Swim Like A Fish, Have 50% More Energy, Bolt From The Water Like A Prisoner On Jail Break, And Slash Five To Ten Minutes Off Your Triathlon Race Time
"The Complete Guide to Triathlon Swimming" will help you to:
Swim freestyle better and easier than you ever imagined, with much more confidence, almost instantly
Conserve energy while swimming just as fast or faster than before
Prepare for your first race or help improve your stroke and workout routines to get the most from your swim
Make swimming the best part of your race
Overcome unnecessary pre-race anxiety
Have more confidence swimming in the open water with no surprises or unnecessary problems
Prepare for an Olympic, Sprint, Half-Ironman, or Ironman distance triathlon
Have more fun while competing
Compete in more triathlons
12 meaty (no fat) Chapters including a 12 week training plan which contains: The correct drills to improve your open water swim, the right amount of yardage, and customized intervals to make sure you are at your peak when it's time to race
4 Training Plans designed for a 25-yard or 25-meter pool
What you need to know about Open Water Swimming
An introduction to Triathlon Swimming
4 Sections- Including Technique, Equipment, Training, and Putting it All Together
4 Distinct Training Plans- for Sprint Distance, Olympic Distance, Half Ironman, and Ironman
9 Video Clips - of freestyle drills done properly, along with the way freestyle should look underwater. You'll eliminate the guesswork and never again have to wonder what the drills look like, as you will have lifelong access to the videos.
Strength Training - specifically for open water swimming (Includes pictures)
How To Read a Pace Clock
4 Additional Stroke Drills
Drills in the pool and exercises on land
1) Where 90-95% of your propulsion comes from
2) What part leg strength plays in swimming faster (you'll be surprised)
3) Common swimming myths
4) The key to swimming effectively in the open water
5) The value of "sitting on your ankles."
6) "To use or not to use" fins for training
7) How to avoid needless injuries
8) What single piece of equipment forces you to swim the correct way
9) What muscles to train to be a better, stronger swimmer
10) How to prepare for race day
If that's not enough, you'll learn how to:
11) Get more out of your stroke
12) Swim more fluidly
13) Get more from less - swim more efficiently
14) Begin a training program in the pool
15) Attend masters workouts with an idea of what to look for, how to get the most out of the workouts, and learn the common swiming myths found in many of these sessions
16) Build your confidence so that swimming is the best leg of your race
17) The real secret to faster swimming
18) Which body parts are the most important while swimming
19) Lose your blind side
20) Swim like a fish
21) Balance out your stroke
22) Improve aerobic endurance
23) Be more flexible
The first section covers technique, equipment, training, coaching, and swimming myths. It not only provides you with a well conceived plan to acomplish a distance open water swim, but the energy to complete an Olympic Distance or Half Ironman distance triathlon.
The second section contains two swim training plans to optimally prepare you for either a Sprint, Olympic Distance, Half Ironman, or Ironman Distance race. It's jammed with a total of 72 workouts for you to follow along to get ready for your race, or simply choose from when you need a good triathlon swim workout.
In the third section, you'll find a strength training plan designed specifically for open water swimming. It'll help you strengthen muscles that you seldom use on land. I even include pictures so you'll know exactly how to perform these important exercises.
And of course I can help you tie it all together in section four, by providing you with a guide to keep you in line, on track, and motivated while you train for a race... as well as video demonstrations of swimming and drills discussed in the text.
Sooo, what's the deal?
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