Physiology | Mediterra Swim & Run

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...

A Good Reason To Hold Your Breath

by Coach Mat | 24 Aug, 2019

[I apologize for posting a week late – I was caught up in preparations and then marrying off one of my daughters this last weekend! It went very well, thank you. I intend to write an extra post soon to make up for that week.] In the previous post, I pointed out...

Do You Have A Proper Training Diet?

by Coach Mat | 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?...

Is Injury A Normal Part Of Training?

by Coach Mat | 25 May, 2019

Many people may wonder, “Is getting injured a normal part of training for my sport?” I would say that, statistically speaking, injury is a very commonly experienced part of training. But it should not be normal. At least, it does not have to be for you. A...

Safer – Stronger – Longer

by Coach Mat | 18 May, 2019

Maybe you’ve noticed that we’ve been using a new tag line below our company name and logo: Safer – Stronger – Longer The logic behind it is this: I feel ethically obligated (and pleased!) to teach what I understand to be the safest movement...

Your Kick And Lower Back Pain

by Coach Mat | 13 Apr, 2019

Do you have pain or soreness sometimes in your lower back? It could be muscular (outside the spine) and it could be structural (inside the spine). It was encouraging to see this discussion Why Swimming Increases Low Back Degeneration, on Dr. John Mullen’s...