1. Get a Video Analysis Of all the investments you can make when it comes to swimming, a video analysis will by far bring you the most bang for your buck. Many pools or swim coaches offer a video analysis of ...
Read More »Dave Scott on Post Race Fueling
On Tuesday, we shared Dave Scott’s tips and calculations for proper race and training nutrition. After your race, it’s essential to replace glycogen stores and simple sugars. According to Dave, it’s essential to consume proper nutrients within 15 to 45 minutes. Just ...
Read More »Dave Scott Video on Training and Racing Fueling
Many beginner triathletes simply load up on liquids, gels, and maybe a nutrition bar or two during their race. While this might be doable in a sprint or even an olympic distance race, if you’re looking at a longer race ...
Read More »How to Do a Flip-Turn, Part 5 of 5–From GoSwim.tv
Now, all you have to do is bring it all together… This is the final how-to video on a successful flip turn. You’ve learned how to flip, how to speed up into the turn, and now you’re going to learn ...
Read More »How to Do a Flip-Turn, Part 4 of 5–From GoSwim.tv
Almost there. We’ve featured three videos on how to do a proper flip turn, leading up to this fourth video. In this video, you’ll work on getting a bit more speed going into the turn by adding two strokes just ...
Read More »How to Do a Flip-Turn, Part 3 of 5–From GoSwim.tv
So we’ve provided two videos to help you learn a proper flip turn. In this video, you’re going to toss the noodle and other equipment and try doing the flip turn with no gear.
Read More »How to Do a Flip-Turn, Part 2 of 5–From GoSwim.tv
In Part 2 of the videos, we’re going to move from using a forward flip into the noodle to doing a flip with the noodle behind you as you enter the turn. I can flipturn, but I’m not very accomplished. ...
Read More »How to Do a Flip-Turn, Part 1 of 5–From GoSwim.tv
If you’ve never used the drills on GoSwim.tv, you’re really missing out on some amazing drills. If you’re in a master’s swim class, there are literally hundreds of videos that you can use to improve your swim performance. I haven’t ...
Read More »Triathlon Freestyle Swim Drills from TriJerett
Yesterday’s post about Triathlon Swim Drills from TriJerett was a great video. TriJerett also created a second video that has shorter tips and drills for improving your freestyle stroke and your overall swim performance. I found the sighting drill pretty ...
Read More »Triathlon Swimming Drills-Long Video-YouTube User TriJerett
We always give credit for the tips here, but I can’t find any information on this author, other than their YouTube username, TriJerett. Make sure you visit their profile and thank them for their video. In this longer video, TriJerett ...
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