Strengthen your legs to enhance your starts, turns and kick. This week’s dryland challenge is a lower body burner! The Challenge 3 Rounds 10 Hip Bridges30 second Wall Sit10 Lateral Lunges The Breakdown Complete 10 repetitions of hip bridges and rest 15-30 seconds. Then set a timer and hold a wall sit for 30 seconds. Rest 15-30 seconds, and complete 10 total lateral lunges (5 on each side). Rest 30-60 seconds, and repeat 2 more times! Modifications If you need to take this challenge down a notch, you have a few options: Reduce Reps or Work Interval: Try 6-8 reps…
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Build strength, improve your swimming performance and jump start your dryland training routine in our May dryland challenge! Log 8 dryland workouts between May 1-31. That’s just 2 workouts per week! Here’s how to participate: Download the free MySwimPro app on iPhone or AndroidView the May Strength Challenge and tap JoinLog 8 workouts in the app between May 1-31 to participate in the leaderboard. Explore our dryland training plans for inspiration! These dryland workouts are perfect for swimmers to build endurance, prevent injuries, and get stronger for the pool. Now available on iPhone and Android! Share your progress with our…
Take your dryland workouts to the next level with a Swiss ball! This versatile piece of equipment provides nearly endless possibilities when it comes to improving strength, stability and flexibility. Watch the Video Listen to the Podcast MySwimPro · 10 Swiss Ball Dryland Exercises for Swimmers What is a Swiss Ball? The Swiss ball is a piece of equipment that leverages your body weight as resistance and has been used since the 1960s. Physical therapists and chiropractors in Switzerland used the large, inflatable ball to assist with rehabilitation and it thus became known as the Swiss Ball. It may also…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we wanted to share tools to help swimmers stay positive while they are out of the pool. On this episode of The #AskASwimPro Show, we talked with clinical psychologist Dr. Sean Sullivan about how athletes can incorporate mental training to improve their mindset and cope with quarantine and shelter in place orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Sullivan graduated from Harvard University and completed postdoctoral work at the University of California, San Francisco. He has written and taught extensively about how to strategically use cutting-edge psychology and brain science. During his career,…
A strong core is a building block for good swimming, especially when it comes to your body position in the water. Fire up your core with this week’s quick challenge workout! The Challenge 2 Rounds – 40 seconds of work, 20 seconds of rest PlankFlutter KicksRussian Twists The Breakdown Start a timer, and hold a 40-second plank. Rest for 20 seconds, and complete 40 seconds of flutter kicks. Rest for 20 seconds, and complete 40 seconds of Russian twists. Repeat 2 more times! Modifications If you need to take this challenge down a notch, you have a few options: Reduce…
In this guest blog post, swimmer and fitness instructor Ola Alghazzouli reflects on swimming’s role in her life, offering tips to help swimmers observing Ramadan balance their religious commitments with their fitness goals. I was introduced to swimming when I was around age 6 in Damascus, Syria, with full gratitude to my parents. At a young age, I learned to find my comfort in the water. Swimming has always been a way for me to just be myself; I don’t need to worry about impressing other people or dressing up for others. Being in the water taught me to reflect…
More than 130 swimmers dressed to impress and tuned into the 2020 World Swim Gala! The event was packed full of musical performances, inspiring stories and a dance party! 3-time Olympic gold medalist, International Swimming Hall of Fame member and well-known swimming analyst Rowdy Gaines delivered a motivating keynote speech to help swimmers stay positive during the COVID-19 pandemic. As one of the most prominent personalities in swimming worldwide, swimmers of all ages look up to Rowdy and rely on his expert knowledge when watching elite races. Watch Rowdy’s full keynote speech below! Rowdy earned his gold medals at the…
More than 130 swimmers dressed to impress and tuned into the 2020 World Swim Gala! The event was packed full of musical performances, inspiring stories and a fun dance party! Olympic gold medalist, former world record holder, General Manager of the DC Trident, author and motivational speaker Kaitlin Sandeno kicked off the keynote speeches. Kaitlin competed for the United States at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. Kaitlin has 4 medals: 1 Gold: Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay (2004)1 Silver: Women’s 400m IM (2004)2 Bronze: Women’s 400m Freestyle (2004) and Women’s 800m Freestyle (2000) Watch Kaitlin’s full speech below! Related: World…
Many swimmers have learned to love resistance bands, and with good reason. This versatile piece of equipment helps build full-body strength and correct muscle imbalances that can cause injuries. Whether you’re a new swimmer or an experienced veteran, you can benefit from dryland training with resistance bands. Get 20% off your order of resistance bands from Elite Athlete Fitness Equipment with code EliteSwimPro! Watch the Video Listen to the Podcast The Importance of Dryland Training Improve Performance: Building strength out of the water translates to your swimming. Dryland can help improve your core strength, explosive power and general aerobic fitness. Prevent Injuries: Overuse…
In this challenging time, it is more important than ever that the swimming community stay connected. We helped swimmers from across the world do just that at the first ever World Swim Gala! More than 130 swimmers put on their fanciest outfit and tuned in to our live Zoom event. The festivities included speeches from Olympic medalists Rowdy Gaines and Kaitlin Sandeno, a Q&A, awards and a dance party! Moving Musical Performances We kicked off the event with a beautiful performance the song “Hero” from community member Pat Mathison. Pat’s rendition of the song reminded us that as one swimming…
