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June 29th, 2020
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Seated Shoulder Strength
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From the comfort of your chair, try these 3 effective shoulder strengthening exercises with light to medium weights or water bottles. Even with light weights you will feel it after a few reps. Have fun!
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June 22nd, 2020
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Dry Land Swim Strength using Therabands
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Using a theraband or resistance cords these exercises help with shoulder & bicep strength. 2-3 sets of 10-15 reps controlling the movements, have fun!
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May 29th, 2020
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Dry Land Swim Strength – Theraband Triceps & Shoulders
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Dry Land swim strength using a theraband to keep those Triceps & Shoulders nice and strong. Aim for 2 – 3 x 10 reps at a time with a 10 second hold every 10 reps.
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May 18th, 2020
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Dry Land Swim Strength – Swimmers Shoulders
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Are you a secret admirer of those swimmers with lovely strong shoulders? Here are 3 simple exercises with a few punches thrown in to work on that form. Use light to medium weights or grab 2 tin cans if you don’t have the weights, have fun!
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May 11th, 2020
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Dry Land Swim Strength – Rotation & Extension Specific
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3 key dry land swim strength exercises which can be repeated as often and as quickly as you like with focus on mobility, hip rotation & opposite arm/leg extension.
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May 11th, 2020
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Dry Land Swim Strength & Mobility 45 min workout
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A great 45 minute session with lots of mobility and low intensity strength perfect for a full body workout
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May 11th, 2020
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Swim Drills #1 – Single Arm swim drills
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When your favorite training pool is closed and you have a home pool with limited space, why not try this out? Using an old mountain bike tyre tube around my waist, I have attached a bungee cord to it and suspended the cord from a solid object on land. Focusing on balance, strength and technique of one arm pulling at a time. With the bungee cord giving a fair amount of resistance this exercise will strengthen those arms. A strong kick is required so add flippers if you are a weaker swimmer or struggling to stay afloat on this one.
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May 11th, 2020
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Swim Drills #2 – The Long Dog
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When your favorite training pool is closed and you have a home pool with limited space, why not try this out? Using an old mountain bike tyre tube around my waist, I have attached a bungee cord to it and suspended the cord from a solid object on land. Here I am doing the long dog pull. Just like the good old fashioned doggy paddle we all learnt to swim as kids, this is the advanced version. Focusing on the underwater catch phase of the stroke and working on hip rotation at the same time. There is no recovery phase in this drill, it’s pure underwater pulling making sure you finish the stroke on every pull with thumb brushing the hip and that arm extends in the front of the stroke before catching the water. Also be sure to breathe to the side with a leading arm to support the breath
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May 11th, 2020
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Stretch Cord Swim Workout
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Using stretch cords, a theraband or light weights you can do these 3 key exercises with a 30 sec “swim sprint” in between. External rotations, internal rotations and high elbow pulls all great exercises to help with stroke and strength. Have fun!
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April 10th, 2020
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Swim drills #3
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The Catch Up Using a bungee cord, this is the 3rd great drill to work on swim technique. Focus on keeping arms shoulder width apart and aim to breathe every 2nd stroke. Aim to only take a stroke when hands have “caught up to each other” in the front of the stroke.
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