The Swimmer Strength Podcast

Did you know that this was the closest Olympics between the United States and Australia in gold medal count with 11 and 9 respectively? This and more recapping of the medal counts from all of the Olympics since 2000 in Sydney and reactions to each event in our latest episode on The Swimmer Strength Podcast. We crown: Olympic Queen to Emma McKeon Olympic King to Caeleb Dressel Most Developed Nation: Great Brittain Biggest Upset: Ahmed Hafnaoui, 400-m Free Tunisia The Swimmer Strength Experience https://swimmerstrength.com/virtual-coaching-application/ Our Exercise & Workout Library https://swimmerstrength.com/our-plans/ Performance Talks https://swimmerstrength.com/performance-talks/ Strength & Dryland Workshops for Swimmers https://swimmerstrength.com/dryland-workshops-seminars/

Have you ever wondered what impact having the right mindset in sports has? Whether it is an Olympic final or a State Championship final, when athletes practice and moments before big events, they are usually stuck with their thoughts. The way they think will help determine their performances. Sport psychology is a term used to help enhance athletic performance based on using mental skills and strategies to deal better with stress, concentrate more effectively and get more out of their training.  If this is of any interest to you, you will enjoy this week's episode with Dr. Nicole Detling with HeadStrong Consulting.  Available in your podcast streaming services! To connect with Dr. Detling: Website https://www.headstrongconsulting.com/nicole-detling Instagram https://www.instagram.com/headstrongteam/  Twitter:https://twitter.com/headstrongteam  Foundations of Strength Training for Swimmers: https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Strength-Training-Swimmers-complete/dp/B08M8PK7HB/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=foundations+of+strength+training+for+swimmers&qid=1624291398&sr=8-1 Virtual Coaching: https://swimmerstrength.com/virtual-coaching-application/  Strength Training Library for Swimmers http://swimmerstrength.com/our-plans/ 

It's a big week: the Olympic Games Begin.  An event only the top tier of athletes have the honor of competing together with outstanding support and coaching staff. If you are a swimming nerd and want to hear some of my predictions, analysis between swimming in USA v. Sweden v. Turkey and also update you on my move to Norway - this episode is a great build-up prior to the games.  This is what we have been waiting for! It's the pinnacle of sports.  Michael Andrew knows, the world is watching.  Katie Ledecky - has the world caught up? Sarah Sjöström - can she shock the world after a remarkable recovery? We'll find out soon.  The Swimmer Strength Experience https://swimmerstrength.com/virtual-coaching-application/ Our Exercise & Workout Library https://swimmerstrength.com/our-plans/ Performance Talks https://swimmerstrength.com/performance-talks/ Strength & Dryland Workshops for Swimmers https://swimmerstrength.com/dryland-workshops-seminars/

Have you ever wondered what it takes to reach the top, to leave a lasting legacy? Granted, the formula for each Champion will look different, but one thing is for sure - they welcome challenges and will relentlessly rise above obstacles to get the job done.  In this week's episode of The Swimmer Strength Podcast, we welcome the current welcome holder and former Swimmer Strength athlete, Cesar Cielo.  If you are curious to hear some stories that may help excel your swimming career and how Cesar and I worked together, then this episode is for you. We discuss: Swimming being a game; how can we conquer the game? How Cesar handled the pressure for the 2008 Olympics.  The constant conversations that we have with ourselves and how that fuels our intentions and drives to succeed. A glimpse of what Cesar's strength training looked like for the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona.  Lastly, if you are an avid listener to our podcast - please leave an honest review in the Apple iTunes app, or tell a friend or two about this source of how to make swimmers faster inside the pool with smarter training done outside the pool!  Foundations of Strength Training for Swimmers: https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Strength-Training-Swimmers-complete/dp/B08M8PK7HB/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=foundations+of+strength+training+for+swimmers&qid=1624291398&sr=8-1 Virtual Coaching: https://swimmerstrength.com/virtual-coaching-application/  Strength Training Library for Swimmers http://swimmerstrength.com/our-plans/ 

