Faster Swimming dryland routine called core complex

[ccmellon]

I think this is a great video! I am a tennis coach and I'm always looking towards other sports for ideas. Core helps the overall athlete even if it is basic, it's what todays athletes lack and desperately need! Keep up the great work!

[nazboy16]

Hey that's Joe Doyle! I know him!

[lifeisgood070]

Thank you for the video. I had trouble remembering all the exercises I used to do in college.

[pdvd78]

good but, how dull, can we go? if you are a good swimmer you just go on coke, entefemine, abfemine, speed etcetc.... but if you are blessed with a super body you just swim :)

[USAswimcoach]

@pdvd78

Ummmmm... OK, whatever works for you I guess...

[bfme2greatest]

i am young and i swimm for a proffessional team oak what should i do i need to work on my abdomen

[USAswimcoach]

@bfme2greatest

We have a series - start here...

Faster Swimming Core Training #1

And then watch parts 2, 3, 4 and 5. The link to part one above is all you need to get started - the rest is for advanced training and/or adding variety to your training. Once you are 2 weeks or so into your training, be sure to TEST yourself! Testing is detailed in video #4.

[str94100]

just wondering if its over kill to do the numbers of pull/push ups that i have per day

[USAswimcoach]

@str94100

Per day...? We do dryland 2 or maybe 3 times per week. If you are doing more often, you need to correlate to your athletic performance/sport practice results.

Most of our athletes can achieve our athletic standards within 1 year doing dryland on average 2 times per week. This correlates to improved performance in the water.

[str94100]

whats your opinion of push ups and pull ups in your dry land workout?

[USAswimcoach]

@str94100

We include Push-ups at pretty much every dryland in one form or another. Our standard is 3:00 with whatever breaks they need - 100+ is athletic (all HS aged expected to be close) and 150+ is the elite standard - national team members expected to be close.

Pull-ups/Chin-ups the same - we do them in some form or another at pretty much every workout. Athletic standard is (consecutive) guys-15+ ; girls- 10+ ...and elite standard is guys-25+ ; girls - 15+.

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[annaarleta]

It's not so bad!

[NightwishTransformer]

Once my coach made us do a plank for 8 minutes and the next day we did a wall sit for 41 minutes it fealt so good after words! If you guys know what a wall sit is. Other paople mite call it something different.

[sebasgarcias]

@NightwishTransformer

Hey, i want to know what a wall sit is about? pleace explaine in simple words!!, I write from Colombia.

[USAswimcoach]

@sebasgarcias

A wall sit is simply sitting with your back against a wall and nothing under your butt. Sitting against a wall as though you were in a chair.

It requires you to maintain a static contraction with your quads, and some of your core. IMO only useful if you will be in that (seated) position for an extended period as part of your sport. Static strength has little carryover.

Maybe good for MMA/Judo/BJJ... but I can think of about 100 better ways to spend 41 min...

[schwantz037]

Good stuff........

[USAswimcoach]

Thanks.