I Don't Get It

0:00) Welcome in, shoutouts and Nate’s Birthday
(11:15) NCAA Men’s and Women’s Swimming Championship Recap
(24:00) The UVA Women formula and dynasty
(26:20) Gretchen Walsh and the new “Everything Records”
(34:30) Finding refuge underwater
(45:00) Fruit groups and problem solving at ASU
(48:00) Mens “Everything Records”
(55:00) More underwater observations and the future
(1:03.00) Closing remarks

Nate and Kyle hop on the mic to discuss Bob Bowman taking the University of Texas job.

(0:00) Welcome in + shoutouts
(2:20) NW Sectionals recap and observations: Does the long course format serve the athletes' needs?
(9:00) Athletes and coaches bringing their “A” games
(13:00) Re-connecting with our peers
(22:00) Race highlights and data points
(26:00) The High School Swimming conversation
(42:00) Vandal Invite promo
(48:00) Favorite races and a longstanding record is broken
(56:00) Nate and Kyle get sappy reflecting on the process
(1:00.00) Closing remarks

(0:00) Welcome in + Shoutouts
(7:00) More on Herbie Behm of ASU
(10:40) PAC-12 Swimming Championships observations
(21:00) Underwater travel and elasticity
(23:30) IST Ultra-distance records and the Coach Nate Invite
(28:20) Friday Night Races
(35:00) Stroke efficiency meet
(39:30) College recruiting
(57:00) Will Eddie Reese actually retire?
(1:03:00) Closing remarks

(0:00) Welcome in + Shoutouts
(7:00) Being told what to do vs. guided cueing
(10:00) Kyle’s IST visit observations and takeaways
(12:30) Importance of staff continuity
(18:00) Quality of movement coaching does produce fitness
(22:00) Holistic thought process for long - term athlete development
(27:30) The hammer and the nail
(31:00) Optimal coach influence
(34:00) Supporting parents in their athletes' journey
(38:00) Conference championship banter and celebrations
(44:00) Capturing the spirit of celebrations
(49:00) Plan now for the Olympic enthusiasm
(50:00) Late developers
(52:00) Looking at swimming in college
(54:00) Our favorite events to watch
(57:00) Closing remarks

Nate and Kyle sit down at Sockeye HQ to discuss Kyle's week-long visit to IST, coaching quality of movement in real time, and happenings in the wilder world of swimming such as the new 100FR World Record and Gretchen Walsh's performance at ACC Championships.

(0:00) Meet warm up concepts
(2:00) The two brains
(7:00) Prompting race imagery through movement in warm up/Empowering athletes on how to approach Race Day
(17:45) Challenging architecture
(24:00) Nate’s Survivor audition
(27:00) Internal frequencies
(29:30) Race Music
(32:00) Translating musical talent to swimming performance
(38:30) Energy contrasting
(42:00) Challenging internal structure with imagination
(46:00) Help it out
(47:00) Cueing exploration

(0:00) Welcome in + shoutouts

(7:00) Listener Profile and Q&A: Are swimmers overtrained? Can we learn from runners?

(15:30) Swimmer Kyle’s training story

(20:30) How much is enough?

(25:00) Variability and dosage

(29:00) Cultivating Grit without extreme measures

(30:00) Story of athlete optimization and amplifying athleticism

(40:00) Preserving long-term health

(46:00) Art and Science of coaching

(51:00) Coach introspectition and vulnerability

(56:00) Defining ego

(59:30) Dream podcast guests

Nate and Kyle share a piece of their pre-podcast conversation for Episode 16 in this supplemental episode.

(0:00) Physiological and neural adaptation strategies for Long Course training
(4:30) Awareness requirements
(6:00) Balancing volume without losing quality in Long Corse training
(7:00) “Broken Egg” philosophy of training
(9:00) Katie Ledecky mentality
(11:00) Lilly King mentality
(12:00) Play the game to win!

(0:00) Welcome In + Shoutouts
(4:00) Who Coaches the Coaches?
(11:00) Movement Characteristics Within a Team
(19:30)  “Technique” is a Dirty Word
(21:30) Meet Warm Up Case Study
(36:00) Team Ethos and Quality of Movement Values
(39:00) Optimal Race Preparation
(41:00) Aquatic Signatures and Stroke Progressions
(47:00) Hamstring Breathing
(53:00) Threshold of Quality Introspection
(59:00) “Help it out”
(1:00.00) Listener Q&A: Favorite Stroke Drills
(1:08.00) Closing Remarks