Effortless Swimming

On this episode of Effortless Swimming podcast, I have Koe Davidson who is a swimmer with me at PowerPoints and he is also a chiropractor. I have been seeing Koe for the last couple of weeks about a sore back, but going in to get that treated I have had a lot more come out of it than just that. I felt better in the pool, I have more power and I have felt a whole lot better just generally from getting treated twice a week. Visit Dr. Koe Davidson at www.peakpotential.com.au Download the transcript

On this episode of Effortless Swimming podcast, I have Koe Davidson who is a swimmer with me at PowerPoints and he is also a chiropractor. I have been seeing Koe for the last couple of weeks about a sore back, but going in to get that treated I have had a lot more come out […]

On this episode of Effortless Swimming podcast, I have Koe Davidson who is a swimmer with me at PowerPoints and he is also a chiropractor. I have been seeing Koe for the last couple of weeks about a sore back, but going in to get that treated I have had a lot more come out […]

Trent Grimsey is an open water swimmer, he is an Australian team member and most notably he has recently broken the English Channel world record. He went 6 hours 55 minutes, breaking the old record by 2 minutes and 50 seconds. We chat to Trent about the Channel swim but also his training, technique and how he avoids injury doing so many km’s in the pool.

Trent Grimsey is an open water swimmer, he is an Australian team member and most notably he has recently broken the English Channel world record. He went 6 hours 55 minutes, breaking the old record by 2 minutes and 50 seconds. We chat to Trent about the Channel swim but also his training, technique and how he avoids injury doing so many km’s in the pool.

Trent Grimsey is an open water swimmer, he is an Australian team member and most notably he has recently broken the English Channel world record. He went 6 hours 55 minutes, breaking the old record by 2 minutes and 50 seconds. We chat to Trent about the Channel swim but also his training, technique and how he avoids injury doing so many km’s in the pool.

This week we look at the 80:20 rule, why you should always aim to lead the lane, when to wear fins in training and we also have details about our Melbourne Workshop which is being finalised for Saturday 8th December. We also chatted to Trent Grimsey who is the English Channel world record holder so […]

This week we look at the 80:20 rule, why you should always aim to lead the lane, when to wear fins in training and we also have details about our Melbourne Workshop which is being finalised for Saturday 8th December. We also chatted to Trent Grimsey who is the English Channel world record holder so we have the details of our interview with him. 00:33 - The 80/20 Rule 01:01 - When to Wear Fins 01:43 - Lead the Lane 02:14 - Adjusting Speeds in Training 02:33 - Trent Grimsey Podcast 03:05 - Melbourne Freestyle Clinic 8th December Register For The Melbourne Freestyle Clinic Ready To Lead The Lane? - This Is How We Do It  The 80:20 Rule You might have heard about the 80:20 rule where 20% of things get you 80% of the results. In swimming I find that is usually body position. If you want to improve your swimming a lot of times the 20% of things that you can do comes down to body position. That is why in The Mastering Freestyle Program we go through a lot of body position drills and when I am working one on one with swimmers I will work on their body position because they will feel the difference when we improve their body position. When to Wear Fins? If you are wondering when to wear fins in training then there are three situations that I usually use them for in our squad. The first one is for drill so in The Mastering Freestyle Program and Effortless Form then I often suggest wearing fins because it will help you do the drills right. The second one is we that we use them a lot for speed work; so if you want to get your stroke rate up, your speed up and get used to racing then it can be good to put on fins. We sometimes also use paddles as well fins are very good for getting your speed up and getting you used to swimming at race pace. We also use them a lot for kick; because if you want to improve your leg strength then quite often it is good to put on fins to develop your leg strength. Lead the Lane If you are in a lane with swimmers about your speed then your goal should be to lead the lane, rather than hanging back and wanting other swimmers to go in front of you get out there, take charge and lead the lane. Not only does it make you work harder because you are not dragging off the other swimmers but you also get clean water so it is not quite so chopping and your are not sitting in everyone else’s wake and in their waves. Get out there, lead the lane and take charge and you will improve your swimming that way because you are training harder and you have the pressure of working hard out the front. Adjusting Speeds in Training If you are wondering how to move from slower aerobic swimming into sprinting in a training session then it is all in your leg speed. If you want to get your stroke rate up and start sprinting then start kicking your legs faster and that will help determine your arm speed. If you are going from slow aerobic to fast sprinting then pick up your kicking and that will help improve your arm speed and get you swimming faster. Trent Grimsey Podcast This week for the Effortless Swimming podcast at SwimmingPodcast.com I interviewed Trent Grimsey who has won a huge amount of open water races but the thing he has done recently is he has broken the world record for the English Channel crossing. So he is the fastest person to ever swim across the English Channel. I interviewed Trent this week to talk about his training, technique, race strategy; mind set and talk about a lot of things that you might find useful for your own swimming. Listen to the interview with Trent. Melbourne Freestyle Clinic 8th December The details for our Melbourne freestyle clinic have been finalised, it is coming up this Saturday the 8th of December. From 2.00pm to 3.30pm at the Carnegie Pool just outside of Melbourne. What I am going to be teaching there is; I have been fortunate enough to work with a lot of good swimmers of the past few years. They have broken world records,

