Yoga for Swimmers – Using Yoga to Increase Shoulder Mobility
This swimming-specific yoga shoulder mobility sequence is an incredible tool to open up through the shoulders in several different ways.
21 Things You Can Learn from the Best Swimmers on the Planet
Want to take things to the next level this season? Learn from the best swimmers in the sport past and present.
10 Things Non-Swimmers Will Never Understand About Swimming
For the casual observer, swimmers might seem like a bizarre lot. Here are 10 things that non-swimmers will never understand about swimming.
Horton, Campbell Sisters, Larkin Reveal Their Toughest Sets Ever
Ever tried a 4k IM on for size? Mitch Larkin of Australia has! Check out what he and some of his elite Aussie teammates reveal as their toughest sets ever!
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The 5 Benefits of Swim-Specific Strength Based Training
In this post touch on 5 (of the many) benefits of swim-specific strength training.
Why You Should Grade Your Swim Practices
The way things go for you on race day is decided by the average of how your swim practices go. Here’s how grading your workouts will help you be more consistent in the practice.
Tired of Choking on Race Day? This Book Can Help
Is there anything more agonizing than doing all the hard work in practice, but then blowing it on race day? Here’s how this mental training workbook will help you stop from choking when it matters most.
17 Things That Mental Training Will Do for Your Swimming
Not sure about how mental training can help benefit your swimming? Here are 17 ways that a better mindset will help you swim faster this season.
Swimming with Gators: Gregg Troy’s Favorite Distance Set
The man, the legend, the moustache. Here is Gregg Troy’s favorite distance set.
Upping the InZanity: Grothe is Getting Faster!
This is Zane Grothe’s favorite set and he dropped a total of 23 seconds off of it from one year ago!
Dennis Pursley Doesn’t Use The Word ‘Taper’
Taper. Rest. Preparation. Drop tapers. Swim coaches have a million words to describe the art of resting, and often it seems every coach has a different definition of each term. But Pursley says the terminology truly does matter – at least in the mind of the athlete.
Jon Sieben and the Power of Rocking the Underdog Mindset
There was no reason to expect that 17-year old Jon Sieben would compete for the gold medal of 200m butterfly at the Los Angeles. Here’s how he pulled off one of the biggest upsets in swimming history.
Elite Swimming Starts with Enjoying the Journey
You don’t learn to enjoy the journey by becoming successful. It’s the opposite. Success comes after you learn to enjoy the process and savor the journey.
Jason Lezak and the Power of Competing
At the Beijing Olympics Jason Lezak swam one of the most unreal races in swimming history. Here’s how he unleashed the power of competing to make it happen.
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