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Don’t be afraid! This is not biology class; this is swimming class. Your body is a Swimming Machine with a lot of moving parts. Knowing how these parts work can help you understand why you feel the way you do at practice, why you train the way you do, and why you race the way you do.
Complicated exercise science is translated into simple “picture book” format with over 300 illustrations to help you grasp the tough concepts. When you understand how your training is helping, it becomes that much more effective!
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Table of Contents
Introduction………………………………………………………………………. 4
Part 1: How the Swimming Machine Works
Muscle- How it Works………………………………………………………….6
Energy Systems- The Ultimate Hybrid………………………………… 18
Muscle Types- Sprinter vs Miler…………………………………………. 37
The Motor Unit- The Basics of Control ………………………………..50
Cardio- Heart and Blood……………………………………………………. 63
Lungs- Breathing and Acid Control ……………………………………..82
Lactate Threshold- The Ultimate Endurance Test …………………95
Hormones- Masters of the Machine…………………………………… 112
Part 2: How the Swimming Machine Adapts
The Basics- What is the Best Workout?……………………………… 126
Endurance Training- Laying a Foundation…………………………. 141
Sprint Training- Top Speed that Lasts……………………………….. 153
Motor Learning- Cementing Habits………………………………….. 164
Taper- Super Compensating…………………………………………….. 178
Overtraining- Too Much of a Good Thing………………………….. 188
Dryland- Building In-Water Power…Out of the Water……….. 209
Part 3: How the Swimming Machine is Perfected!
Nutrition- Refuel, Rehydrate, Rebuild………………………………. 233
Injury- Joints, Lungs and Ears…………………………………………. 259
Physics- Drag, Power and Pools……………………………………….. 289
Psychology- Building Mental Toughness…………………………… 302
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“I’ve been to a lot of coaching seminars and have read a number of books and articles on energy systems and biology as it pertains to swimming….
However, none of that compares to the real learning and in depth understanding that I got from information presented by Karl Hamouche in The Biology of Swimming!
Karl’s unique writing style allows the reader to understand a very complicated scientific subject (human biology) in a simple and straightforward way. The illustrations in the book are also very helpful to understanding the material presented in the text.
I strongly recommend this book for any coach or swimmer who wants to learn more about swim training.”
– Scott Kitzman, head coach at The Stateline Aquatic Team
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What always has been fascinating me is the fact that our body being seemingly symmetrical is absolutely asymmetrical when it comes to movement. My kick in soccer by right leg is stronger and more accurate than by left leg. I’m throwing the ball with one hand ten times farther than doing the same exercise with another one. I have a preferable side for breathing when swimming front crawl. Etc, etc, etc.
Same muscles type, same blood, same muscles mass. Same everything. But performance is different.
I am putting aside now the philosophic question of strange way of evolution process that made a human body performance asymmetrical. Don’t see any advantage. But go to the conclusion that all the… Read more »