(S)peed = (S)troke length X (S)troke rate This is the equation for swim speed and it is the product of two simple factors, stroke length and stroke rate. The former …
0
What should you drink to recover after a training session? Which nutrients aid recovery and in what quantities should they be consumed? What kinds of food and drink are ideal …
0
The management of our emotions is certainly a very complicated aspect to deal with. Imagine our body as a race car, which has a tachometer counting engine’s revolutions. The best …
0
Like all sportsmen and women, swimmers have their own good luck rituals, superstitions and habits that they keep on repeating like a mantra before their races. So what are a …
0
As we have already mentioned, the stroke most commonly used to develop your metabolic capacities is the freestyle. Let’s see how we can improve our endurance, breathing capacity and cardiovascular …
0
Let’s start by pointing out that shoulder rotation is extremely important for the freestyle and backstroke. But take note, overdoing it can easily be counter-productive. To illustrate this, let’s debunk …
0
Level: advanced One of the most common dilemmas in the world of sport is: how to make the best use of your capacities to achieve your set goals? This means …
0
Core stability is now a key term in modern sports jargon. It may be defined as stability in the “centre, heart or nucleus” of the body, but in the sports …
0
Level: beginner When we swim the “freestyle” we simply grasp the water in front of us with our hands and push it behind our body with alternate arm strokes in …
0
Have you ever wondered what the secret is to performing at your best? An athlete’s natural talent and the quality of their training are obviously vitally important, but there are …
0
26 February 2024
17 January 2022
3 April 2023
10 February 2021
11 April 2016
