Tag "training"
Periodization Simplified
I am currently reading what I consider to be one of the best books on training theory and practice that I have ever put my hands on.
Fast Responders versus Slow Responders: The Health Factor
While we can’t do a whole lot to change our genetics, there is another factor that dramatically affects how we respond to training over which we have much greater control.
Functional Flexibility – Part III: Exercises to Improve Your Swim Flexibility
I want to follow up on my last article on flexibility for swimming with a few practical exercises that you can use to improve shoulder mobility and improve your swim stroke.
Functional Flexibility – Part II: The Swim Catch
I want to go into a little more depth on probably the most important area of the stroke where flexibility limitations can come into play — the catch.
Functional Flexibility
The early part of the season is the perfect time to work on all of those “little extras” that tend to fall by the wayside once the hours of SBRing start to creep up.
Training Camp Benchmarks
I thought it might be apt to write a short piece on some of the key workouts that I like to include in my athletes’ plans during the course of a big week.
Fueling a Training Camp
With EC’s recent Tucson camp fresh in my mind I thought it might be a good time to chat about one of the less considered elements in training camp planning: nutrition.
Are You a “Skilled” Swimmer? Part II
With the onset of winter, many of you will be returning to the ever-frustrating mission of trying to make up some more ground on those elusive folk who perpetually lead you out of the water –- the ex-swimmers.
Improving Your Recover-Ability
One of my main interests over the last year has been teasing out the impact of both fitness and fatigue on performance.
Garage Strength
I have personally attributed the ability of an athlete to put together a breakthrough season to one or both of these adaptations caused by early season strength work on more than one occasion.
