I Want The Strength To Be Comfortable

I Want The Strength To Be Comfortable

by | 1 Jun, 2020

In training for both running and swimming I have a primary objective behind it all – I want to be skilled enough and strong enough to handle a wide range of interesting exploration opportunities. When I come across an inviting patch of water or a trail wandering...
My Home Strength & Conditioning Routine

My Home Strength & Conditioning Routine

by | 9 May, 2020

Since many of us can’t get to water, and some have asked, I will share the exercise routine that I do for strength & conditioning outside of running and swimming. I view as the activities I do in order to build better motor control, stability and strength to...
Have Extra Time? Improve Your Posture

Have Extra Time? Improve Your Posture

by | 12 Apr, 2020

If I had to choose a second improvement project for pool-exiled swimmers with more time on your hands, I would assign the work of improving posture.  This essay is part of a series discussing the kind of complementary training you can do while kept away from the pool...
Case Study Of My Body Composition

Case Study Of My Body Composition

by | 28 Mar, 2020

Here is a follow up to Your Body Composition And Strength Matter For Speed… Case Study of My Body Composition My body composition is quite lean, and I am on the more ‘compact’ side of males – 176 cm tall and only about 65 kg (143 lbs). I enjoy...
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...
Your Posture Affects Breathing Too

Your Posture Affects Breathing Too

by | 22 Dec, 2019

Here is an excerpt from my forthcoming book (working title) Better Breathing In Freestyle. I appreciate those of you cheering me on to get this out there. I’ve made a second draft on the first 75% and now working on the first draft of the last 25% which is the...
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