We work a lot on the mental Pet of training with our clients. It most sports it is overlooked. This article does a great job breaking down confidence for swimmers.
The way we perform on race day is connected to how confident we are when we step up on the block. Here’s the first thing you need to know about laying the groundwork for consistent, PB-crushing self-confidence: https://t.co/wdTopQzZpv
Use your back and not your shoulder! Generate more power with bigger muscles and protect your shoulders!
Use this dryland drill to familiarize yourself with the feeling of using your back. #swimbox
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Freestyle kick is hamstring heavy... not quad! Using ankle weights can give you a proper kick workout and help your body position while swimming.
How does it help? Go check out this video to find out! #swimbox#kicking
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On the right side of the screen she is much more hydrodynamic because she is keeping her breath in her lower back and not opening her chest forward to fill her lunges. #swim#swimbikerun#triathlon
Final word: As you get better and stronger you can do this drill with larger paddles. Don't rush it though. I'll be making a more comprehensive video for youtube shortly! #swimming#swim
I wanted to share with everyone a new drill approach to a new approach to Freestyle that we are calling "Circle Freestyle". We call this drill pole vault drill.