ULTRA-SHORT RACE-PACE TRAINING ARTICLES

This section of the Swimming Science Journal contains a listing of the articles that deal specifically with ultra-short race-pace training (USRPT). These articles are also available elsewhere in the Swimming Science Journal, particularly in the Swimming Science Bulletin. As articles are developed they are appended to this list.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. AN IGNORED SCIENTIFIC COMPONENT OF SPRINT SWIMMING TRAINING.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 28.

  2. SWIMMING ENERGY TRAINING IN THE 21st CENTURY: THE JUSTIFICATION FOR RADICAL CHANGES (Third Edition).
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 39.

  3. REVOLUTION IN SWIMMING: ULTRA-SHORT RACE-PACE TRAINING (VERSION 2.0).
    Thompson, Daniel O., III. Swimming Science Bulletin, 40a.

  4. RELEVANT TRAINING EFFECTS IN POOL SWIMMING: ULTRA-SHORT RACE-PACE TRAINING (Revised).
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 40b.

  5. HYPOTHESES ABOUT THE SPECIFICITY OF PHYSICAL CONDITIONING IN SWIMMING: IT IS A LOT MORE SPECIFIC THAN COMMONLY BELIEVED.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 42.

  6. ULTRA-SHORT RACE-PACE TRAINING AND TRADITIONAL TRAINING COMPARED.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 43.

  7. A TRAINING POSSIBILITY.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 45a.

  8. ADAPTING TO THE USRPT FORMAT.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 45b.

  9. AEROBIC TRAINING IS NOT ENOUGH.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 45c.

  10. PEAKING FOR COMPETITIONS IN ULTRA-SHORT RACE-PACE TRAINING.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 45d.

  11. UNDERSTANDING A USRPT SET.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 45e.

  12. COACHING KNOWLEDGE AND USRPT.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 45f.

  13. THE MECHANISMS OF ULTRA-SHORT TRAINING: THE TRANSLATION OF CHRISTENSEN'S THINKING INTO SWIMMING TERMS AND ITS PLACE IN TRAINING PROGRAMS.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 45g.

  14. FATIGUE IN SWIMMING: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 46a.

  15. LEVELS OF FATIGUE IN SWIMMING.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 46b.

  16. STEP-BY-STEP USRPT PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES and EXAMPLES OF USRPT TRAINING SESSIONS, MICROCYCLES, MACROCYCLES, AND TECHNIQUE INSTRUCTION. Version 3.1.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 47.

  17. IN REPLY TO DAN McCARTHY'S ARTICLE: Addressing Ultra-Short Race-Pace Training.
    Thompson, Daniel O., III. Swimming Science Bulletin, 48.

  18. USRPT DEFINED: AFTER TWO YEARS USRPT COMES OF AGE. Version 1.2.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 49.

  19. USRPT - COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Version 1.0.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 50.

  20. WARMING-UP IN USRPT: Version 1.1.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 51.

  21. USRPT: REST-INTERVAL SELECTION: Version 1.0.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 52.

  22. USRPT IS THE ONLY COACHING MODEL THAT IS WORTHY OF ADOPTING: A STATEMENT OF CONVICTION
    Carlile, F. Swimming Science Bulletin, 53.

  23. REACTION TO SERGEI BELIAEV'S SWIMMING WORLD ARTICLE "ULTRA-SHORT RACE-PACE TRAINING"
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 54.

  24. INTERVAL TRAINING, HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL-TRAINING, AND USRPT. Version 1.1
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 55.

  25. SPRINT-USRPT: TRAINING FOR 50-m RACES
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 56.

  26. THE GENESIS OF ULTRA-SHORT RACE-PACE TRAINING
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 57.

  27. THE LEAST UNDERSTOOD FEATURES OF USRPT: RECOGNIZING USRPT PRETENDERS?
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 58.

  28. SELF-TIMING FOR 50 y/m SPRINT-USRPT
    Gruber, G. A. Swimming Science Bulletin, 59.

  29. USRPT AND TRAINING THEORY I: THE TRAINING EFFECT RESPONSE TO PRACTICE ITEMS
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 60a.

  30. USRPT AND TRAINING THEORY II: THE OVERLOAD PRINCIPLE
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 60b.

  31. USRPT AND TRAINING THEORY III: LONG-TERM EXHAUSTION
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 60c.

  32. USRPT AND TRAINING THEORY IV: THE RECOVERY PRINCIPLE
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 60d.

  33. USRPT AND TRAINING THEORY V: THE SPECIFICITY PRINCIPLE
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 60e.

  34. USRPT AND TRAINING THEORY VI: THE INDIVIDUALITY PRINCIPLE
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 60f.

  35. USRPT TRAINING OF A CLUB SQUAD AT A UK MIDLANDS ASA SWIMMING CLUB
    An ASA Level 2 Coach. Swimming Science Bulletin, 61.

  36. THE EFFECTS OF ULTRA-SHORT GAME-PACE TRAINING ON SELECTED PHYSICAL CONDITIONING COMPONENTS IN FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS: A PILOT STUDY.
    Abou el Ella A. Fattah, PhD and Mohamed H. Fahmy, PhD. Swimming Science Bulletin, 62.

  37. USRPT TRAINING OF A CLUB SQUAD AT A UK MIDLANDS ASA SWIMMING CLUB - UPDATE
    An ASA Level 2 Coach. Swimming Science Bulletin, 63.

PARTLY-RELATED ARTICLES

  1. THE FUTURE OF SWIMMING: MYTHS AND SCIENCE.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 37.

  2. COMMENTARY ON THE LONG TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOR BRITISH SWIMMING AND THE MISINFORMATION IT PROPAGATES.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 38.

  3. ENERGY DISPERSAL IN COMPETITIVE SWIMMING.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 41.

  4. CURRENT SWIMMING TECHNIQUES: THE PHYSICS OF MOVEMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS OF CHAMPIONS.
    Rushall, B. S. Swimming Science Bulletin, 44.

WEB-BASED RESOURCES

  1. LEARN HOW TO WRITE A USRPT SET
    Denaj Seymour usrpt.com.

  2. AN EXPERIENCE WITH USRPT
    HASA Swim Team in Hudson, Wisconsin.

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