Taper - the time of year when the body undergoes incredible physiological changes, swimmers enjoying shorter workout times, and coaches getting edgy.  It is a time when many swimmers and coaches opt to the coin toss: is it going to be a good taper, or is it going to be a bad taper? In today's episode of The Swimmer Strength Podcast, we welcome Abbie Fish. We share stories of our own experiences with taper and discuss a wide range of strategies that you can to help your taper on land this summer. If you ever have been worried if your taper will hit, or if you are simply looking for new ideas of how to “dryland taper,” then this episode is for you. Connect with Abbie: I: @thefish1 W: https://linkin.bio/theafish1  T: https://twitter.com/afish1?lang=en  F: https://www.facebook.com/fishswimfaster 

How Yoga Can Supplement Swimmer Yoga - you may have heard of it. It is a practice that has been around for millennia and can be practiced in so many ways. It can be used to create general body awareness as a way feel body parts in certain positions or poses. In this process, the body develops a general sense of stability.  Additionally, it can be used as recovery to aid blood flow and to restore the body and mind in to a more neutral state.  In our episode today, we welcome Jeff Grace with Swimming Specific Yoga. From breathing techniques to the general basics, Jeff walks us through ways swimmers can utilize yoga practice in to their training.  Visit Swimming Specific Yoga for a special summer sale: https://www.swimmingspecificyoga.com/a/2147489953/UjAjaf6o Use code: swimmerstrength to get 20% off for future reference. Connect with Jeff: I: @swimmingspecificyoga E: raph@athleteasap.com 

In one way or another, we all can relate to the word ‘failure.” And let's face it, more swimmers leave Olympic trials disappointed, angry and wanting more.  Whether it is a failed repetition in the weight room, or the body failing towards the end of the 20x100's, we fail.   You may or may not have heard the phrase, “fail your way in to amazing things.” So, the issue is not necessarily that we fail, but the way we handle perceived failure.  Where does fear come from? What are strategies we can use to bounce back with confidence? In this episode, I share stories of my own failures and successes and tips that may help you during a challenging time.  And please, if I may ask you one more thing - if The Swimmer Strength Podcast has brought you any value whatsoever, please take a moment of your time to rate it on the iTunes app, I'd greatly appreciate it. And if you don't have to use iTunes, if you would tell a friend or two about the podcast, it would also go a long way.  “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”- Paulo Coelho  Thank you, Swimmer Strength community! Recovery Clinic in Mesa AZ, June 26th: https://swimmerstrength.com/product/foam-rolling-recovery-for-swimmers/ Foundations of Strength Training for Swimmers: https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Strength-Training-Swimmers-complete/dp/B08M8PK7HB/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=foundations+of+strength+training+for+swimmers&qid=1624291398&sr=8-1 Virtual Coaching: https://swimmerstrength.com/virtual-coaching-application/ 

Emotional Response in Training & Winning is Not For Everyone Getting swimmers to comprehend movement skills on land can be seemingly be difficult and intimidating for many swimming coaches.  As much as we force down set and repetitions, how does that make the swimmer succeed in the big arena with the spotlight on, the crowd cheering and TV cameras live? Our guest today is coach Raph Ruiz from Tampa, Florida. In this episode, we discuss: How the KAIZEN mindset of constant improvement measured against a rising standard excels athletes. Acquiring and replicating movement skills. How to coach athletes to become independent in elite situations.  How becoming more athletic on land only helps swimmers in the water. How disengaged athletes can crumble team dynamics. The process of building a tolerance to discomfort.  Connect with Coach Raph I: @athleteasap E: raph@athleteasap.com  W: https://www.kaizenasap.com/

