You often hear the term “glide” when learning to swim freestyle. Many people think of the glide as a noun, meaning that it is a “thing”. The mere word conjures up thoughts of doing nothing, being static, or resting. But in reality, the glide in freestyle ...
Reduce your Strokes per Length and Increase your Speed!
Dr. Michael Joyner, has ranked Katie Ledecky’s swimming in the past two years “among the most remarkable endurance performances ever”. Ledecky unquestionably has a world-class aerobic engine, but one can only guess at how Ledecky’s fitness compares with ...
Do you Want to be Strong, Powerful and Fast?
Strength training is not cross-training for runners. It’s just part of smart training. Keep reading this article and I'll show you how to balance lifting with training so you can maximize gains in both, boost your speed into a lethal finishing kick, and ...
HOW IMAGERY TRAINING CAN HELP YOU MAXIMIZE YOUR PERFORMANCE
The science of coaching triathletes and runners has been around for decades. Periodization was developed as far back as 1952. Heart Rate, Power, Cadence, training stresses are all great ways to measure the physical impacts of your training cycle. However, ...