This week we look at the 80:20 rule, why you should always aim to lead the lane, when to wear fins in training and we also have details about our Melbourne Workshop which is being finalised for Saturday 8th December. We also chatted to Trent Grimsey who is the English Channel world record holder so […]

How it works is the more you spend, the more floatation you get and the more flexibility you get. The Helix has a 1mm arm and then lots of cuts and different shapes. Whereas with Sprint, it’s just a very basic suit. 00:10 - How to Choose a Wetsuit 00:39 - Does the Distance of the Race Change which Wetsuit I should Get? 01:42 - Sleeve vs Sleeveless 02:34 - What are the Most Popular Models? 03:39 - How to do you Best Fit Your Wetsuit? 04:52 - How Do You Avoid Wetsuit Chafe? 05:34 - Where to Find Aquashop? Does the Distance of the Race Change which Wetsuit I should Get? Definitely the bottom end of the race suit will cater for 750m or olympic distance of for say 1km swim, maybe if you’re doing a half iron man at 1.9 or up to 2k swim, probably want drop the bottom of the range and at least move to the Reaction. It’s significantly more comfortable and better cut than the base model. If you’re going to do an Ironman or you’re doing 5km swims, you really wanna be in the top half of the range. Significantly more flexibility once again and more floatation. The Axis has extra buoyancy in the bum and the quads for someone who’s a big leg dragger. Sleeveless suits are for people who really feel the heat or have any sort of shoulder problems, sometimes we get them into those because of the less load on the shoulders. Sleeve vs Sleeveless So usually it’s a warm thing, in most cases, obviously in Victoria we usually need a little bit of extra insulation but when you buy a sleeved suit, and it depends on which model but whenever you add millimeters to your paddle, you’re grabbing more water. Most of the suits these days have variations of grip a panel. So everytime you take a stroke, maybe you’re swimming 30cm more or whatever it is. So in theory, a 2mm arm grabs more water than what a 1mm arm does. The Helix actually has a pervious panel on the inside so you get that sensation of grabbing the water. That’s by far the fastest suit because you’ve got the most buoyancy in the middle and surely the best flexibility. What Are The Most Popular Models? To be honest, it’s probably split. The reaction covers a lot of distances. I’ve sold that to people who do Ironman and they get through it no problems. And then obviously, top of the line Helix goes without saying - it's the Ferrari, it’s definitely the nicest suit. Probably they’re the most 2, definitely 9 out of 10 of my sales are sleeved suits. What we definitely offer is if you come in, you buy this one and you go for a swim in it, one, it’s absolutely no problems to change sizes. If you win the lotto that night, no problem. Just bring it back and give me a couple of extra hundred dollars and you take the Helix. How to do you Best Fit Your Wetsuit? Generally I’d say to someone start the suit a couple of fingers above your ankle - 2-3 fingers above your ankle. Use a plastic bag that helps, put a plastic bag on your foot like it’s a sock. That helps the suit to slide on. Feed the suit up. Give yourself a wedgie. You gotta have a wedgie no matter the top of the line suit, if you put it on wrong, it won’t feel anywhere near good as it should. Once you got the wedgie, put the plastic bag on the hands, slide the arm on, slide the other arm on. Generally, you want to start the suit around your watch mark. Once you’ve got the suit on and you’re zipped up, one of the best things to do is actually bend over the waist. Grab a whole heap of rubber from your belly button if you like, stand up, keep hold of this rubber and then feed it up the core. Effectively just shifting all that rubber from your mid section up on to your shoulders and that always creates a lot of flexibility. That’s obviously what we do. We make sure it’s 100% spot on and show you how to do it and give you all the tips and stuff. How Do You Avoid Wetsuit Chafe? Yup, I actually got some last weekend because I forgot my Body Glide. Body Glide is the most well known anti chafe.

