Category: Training
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Episode 21 – my shoulders are tight and sore when I swim, how can I loosen them off? | Swim Smooth
In this 21st episode, Swim Smooth Head Coach, Paul Newsome, discusses a great drill called Broken Arrow which does an amazing job of helping you relax your upper back, neck, and shoulders prior to a hard swim.
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This is the best time of day to exercise, backed by science
Let’s get this out of the way first: The best time to work out is whenever you can. We don’t all have schedules that allow for a 90-minute workout, green smoothies with collagen and a 20-minute session with a Theragun, unfortunately. If your only time of day to exercise is before work, then morning is…
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Episode 12 – advanced swimming drills for freestyle swimming | Swim Smooth
In this 12th episode, Swim Smooth Head Coach, Paul Newsome, discusses a brilliant – yet advanced – drill that helps to really refine your timing of the catch phase, especially whilst breathing. You’ll definitely need fins for this one!
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Top 5 Training Practices for a Swimmer to Be Involved into on The Premises of College Campus
If you are on the verge of starting swimming in college or are simply encouraged to do it by your parents, think no more – you should! Swimming is one of the coolest activities and most relaxing sports you could be pursuing in college. And trust me, after all those hours of sitting down at…
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3-Minutes Of Perfect ‘Tethered’ Swimming With Dan Smith
3-minutes of perfect swimming with a tether. I gave Olympian Dan Smith a call to see what he was doing while the pools were closed. We talked about his thoughts on the Tokyo Olympics being postponed, what he’s doing without a pool and how he got creative and made his own tether when there were…
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Endless Pool Hack: HIIT Swim Training
This Endless Pool Hack with Coach Wales enables you to be your own Swim Coach with just one cheap extra piece of equipment…
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Endless Pool Hack : Using a Swim Bungee
Coach Wales gives her thoughts and advice on creating your own ‘endless pool’, how best to use a bungee, and advice about wetsuit swimming.
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KAATSU Aqua Workouts Explained by Chris Morgan
2008 Olympic swim coach Chris Morgan from Gator Swim Club describes his go-to KAATSU Aqua sets and drills for competitive swimmers.
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Episode 7 – how can I improve my swimming kick in freestyle? | Swim Smooth
In this 7th episode, Swim Smooth Head Coach, Paul Newsome, discusses how the torpedo kick drill is excellent for working on both posture/alignment and kicking efficiency.