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Your Body Composition And Strength Matter For Speed

Your Body Composition And Strength Matter For Speed

by | 7 Mar, 2020

Over the years I have worked with the widest range of bodies I can image – young and old, tall and short, large and small, very buoyant and very not, muscular and frail – all sorts. When one is working with a body at any of the extremes several...
Do You Appreciate Your Current Abilities?

Do You Appreciate Your Current Abilities?

by | 15 Feb, 2020

You’ve come to a coach or a program because you have been discontent with how your swimming has been going and you want to make it better. During an initial assessment of your current swimming, we’re going to scan for the things you are already doing well...
Can You Make Improvements?

Can You Make Improvements?

by | 12 Feb, 2020

You come to a reputable coach for help because you know something is wrong or you know something could be better in how you are swimming, and you trust this person to help you work on it. After doing some testing we hopefully come to some understanding of what is...
Take Your Training Plan To A Higher Level

Take Your Training Plan To A Higher Level

by | 1 Feb, 2020

Just the other day one of my swimmers was describing his weekly training plan in order to get my input on it. His goal is to build up his capabilities over the next few months in order to prepare for his first Alcatraz Triathlon with a 1.5 mile swim (2.4 km), and a...
Moving From Lessons To Practice

Moving From Lessons To Practice

by | 5 Jan, 2020

Do you know what the difference is between a lesson and a practice? And, when is the right time for one or for the other? Here are some definitions I am working with to help students identify their current needs and help me plan activities to fit those needs. A lesson...
How To ‘Lift Weights’ In The Water – Part 2

How To ‘Lift Weights’ In The Water – Part 2

by | 14 Dec, 2019

  This is continuing from How To ‘Lift Weights’ In The Water – Part 1… The Primary Form Of Strength At this point in the essay, the main lesson for everyone is that stroke length is the foundation to speed and the better you are at achieving a...
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