Progressive Swim Skills Presented by FINIS: Master the High Elbow Set
The high elbow set is the single-most important skill you can master for faster freestyle. Follow my tips to help perfect this skill. https://youtu.be/WTkFg9hpSMs
How to Nail Your Swim Race Pace
Most age groupers look to "just get through" the swim so they can compete on the bike and run. I think this is a mistake. The swim is the perfect time to set the tone of your race, and start out confident and strong without depleting your energy for the bike and run. The first mistake I [...]
Progressive Swim Skills Presented by FINIS: Effective Arm Trajectory
In the 3rd episode of my series Progressive Swim Skills All Triathletes Should Master I cover an important topic: arm trajectory. Triathletes quite often exhibit one of these arm trajectory problems: In an effort to gain more "distance per stroke" (a teaching styles that drives me nuts!), they over-extend their reach. This causes their elbow [...]
Progressive Swim Skills Presented By Finis: Proper Head Position
Try these tips to keep a proper head position in the water. This will help your overall body position and can ultimately make you a faster swimmer. https://youtu.be/SKADQzQw5-A
5 Tips For a Swim Split PR
In this edition of Workout Wednesday powered by Bioastin, I share some of my proven tips for improving your race day swim splits. Practicing open water swimming is an important component of your triathlon training. Here are some of my favorite tips to make sure you are prepared and ready for a personal best in [...]
Ask The Man: My Shoulders Get Sore When I Swim With Paddles
Overdone it with your paddles? Here are my tips to use your paddles properly to help you become a faster and stronger swimmer and avoid injury. https://youtu.be/MtUzJixkT4A
Swimming Faster: Freestyle with Two Paddles
When swimming with paddles some people can be inherently lazy with their stroke technique and biomechanics. Don't let that be you! Watch my tips on how to use paddles to improve your stroke. https://youtu.be/jDnqQ-6Jca4
Only Doing Freestyle in Your Swim Workouts is a Waste of Time
Triathletes that include backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly into their workouts along with practicing different pulling and kicking patterns will gain training and racing benefits above and beyond their competitors. I strongly believe that only practicing freestyle is a waste of time. Adding different strokes around your freestyle sets will help make you a stronger and [...]