Swimming Exercises on Dry Land: Exercising Creatively During COVID-19
Dave demonstrates how to adjust your swimming routine and achieve a workout without a pool.
Proper Hand Position In The Freestyle
Got a great question on swim form and proper hand position when entering the water. These are my three tips for proper hand position in the freestyle.
Recommended Swim Gear
Dave shares a few of his favorite swim gear recommendations: Bundle One: This selection of gear helps to maximize head position and body alignment increasing bilateral symmetry. Freestyle Snorkel( FS ): High head position and lateral head movement are the two freestyle triggers for poor alignment! The FS will correct this [...]
Ask The Man: What’s the Best Way To Monitor My Workouts?
Hi Dave, I use several different technology tools to manage my workouts including power, heart rate, speedometer and more. In your opinion, what tools are the most effective? Thanks, Sarah https://youtu.be/QoFB1wiDe3M
Perfecting Your Swimming Head Position
Perfecting your head position in the water can help improve your overall form and speed. Watch these tips to dial in the correct position for a faster, more efficient swim stroke. https://vimeo.com/314390547
The Best Warm Up Swim Drill You Aren’t Doing
Most triathletes will hop in the pool and swim a short warm-up of freestyle before starting into a main set. However there’s a much better way to get started and also cool down with your swim session. With my swim squad in Boulder I like to start my athletes doing a double arm backstroke combined [...]
Swimming Faster: My Tips for Achieving a High-Elbow Swim Stroke
Looking to swim faster? Practicing a high-elbow set is a great way to achieve a better swim stroke. Use these easy tips of what I like to call my "Four Eyeballs of Form in Swimming" to help your swim stroke. https://youtu.be/vDa8lhh8GAw
Elevate Your Freestyle with the Breaststroke Pull Drill
Breaststroke pull with a freestyle kick is an amazing drill to help your freestyle swimming. Try this drill during your swim workouts for 2 sets of 8x25 one time per week and watch your freestyle stroke improve! https://youtu.be/Mac96dT5LDE
My Time Management Tips to Eliminate Procrastination in Your Training Schedule
Managing a busy work and home scheduled paired with triathlon training can be challenging. Here are my tips to avoid procrastination in your training and accomplish your "to-do" list. With a little planning you can fit it all in! https://youtu.be/XiTh0K1YQMg
Enhance Your Heart Function with This Workout
For many years we thought that aerobic training was beneficial to heart health. That's false. Including a small amount of high intensity interval training (HIIT) will help stimulate your heart. In any workout session it's easy to incorporate short intervals to get your heart pumping at capacity. This is extremely beneficial for your overall health [...]