Inside The Mind of Brett Hawke Have you ever felt weak, insecure and hopeless because you lack strength or fall behind in your physical development?  You're not alone. What if athletes at the highest level battle the same demons?  World renowned sprinter and coach, Brett Hawke joins us in today's episode. We discuss: Brett's first dryland exposure in Australia. How strength training helped him in his career. His coaching days at Auburn University. Connect with Brett: insidewithbh@gmail.com  Instagram - click https://fitterandfaster.com/ 

The Shoulder Blades Are The Secret To Healthier Shoulders If work with swimmers or are a swimmer yourself, chances are someone you know have suffered an injury.  Does it have to be this way?  A few of our talking points in this episode: Strategies to keep swimming while being injured. Overlooked injuries for swimmers. Movements that mimic swimming. Connect with Dr. Nick: Instagram - click. Website: https://www.ptstreamline.com  Support this Podcast https://swimmerstrength.com/patron For other inquires, email: info@swimmerstrength.com 

Nurturing Future Olympic Gold Medalists With Smarter Dryland Training The journey to the Olympic top looks different for many athletes. Yet, there are similarities between many. They all have to be nurtured on way or another and more than likely face adversity along the way.   Our guest today, Markell Lyng, shares some her past stories of helping swimmers become better themselves outside the pool.  There may not be such thing as a perfect formula, but a healthy level of skepticism in dryland training programs  A few of our talking points in this episode: Functional training and what that means to coach Markell. Strategies that swimmers should incorporate in their training.  Olympic events to watch out for this summer! Connect with Coach Markell: Instagram - click. Website: www.markellswimperformanc.com  Arizona Summer Clinics: https://swimmerstrength.com/events Support this Podcast https://swimmerstrength.com/patron For other inquires, email: info@swimmerstrength.com 

Lezak's Insane Relay Leg: How Did He Pull It Off? "What about the Americans? We're going to smash them. That's who we came here for." Do you remember the 2008 Olympics men's 4x100 Freestyle relay event? I remember watching this race. I was in awe. Speechless.  This was the summer before I flew out to Florida from Gothenburg for freshmen year of swimming alongside Ryan Lochte’s father coach Steve.  It fueled me to keep working harder. The college system was a good fit for me, even though I had my fair share of days of doubt,  perceived overtraining and burnout throughout my career.  This feels all too familiar for many swimmers and coaches.  If you can relate, you will enjoy this episode of The Swimmer Strength Podcast: Olympic Special. I am sharing my explanation of "what happened physiologically the last 25 between Alain Bernard and Jason Lezak?" What do you think? Can you put down, in as simple terms, what happened that last 25m? Additionally, I discuss: Upcoming episodes for the season.  Our upcoming events THIS week.

Swim-Specific or Anti Swim-Specific Dryland Training For Swimmers? Have you seen swimmers mimic movements on land to replicate the patterns on the water?  How important is it for an Olympic level swimmers to reinforce the swimming skills? Swimmers will have their own preferences and coaches will hold and bias their own beliefs. There was a time in my swimming career I thought mimicking swimming on land would accelerate my way to the top. At one point in my coaching career I condemned anything that looked like swimming on land. My views keep evolving as the sport continues to evolve. If you are interested in a conversation around swim-specific training for swimmers, you may enjoy this episode. Our guest today, Sean Kao, brings valuable talking points to the table and shares his experiences as a Physical Preparation Coach at Fullerton Aquatics Sports Team.  There may not be such thing as a perfect formula, but a healthy level of skepticism in dryland training programs  In this episode, we are discussing: Strategies to structure effective dryland training in a club team setting. The correlations between strength and power measures with sprint freestyle performance in division 1 collegiate swimmers. A fresh perspective of how swim-specific training can be interpreted.  Connect with Coach Sean: Instagram - click. Email: aquaticsportsperformance@gmail.com  Arizona Summer Clinics: https://swimmerstrength.com/events Virtual Coaching: https://swimmerstrength.com/virtual-coaching Schedule a talk: https://swimmerstrength.com/performance-talks/ Become an offical supporter: http://swimmerstrength.com/patron  For other inquires, email: info@swimmerstrength.com 

