From more powerful strokes to quicker turns, propel yourself to improved times with Complete Conditioning for Swimming. 
 This multidimensional training program uses fitness assessments to tailor strength, endurance, and flexibility exercises to each swimmer’s individual needs. 
 Dave Salo, coach of Olympic medalists Rebecca Soni, Lenny Krayzelburg, Aaron Peirsol, Amanda Beard, and Jason Lezak, and Scott A. Riewald, performance specialist for the U.S. Olympic Committee, have teamed up to create a comprehensive program that provides you with the following tools to improve your times: 
 • Exercises and drills for each stroke 
 • Event-based workouts and programs 
 • Dryland training 
 • Tapering for peak performance 
 • Year-round conditioning plans 
 • Nutrition before, during, and after swim meets 
 In addition, the 80-minute DVD takes you to the pool and into the gym to demonstrate the drills and exercises used by the sport’s elite. Complete Conditioning for Swimming is simply the best guide to preparing your body for competitive success.

Complete Conditioning for Swimming (Complete Conditioning for Sports)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Riewald, Scott A.

Salo, David

Exercise & Fitness

Human Kinetics

In a sport where victory is often determined by a fraction of a second, it’s obvious why one of the most sought-after secrets is how to swim faster. However, as the world’s most renowned coaches, athletes, trainers, and researchers know, there is no secret—just science. 
Science of Swimming Faster is a remarkable achievement—one that embraces, explains, and applies the latest science and research that has and continues to set new performance benchmarks in the sport. It is a one-of-a-kind resource: 
 • An easily understood repository of swimming research 
 • Insights distilled from great sport and exercise scientists, coaches, and swimmers 
 • A do-it-right reference for a host of techniques and tactics 
 • The most credible and widely used training principles and programs 
 • An analysis identifying key factors contributing to elite and world-record swimming performance 
 • An insider’s access to the strategies for training, tapering, fueling, recovery, and mental preparation being used with some of the world’s most successful swimmers. 
 With editors Scott Riewald and Scott Rodeo and a who’s-who list of international experts on the sport, Science of Swimming Faster offers you an unprecedented wealth of advanced yet accessible information on excelling in the sport.

Science of Swimming Faster (Sport Science)

Sports & Outdoors

Water Sports

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