Training & Technique
How to kickstart your training with medley sets
Swimming training can be monotonous and unstimulating, particularly at certain times of year. To make your training drills more dynamic focus on medley sets, a combination of aerobic work and …
Training & Technique
3 tips on how to plan an effective workout even if you don’t have much time
For amateur and master-swimmers: How to make your workout more effective. Useful tips on how to optimise a workout program. Despite the training season already started a few weeks ago, …
Training & Technique
Are you training in the right way? Physical evaluation test in and out of the pool
Based on a few tests that can be done in and out of the pool, you’ll be able to evaluate how to optimize your workout program in order to obtain …
Training & Technique
3 tips for improving your underwater phase
If you are wondering what the best way is to be faster in the water, the answer is to improve your underwater phase! The underwater leg kick is considered to …
Training & Technique
The 5 problems afflicting swimmers of all standards
There are certain problems that need to be understood by both beginners and experienced swimmers if they are to make their swim training more effective. Swimming is a fluid sport: …
Fitness & Wellness
Swimming and coeliac disease: 5 types of gluten-free foods that are full of energy!
Sport and coeliac disease: what are the right types of food for athletes who are gluten-intolerant? Athletes suffering from coeliac disease often struggle to find types of food that can …
Training & Technique
Benifits of training in high altitudes
Training in high altitudes can bring great benefits, we’ll see how. Usually during the time frame of a sporting season there’s a time in which the athlete moves to higher …
Training & Technique
Tapering: what to do out of the water – Weekly plan
You have finally reached the final stage of a macro-training block, so-called tapering. Tapering usually involves the final 7-10 days of a training block that lasted between 12-24 weeks. Tapering …
Training & Technique
3 leg exercises to be performed in the pool
We have already talked about the importance of the legs for swimmers. The driving force they provide is vital, particularly for those aiming to reach a fast pace during a …
Fitness & Wellness
3 foods that a swimmer won’t give up on
Which are the foods that a swimmer won’t give up on? Let’s find out! We’ve already discussed the connection between swimmers and their food habits. Putting aside what’s best food …
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