Sculling Swimming Drills: How to Build Feel for the Water

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Sculling Swimming Drills: How to Build Feel for the Water

Struggling to feel the water, even with solid strength and training? Sculling may be the missing link. In this guide, Coach Dan Daly breaks down what sculling in swimming really is, why it matters, and how to build it into your weekly routine. You'll learn proven sculling swimming drills — from front scull to catch scull — and get practical tips to improve your body position, stroke connection, and sensory awareness in the water. Whether you’re a high school swimmer or a masters athlete, it’s time to reconnect with your stroke.

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Tapping into Muscle Mass - Type 1 vs Type 2 Muscle Fibers

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Tapping into Muscle Mass - Type 1 vs Type 2 Muscle Fibers

Understanding the difference between type 1 vs type 2 muscle fibers is crucial for optimizing your fitness routine. Type 1 fibers, or slow-twitch fibers, are built for endurance, and powering activities like distance swimming. Type 2 fibers, or fast-twitch fibers, generate explosive strength for sprints and heavy lifts. Both play essential roles in athletic performance and require targeted training to maximize their potential. Discover how to balance endurance and power exercises to activate both fiber types, boost lean muscle mass, and enhance your overall fitness. Read article.

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Maximizing Swimming Performance in the Gym: The Myth of Sport-Specific Training

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Maximizing Swimming Performance in the Gym: The Myth of Sport-Specific Training

Discover how to boost your swimming performance with gym-specific training. Learn about the best compound exercises tailored to the unique joint actions and muscle groups used in different swimming strokes. Understand why focusing on deadlifts, squats, pull-ups, and rotation exercises can lead to significant improvements in your swimming strength and power. Whether you specialize in short axis strokes like butterfly and breaststroke, or long axis strokes such as freestyle and backstroke, this post guides you through the optimal gym workout for swimmers.

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Swimming Fast and Loose

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Swimming Fast and Loose

Have you ever noticed swimmers compulsively shaking their muscles and fidgeting behind the blocks before a race? From Michael Phelps iconic arm swings to the, “dancing queen,” Sierra Schmidt, at last summers Olympic Trials, it turns out there is more to moving and staying loose, than just nervous energy.

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