Effortless Swimming
By Brenton Ford
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Podcast Description
National coach and swimmer Brenton Ford dives into the latest techniques for faster swimming as he chats with Olympic swimmers, coaches and experts. The #1 source of swimming information for swimmers, triathletes and coaches.
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#7 The One About Injuries (With Australian Swim Team Physio Justin McEvoy) | As you train more often you realise that injuries are common if you don't do something to prevent them. Sports physio Justin McEvoy has been away with the Australian swim team treating elite swimmers such as Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett, Michael Phelps, Roland Schoeman plus dozens of other high profile athletes. In this episode of Effortless Swimming we cover: Why most physio's have no idea about treating swimming injuries How to get treatment that fixes injuries fast The one thing you should always avoid if you're injured The 'weeks off training' to 'weeks it takes to get back to fitness' ratio Why high profile athletes get weekly or fortnightly physio check ups You can book in for treatment with Justin or any of the other specialist physio's at PhysioHealth by visiting their website at PhysioHealth.com.au Listen to the episode in the player above or subscribe to the podcast and get new episodes straight to your iTunes! | 21 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#6 The Comeback Episode (with Olympic gold medallist Michael Klim) | Wowza, what an episode! We managed to pry former world record holder and Olympic champion Michael Klim away from his busy schedule for an insight into his comeback. After a number of years out of the pool Michael decided to pull on the speedo's for another crack at the Olympics, training for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Michael talks about: What motivated him to make a comeback to the sport after so many years out of the pool the changes he's made to his training now that he's focusing only on the 100m freestyle How to manage a full time training schedule while having a family to look after and a business to run How he started an international business by answering a common problem experienced by swimmers Weight training and how increase strength for sprinting You can listen to the podcast by using the player above your subscribing to the podcast in iTunes. You can keep up to date with Michael at www.milksincare.com or on Twitter. | 5 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#5 Short Course Racing (with world record holder Peter Marshall) | Our first US guest reveals is a current world record holder and backstroke champion. Peter Marshall reveals how he broke three world records in backstroke. Like a lot of age group swimmers, Peter started out doing lots of miles in the pool. He was a distance swimmer in his early years but converted to a sprinter after making some changes to his training. In the podcast he chats about what changed in his program and how his gym workouts shifted focus. We cover race routines, psychology and developing power in the water. | 30 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#4 Sprinting Power (with Olympic medallist Andrew Lauterstein) | In this episode we look inside the mindset and training regime of top level sprinters. Our guest, Olympic butterflyer and freestyler Andrew Lauterstein talks about: The feeling of being in an Olympic final, the pressure and nerves before a race and he breaks down his 100m butterfly final in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Racing with the strategy of 'not trying' so that technique, rhythm and feel fall into place easier Why starting your catch early in the stroke can lead to faster sprinting What to focus on in butterfly for a smooth and powerful stroke Why he now does straight arm freestyle rather than bent arm freestyle We cover much more in this episode of 'Sprinting Power' with Andrew Lauterstein. You can listen to the Effortless Swimming podcast above or by subscribing to us in iTunes. | 16 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#3 – Open Water Domination (with Oliver Wilkinson) | We take a look into the world of marathon swimming. What motivates distance swimmers to do the huge miles week in week out? How do they prepare for big races? We talk with the 45km Manhattan Island swim world record holder, Oliver Wilkinson about: Training for distance events and the number of kilometers he does weekly leading up to a big race What he eats the night before to 'carb load' and how he refuels during a race Finding the right stroke rhythm quickly Which aspects of his technique he focuses on in training How hard he works his kick in long distance swims Dealing with the mental challenges in cold water and endurance races Ollie has trained with my squad in Melbourne for over 12 months and has recently moved backed to England. He has completed the English Channel and has placed in numerous long distance open water races such as the Rottnest Island swim in Western Australia. You can keep up to date with what Ollie is up to at his blog. Tell us the hardest training set you've in the comments section below! | 6 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#2 Improving Your Technique (with Terry Laughlin from Total Immersion) | We chat with Terry Laughlin from Total Immersion. Terry has developed a method of improving your swimming that has helped hundreds of thousands of swimmers and triathletes worldwide to swim smoother. He's an expert at helping people fix the weaknesses in their stroke so they can move naturally through the water with grace and ease. In our chat with Terry he talks about: How he improved the speed of swimmers in the 'slow lane' to being much closer to that of the 'fast lane' swimmers Using the feel of the water to increase your speed rather than thinking technically about the stroke The one thing you should focus on with your head position for more relaxed swimming You can find out more about Terry's Total Immersion workshops, DVD's and books at www.TotalImmersion.net and they're also available on Amazon. | 2 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#1 How to have more energy at the end of a race (featuring Olympian Ash Delaney) | Olympic backstroker Ashley Delaney chats about having more energy at the end of a race, losing weight quickly for faster times and becoming the best underwater kicker in Australia. | 12 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 7 Episodes |
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