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!

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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. 

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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.

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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.  

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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.

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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

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

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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.

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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. 

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