Isaac Cooper on How He Trains, the Sprint Revolution, and the 50's of Stroke

World Champion Aussie sprinter, Isaac Cooper, discusses his training philosophy, his experiences winning medals at the Doha World Championships, and his goal of becoming the fastest man in the world.

His passion and energy for sprinting is infectious.

Brett and Isaac talk about…

• Isaac’s success at the World Championships in multiple 50m events and his mental approach to racing.

• Balancing high-intensity training with recovery and life outside of the pool in order to find long-term success.

• Isaac’s goal of becoming the fastest swimmer in the world.

• The training methods he uses, including resistance training, technique sessions, and incorporating surfing to build aerobic capacity.

• Isaac’s accountability in creating his own optimal training program.

• Perspectives on adding 50’s of stroke events to the Olympics and potential benefits to specialization and faster times in the sport.

• Isaac’s plans to focus on the upcoming Olympic Trials.

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Time Stamps:

00:00 Hello Isaac Cooper 00:45 Premier League Swimming 03:45 Doha World Champs 08:55 Swimming with Cues 11:30 Overthinking 13:30 Difference in a tenth 18:15 Fastest Man in the World 20:20 Vlad Bukhov 23:30 Improvements Needed 25:25 How Isaac Cooper Trains 27:27 Resistance Training 30:55 Front End Speed & Back End Speed 34:30 Life is Beautiful & Complex 36:15 Balancing Life & Swimming 39:00 The Sprint Revolution 41:00 Taking Responsibility with Ash Delaney 42:35 It's the Swimmer's Career 44:00 Training more Backstroke 47:30 The Sprint Revolution Part 2 51:30 Specialists 53:53 2000 For Time? 55:30 Good luck

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