Welcoming The Olympics, Remembering The Fallen & Embracing Change We are just a few shy months away from the Tokyo Games and we are all itching for the competition to begin.  On this season of The Swimmer Strength Podcast, we will tie each episode in to the Olympics one way or another. Whether you are a swimmer aspiring to reach the games, a coach who's looking for smarter training options or a parent that is looking to learn more about the sport - this podcast is aimed for any swimming enthusiast.  In this particular episode, I am taking your through an emotional roller coaster by celebrating life and movement, breaking news to you while telling you a story that shook the swimming world a decade ago. In this episode, we are: Celebrating life and movement. Welcoming the Olympics. Reminiscing on great swimmers. Breaking news.  Giving 5 strategies to train smarter. Connect with Coach Deniz: Schedule a talk: https://swimmerstrength.com/performance-talks/ Become an offical supporter: http://swimmerstrength.com/patron  Email: info@swimmerstrength.com for other inquires. 

Why Training With Speed Is Imperative For Success "Swimmer strength is the ability to control the body weight through time and space." With coach Nick Folker from the University of Hawaii, we discuss: How swimming can learn from the strength training terminology.  Changes in the past decade of the strength training demographic for the swimming community. Strategies to take in to account when personalizing strength training programs.  Upsides of velocity-based training.  What separates the elite of the elite. What athleticism looks like. How to simplify training.   Connect with Nick: Via Instagram: @trainfasst Email: nfolker@hawaii.edu or trainfasst@gmail.com

Hypermobile vs. Stiff Swimmers Swimmers are, in general terms, hypermobile and tend to have lax joint. On the flip side, many swimmers struggle with stiffness that limits their stroke kinematics. In the last Swimmer Strength podcast episode, we share thoughts on:  The struggles and benefits for these swimmers. Strategies of how we can tell them apart. The importance of personalizing segments of workouts to best fit the need of the swimmers. Connect with Coach Deniz: Become an offical supporter: http://swimmerstrength.com/patron Email: info@swimmerstrength.com for other inquires. 

Managing & Developing Elite Level Division 1 SEC Collegiate Swimmers "How can we use caution in our program design, yet move with urgency? Because conference and NCAA Championships are not waiting for no one." With coach Greg Adamson from the University of Tennessee, we discuss: The importance of the coach-athlete relationship. Are swimmers fragile or are they loaded incorrectly?  How volume management and post-activation potentiation (PAP) has helped excel results.  The importance in making swimmers feel the difference between different training cycles and velocities.  Power movements for swimming: how to get them to jump higher and the important correlation to speed in the water.  Micro-dosing training during taper time.  How the Vols use the WHOOP system and heart rate variability (HRV) to manage athletes and their training. Connect with Greg: Via Instagram: @utcoachgreg

What Is Swim-Specific Strength? And how do we train swimmers differently through stages of development?  Are you feeling confused and frustrated with how social media portrays certain movements or general training? Is that skewing your own believes of what swimmers should be doing? In this episode, we share thoughts on:  Physical training characteristics.  What swimmers can focus more on through stages of development. How the different strokes require different demand, but how important it is for all young swimmers to develop positional stability and mobility in all areas of the body before getting more specific in the career. Comparing and contrasting the types of swim-specific movements that are being used today.  Connect with Coach Deniz: Schedule a performance talk - click here. Access the Swimmer Strength library - click here. Apply for personalized virtual coaching - click here. Become an offical supporter and patron - click here. Email: deniz@swimmerstrength.com for other inquires. 

