Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Dryland”
Take Home Points on Swimming Warm-up and Swimming Performance If performing a warm-up, in-water warm-up appears most effective Warm-up is commonly performed by every swimmer. The role of swarm-up in sprint swimming was discussed recently in best Warm-up for Sprint Swimming Performance. It is believed a warm-up increases muscle temperature, stimulates muscles for performance, decreases the time to achieve peak tension and relaxation, and reduces …
Ankle mobility and flexibility is one of the holy grails of swimming body contortions. For some, it comes easy, while for others, it is more work. Fortunately, we’re here to offer a systematic approach as most tend to address it in a scattershot manner. To start, we’ll steal from other disciplines such as dance, whose culture is seen to be …
Background Kettlebell Training Kettlebells are an emerging fitness product, being used in gyms around the country and world. Despite the common use, minimal research has been done on these products, especially in comparison to other fitness devices. The kettlebell (KB) swing is believed to improve the hip hinge by stressing the gluteals and hamstrings muscles. This study looked to establish …
Background On Resistance Training Resistance training in swimming has been a complicated and controversial topic for years. Some believed swimmers should not perform resistance training as swimmers want longer, lankier muscles. However, over the past few decades, resistance training has become more commonplace, with high anecdotal evidence to support its usefulness, especially in short course swimming. There are more forms …
Background On Post-Activation Potentiation Strength and conditioning programs coinciding with sports require a balance of volume and effectiveness. Too often strength coaches perform too much volume in their dry-land program, preventing athletes from maximal performance in their sport. Post-activation potentiation (PAP) is a mechanism to maximally stress the muscle, overruling the governors of the nervous system, allowing maximal sprint capacity. …
Background On High-Intensity Traning High intensity, short rest exercise is commonly used in swimming and dry-land. This demanding form of training is believed to influence different energy systems with minimal research. This form of training has gained much praise almost solely on anecdotal research but is more commonly seen in dry-land and fitness enthusiast. Popular commercial programs of this variety …
Background On Warm-ups A warm-up is beneficial for sports performance. However, the intensity of warm-ups for different race durations is not well studied. It is believed warm-up reduces anaerobic glycolytic metabolism with a parallel increase in aerobic metabolism potentially induced by a faster oxygen uptake kinematics, which may delay fatigue. This would improve middle-distance and short-endurance durations of exercise (3-10 …
Let’s take a break from performance-enhancing drugs for a minute, and talk about a little bud instead. Michael Phelps is not the only swimmer to smoke weed, and he won’t be the last. He is just the one got caught. Is it safe to toke before you jump in the pool, or are you risking more than its worth? Before …
Background Resistance Training for Adolescents As athletics progress the temptation to start resistance training for adolescents and children increases. Resistance training in adolescents can improve power and sports performance. However, the impact of training on adolescent athletes is less researched. Of the studies published, adolescent improvements after resistance training are believed to be secondary to improved motor performance skills, …