How it works is the more you spend, the more floatation you get and the more flexibility you get. The Helix has a 1mm arm and then lots of cuts and different shapes. Whereas with Sprint, it’s just a very basic suit. 00:10 – How to Choose a Wetsuit 00:39 – Does the Distance of the […]

How it works is the more you spend, the more floatation you get and the more flexibility you get. The Helix has a 1mm arm and then lots of cuts and different shapes. Whereas with Sprint, it’s just a very basic suit. 00:10 – How to Choose a Wetsuit 00:39 – Does the Distance of the […]

This week we will look at -  "Is there a secret sauce to become a better swimmer".  We’ve also got a technique workshop coming up in Melbourne which we’ve got the dates to watch out for at the end of this video. 00:17 - Is There A “Secret Sauce”? 00:51 - Why The Fundamentals Don't Change 01:18 - Melbourne Workshop The “Secret Sauce” Quite often I’m asked what’s the secret to become faster at swimming? Is there something that Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte know that I don’t know? But if you look at the success of all top swimmers and top athletes, there is no surprise that they’ve gotten to where they are - they have done the hard yards, they have done the right things and they have got the right team of people around them to help them get to where they got to. If you are wondering what that means for you then if you do the right things and you do the hard work and you have the right information then you are going to improve your swimming. That’s why with our products we teach things that will work for you today and 2 or 3 years down the track and into the future. It’s like in The Mastering Freestyle Program, how we go through body position, head position, pull, kick. We teach you each of the different elements that make up a good stroke. There are things that you would constantly be working on and improving over the next few months or the next few years. From time to time we recommend different things that will help you with your training and with your swimming like different pull buoys, paddles, GPS watches. But we are never going to recommend things that are short term solutions to improving your swimming and getting faster. Melbourne Workshop We have got a workshop coming up in Melbourne where we are going to go through some of those fundamentals that will make you a better swimmer. This is for triathletes and open water swimmers. And if you are wondering how you can come along at this workshop, there is a form at the bottom of this video on the EffortlessSwimming.com website where you fill in your name, your email address and in the next couple of days, I will send out an email to let you know the details of this event so if you are interested in coming along, fill in your name and email address below and get those details sent to you very shortly. It's happening mid-December, 2012 in East Melbourne. It's the only workshop we're running this year.

This week we will look at –  “Is there a secret sauce to become a better swimmer”.  We’ve also got a technique workshop coming up in Melbourne which we’ve got the dates to watch out for at the end of this video. 00:17 – Is There A “Secret Sauce”? 00:51 – Why The Fundamentals Don’t […]

This week we will look at –  “Is there a secret sauce to become a better swimmer”.  We’ve also got a technique workshop coming up in Melbourne which we’ve got the dates to watch out for at the end of this video. 00:17 – Is There A “Secret Sauce”? 00:51 – Why The Fundamentals Don’t […]