The Ultimate Open Water Swimming Checklist: Your Guide to a Successful Swim

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The Ultimate Open Water Swimming Checklist: Your Guide to a Successful Swim

Get ready for open water swimming with our essential checklist! Learn about starts (beach, in-water, dive), sighting techniques, supported vs. unsupported swims, feeding strategies, turns, and choosing the right goggles. Discover tips on suit fit, salt vs. fresh water, wildlife encounters, and weather impacts. Perfect for swimmers of all levels seeking a successful and enjoyable open water swim!

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Improve your Cardiovascular Swimming Performance: The Benefits of Beets and Nitric Oxide

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Improve your Cardiovascular Swimming Performance: The Benefits of Beets and Nitric Oxide

Beetroot is a powerful natural aid for swimmers looking to enhance cardiovascular performance and endurance. High in nitrates, beets convert to nitric oxide in the body, helping to dilate blood vessels and improve oxygen efficiency. Studies show athletes experience better endurance, blood flow, and adaptation to altitude after beetroot consumption, making it an excellent addition to a swimmer’s diet. Whether through juice, supplements, or whole beets, swimmers can benefit from this nutritional boost. Ready to enhance your endurance in the pool? Read on to explore how beets can elevate your swim training!

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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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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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