Overcoming Swimmer's Shoulder: My Journey to Overcome Shoulder Discomfort and Get Back to Sprint Swimming

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Overcoming Swimmer's Shoulder: My Journey to Overcome Shoulder Discomfort and Get Back to Sprint Swimming

Dive into the personal journey of a 42-year-old competitive swimmer and strength coach battling persistent left shoulder discomfort. This post details the onset of the shoulder issue that hindered sprint freestyle performance and the various treatment strategies attempted. Discover insights from an enlightening session with Dr. Alex Ewart, a physical therapist and swimming specialist, leading to a tailored treatment plan. Explore the specific exercises and therapeutic approaches aimed at addressing shoulder pain, including targeted strength training, mobility work, and soft tissue therapy. Follow this swimmer's quest to regain peak performance and manage chronic discomfort, offering valuable lessons for athletes facing similar challenges.

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Swim Technique Video Analysis: Capture, Analyze, and Improve Your Performance

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Swim Technique Video Analysis: Capture, Analyze, and Improve Your Performance

Dive into the world of swim technique enhancement. Learn how to capture underwater footage, analyze it frame by frame, and receive expert feedback. Discover the right equipment and techniques to improve your swimming skills. Book your swim analysis session for personalized guidance to help you reach your swimming goals.

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Stable Endurance Training

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Stable Endurance Training

The Bunkie test is a functional endurance test to help identify functional stability, endurance, and control through some of the common fascial lines. It’s a series of 5 exercises, performed bilaterally (both sides). Its a simple test for identifying weak links in your ability to efficiency coordinate multiple muscles linked in a kinetic chain associated with particular movement patterns, and can help you identify weak links and patterns to program more specifically for your needs.

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Mobility Training for Swimmers

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Mobility Training for Swimmers

Mobility first! Before you can stabilize, load, and perform you must have the freedom to move. Learn the keys to assessing what needs to be addressed, how to improve, and enhance your trining. “The Big Three”, ankles, hips, and shoulders, are the most mobile joints in the body. Identify any deficits, and move on from areas that meet a functional standard. Remember, mobility and stretching do not make you fit, but can inhibit your ability to get fit and perform if they do not have their functional range of motion. Test, intervene, rest. Once you move well, go train!

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Fix Your Slouch: Thoracic Mobility Exercises for Better Posture

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Fix Your Slouch: Thoracic Mobility Exercises for Better Posture

Poor posture starts in your mid-back. With the right thoracic mobility exercises, you can improve posture, movement, and swim performance. In this article, Coach Dan Daly explains how to test your thoracic spine mobility and shares video-guided drills like foam rolling, thoracic rotations, crab reaches, and more. Whether you're a swimmer or just tired of slouching at your desk, these exercises will help you move and feel better.

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