The holiday season is upon us and between the days being shorter, holiday parties, and family obligations, triathlon training often takes a backseat to life. This is okay! Finding balance in the off-season and during the holidays is very important. Although, it's also very important not to skip training all together and take the whole [...]
Try this drill to gain more power in your swim. By doing fast breaststroke pull and revving up your freestyle or flutter kick you'll find it exhausting but effective. Take a look at this video and you'll get some more tips on how to do this drill properly. If you give this workout a try, [...]
Have you ever noticed triathletes who display a pronounced hip wag as they swim freestyle? Throughout my years of coaching, it has been common for me to observe this "hip wag" in emerging and experienced swimmers alike. Trust me, doing the hula slows you down! Fortunately we can focus on a few areas to eliminate this common [...]
It’s frustrating when you do the work in the pool to improve your swim splits and then -- during a race -- discover that your open water splits are much slower than you expected! The key to improving in the open water is to replicate open water race scenarios in your training. Try these sessions and drills in [...]
Training for the swim leg of a triathlon takes purposeful practice; too many triathletes simply swim mindless meters and then can't understand why they're not getting faster. Understanding the nuances of how the swim leg typically develops -- and being able to anticipate the tactics of your competitors -- are valuable skills that result from deliberate training. [...]
I find this drill extremely beneficial for beginners to advanced swimmers to help with their freestyle technique. This drill helps build leg strength, hip flexor mobility and hand & elbow positions--all which help make you a faster and more efficient swimmer! If you give this workout a try, let me know how it went. Get [...]
This week, I’ll be kicking off my 3-part series of Workout Wednesday sessions on how to prepare for the host of unknowns that you'll face in a race. We’ve all been there: Despite being meticulous with your race planning and following your power meter, heart rate monitor or just being sensible, you’ve either had [...]
Do you find yourself swimming strong during the first part of a race, only to watch people pass you in the last 400m to the finish? Or do you blast the first half of a swim workout then slow down towards the middle or end of the session? The ability to sustain your swim speed close [...]
