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Could You Be Hyperventilating?

by Coach Mat | 16 Nov, 2019

[Here is an excerpt from my working draft of the forthcoming Better Breathing In Freestyle book. It’s going to be loaded with useful stuff you don’t commonly find in swimming books!] There are two main gases that your exercising body needs to deal with. It...

Examples Of Tension And Relaxation In Freestyle

by Coach Mat | 9 Nov, 2019

This is an addendum to the post The Tension Behind Relaxation… Some Examples Of Tension And Relaxation In Freestyle There could be hundreds of focal points for building appropriate tension and relaxation throughout the stroke – far too many to discuss in a...

The Tension Behind Relaxation

by Coach Mat | 9 Nov, 2019

Understanding Relaxation In Context Often, I hear a swimmer describe how eager they are to find that wonderful relaxation in the stroke that Coach Terry described. For some, adding more relaxation will bring a great breakthrough. However, for others, it could be a...

It Matters How You Breathe

by Coach Mat | 30 Oct, 2019

Obviously, your brain handles all your daily breathing without the need for you to control it or even think about it. But do you know how you breathe in daily life? I mean, do you know which part of your body, which muscles do most of the work for each breath? Do you...

Add A Little Gallop In Your Stroke?

by Coach Mat | 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...

Answers To Breathing Questions #3

by Coach Mat | 22 Sep, 2019

In this post I am continuing to answer questions received about breathing problems. You may like to view Answers to Breathing Questions #1 and #2. Breathing Deeply From The Belly W from Germany had quite a few questions on the topic of diaphragmatic breathing…...