers
-scale their whole stroke intelligently
-make adaptations to their stroke with pace variations
-understand and apply swimming 'gears' - the application of different combinations of SPL (stroke length) and Tempo, that lead to swimming 'gears' and hence 'easy speed'
It has multiple uses beyond this!

[@debsagan8469]

HI Claire, Thanks for the great videos! How does your Stoke count adapt to the different TT ranges? Do you use the 3-5 beat range? When you go at a quicker rate, are you ok with picking up a stroke? N +/-1?

[@SWIMLABAustralia]

Hi Deb. Thank you for the feedback and question. As a coach, I use 1-2 stroke range over 25m, and 3-4 stokes over 50m. But with swimmers, would add a stroke to each range. We design a range of sets, but many hinge around sets to encourage holding SPL consistency as tempo increases. Depends on the set, the outcome you want to achieve and the level of conditioning at any one point in time. The trick is to find the tempo you 'drop a stroke' - likened to changing gears in the car!! This is the inflection point.... work your sets around that tempo - playing with tempo, reps, sets, rest variables to 'condition' your neuro-muscular and metabolic systems..... and limit that dropped stroke, push it out to a faster tempo. Remember, any increase in power output to overcome increased drag comes with an 'energy cost'. Some of the other vids allude to the set structure