#838 – Swim Like A Swimmer

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03/13/25 • 45 min

Today is a little rant about swimming. We look at a few easy ways for you to improve your stroke, body position, and economy in the water. It it really as simple as being a better breather? What about head position? Are you in survival mode while in the water or calmly going about your business. Today is about efficient swimming without hesitation. Relaxed momentum and getting the most out of your stroke.

Topics:

Rap Chat
Icy plunges
Swim temps
Head position
How to breathe right
Exhaling
Do you only have one pace?
Tens or relaxed
Putting your face in the water
Bad body position
Lower back pain on the bike?
Relaxing
Easing survival instincts
Swimming downhill
Stiff swimming
Relaxing in the water
Stroke hesitation
Inefficiency
Momentum
Think like you’re a swimmer

Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]

Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

Topics:

Rap Chat
Icy plunges
Swim temps
Head position
How to breathe right
Exhaling
Do you only have one pace?
Tens or relaxed
Putting your face in the water
Bad body position
Lower back pain on the bike?
Relaxing
Easing survival instincts
Swimming downhill
Stiff swimming
Relaxing in the water
Stroke hesitation
Inefficiency
Momentum
Think like you’re a swimmer

Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]

Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

Previous Episode

#736 – Exploring Your Discomfort Zone

Today we start with why 70.3's are gaining popularity and roll that into training with more intensity. We look at how to explore higher zones and how to work that into your overall training. We talk about why it’s important to remind yourself what it feels like and why you have to train it to truly know it. We get into why it can be more stressful to train alone and why it’s important to swim, bike, and run with people faster than you. We talk about racing as a compass and look at how to test the boundaries and flirt with slightly unnerving workouts.

Topics:

70.3’s gaining popularity
Underestimating your race
70.3’s as training for your full
There’s a lot of different ways to stimulate
Using racing as a compass
Training to discomfort
Testing boundaries
Legs can’t keep up
If you don’t train it you don’t know it
The importance of understanding ALL the zones
In all disciplines
Pyramidal training
Polarized
Remind yourself what it feels like
Understanding All Out
The top of the range
The mental fatigue of hard sessions
Training with faster people
Applying race numbers to training?
Outside vs. inside effort
Group riding
Higher stress when by yourself?
Find slightly unnerving

Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]

Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

Next Episode

#839 – How To Not Suck At Swimming #15

Today, we look at how you can be faster by being more efficient. We breakdown using your arms as levers and look at how and where to enter the water. We talk about the power of using paddles in the RIGHT way. We get into why you have limited mobility, why you have a stiff neck and why your shoulder hurts. We’ll give you the swimming like “a house” analogy and tell you what kind of house you should be. We also talk about the misconception of swimming wide and how to understand what that means for your best and most efficient/powerful stroke. We talk about turnover vs. being more measured and methodical. And we explain why training for a fast 100 is a totally different sport than swimming Ironman.

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