Add A Little Gallop In Your Stroke?

Add A Little Gallop In Your Stroke?

by | 26 Oct, 2019

You’ll see from time to time in elite swimming, especially in the shorter/faster events, that a swimmer may have a ‘gallop’ or ‘lope’ which is a slight up/down motion of their head and upper body during the stroke cycle. This gallop is...
Time To Expand Your Capabilities? Part 1

Time To Expand Your Capabilities? Part 1

by | 16 Oct, 2019

Why Set A Goal? Setting a new achievement goal is not just for those who are ambitious or competitive. Even if, and especially if one is simply pursuing health and happiness through swimming, a goal that requires you to swim a bit farther, a bit faster, or swim better...
The Hardships We Face

The Hardships We Face

by | 3 Aug, 2019

I both run and swim year round. In the last year or so I’ve put a lot more emphasis on running, and felt the corresponding motivation for that activity. Back in April, after a week off from illness, I irritated my achilles tendon on the first (allegedly...
Not Just What To Learn, But How

Not Just What To Learn, But How

by | 27 Jul, 2019

Usually, when I observe or experience training of another kind, the instructor is giving good, even amazing ideas to the students. However, it is often unfortunate that their manner of teaching it could be so much better. We may judge a good learning experience, not...
Do You Have A Proper Training Diet?

Do You Have A Proper Training Diet?

by | 13 Jul, 2019

If you do it yourself, how do you plan your training?  Or, if that sounds unappealing and you prefer to use the training materials created by someone else, how do they create their training plans?  Is there an obvious logic behind it? Are there principles? Tradition?...
Small Steps Toward A Longer Stroke

Small Steps Toward A Longer Stroke

by | 30 Jun, 2019

This article continues from The Importance Of Making Small Steps… When I use the term ‘small steps’ I am referring specifically to taking incremental steps, or measured steps toward a goal where each step is appropriate to how far you can move...
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