Strategies To Get Swimmers To Move Smoother On Land With coach Jimmy Dabney, we discuss: Mobility strategies for the thoracic spine.  The evolution of strength training  Working with individuals within their movement capacities.  Where swimming-specifics movement would fit in training design.  Connect with Jimmy: Via Instagram: @getsolivefitness Email: jimmy@showupfitness.com LinkedIn Facebook Access the Swimmer Strength library - click here. Apply for personalized virtual coaching - click here. Become an offical supporter and patron - click here.

How To Avoid The Dark Side Of Strength Training With coach Alex Coci, we discuss: The Swimmer Strength collaboration journey. His injury as a Freshman at a D1 college. How to bridge the gap between the weight room and swimming pool. Connect with Alex: Via Instagram: @alexcoci Access the Swimmer Strength library - click here. Apply for personalized virtual coaching - click here. Become an offical supporter and patron - click here.

Streamline, Underwaters, Explosive and Plyometric Training  In this packed episode, we discuss: The first line of offense in swimming.  Strategies to develop better underwaters.  Ways to track underwater swimming performance.  Differences and examples of explosive and plypmetric training.  Connect with Coach Deniz: Schedule a performance talk - click here.  Email: deniz@swimmerstrength.com for inquires. 

How a World Class swimmer's strength training journey With coach Joao de Lucca, we discuss: Mental strength for swimmers. How Joao begun dryland and strength training. Similarities of the feeling of swimming and feeling of lifting.  How Swimmer Strength was different, yet effective compared to college lifting.  Connect with Joao: Via Instagram: @de_lucca_joao

How can we progresses swimmers through their stages of development? With coach Bo Hickey, we discuss: Stages to take swimmers through prevent, progress, perform.   Similarities between 1-minute squat test and swimming. Strength guideliens and how they align with performance in the pool. Fear of strength training with swimmers.  Connect with Bo: Via Instagram: @lifelongathlete.co Website: https://www.lifelongathlete.co/ 

Welcoming our first International guest to the show! With coach Daniel Moedas, we discuss: How elite level swimmers pivoted training during the pandemic.   Fatigue management for swimmers in the water. What swimmers swimming with pain should be doing.  How velocity-based training can be used with swimmers.  Connect with Daniel: Via Instagram: @danielmoedas And while you're still here.. NEWS ALERT Starting this Wednesday on January 27th, we have our second book club to dissect the entire book Foundations of Strength Training for Swimmers. Every other Wednesday at 10:30am – we present on the chapter for 20-30 minutes and then open it up for a longer Q&A session to answer and discuss. Chapter 2: Streamline & Underwaters – January 27th @ 10:30am. 

We are discussing the basics to testing about the core. What is a good definition of the core? In this episode, we go over key points from chapter 1: the core in Foundations of Strength Training for Swimmers The problem surrounding core training. The background: definition and progression structure.  The solution: testing and exercise ideas.

Welcoming our 1st guest on the show. With coach Dan Daly, we discuss: How training has taken a major shift entering 2021 to virtual training. The importance of assessing movement quality in swimmers. Static versus dynamic posture. Shoulder mobility and stability. Connect with Dan: Via his website: https://www.traindaly.com/ Via his Instagram: @dandaly And while you're still here.. NEWS ALERT Starting this Wednesday on January 13th, we start our book club to dissect the entire book Foundations of Strength Training for Swimmers. Every other Wednesday at 10:30am – we present on the chapter for 20-30 minutes and then open it up for a longer Q&A session to answer and discuss. Chapter 1: The Core – January 13th @ 10:30am. 

Welcome to 2021 and the first episode for the Swimmer Strength Podcast. Why does strength training for swimmers matter? In this introductory episode to the new show, I discuss: The Swimmer Strength way. What are dynamic movements and what controls them? Summary of 2020. NEWS Starting January 13th, we start our book club to dissect the entire book Foundations of Strength Training for Swimmers. Every other Wednesday at 10:30am – we present on the chapter for 20-30 minutes and then open it up for a longer Q&A session to answer and discuss. Chapter 1: The Core – January 13th @ 10:30am.