Archive for October, 2009

The Essential Triathlon Swimming DVD. Discover the secrets to improving your swim technique, avoiding painful injuries, and shaving minutes off your best triathlon times to date!By Aaron Moss SUBSCRIBE GET 5 FREE ONLINE SWIM LESSONS BY SIGNING UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER! Name: Email: Tweet This Post

by David Wendkos david@triswimcoach.com I once took a course in which the seminar leader, Larry, asked each person present to make a commitment to be coachable. Most of us immediately responded that we would do so. Larry then asked, “Before agreeing, don’t you think you should understand what I mean by ‘coachable’?” That seemed silly to me. Being coachable is listening to a ‘coach’, [...]

By Aaron Moss Part 1 of 3: Assessment For a lot of us triathletes the end of the racing season is a time of confusion and lack of direction. Many athletes find themselves wondering what to do when they aren’t racing, because there is a void inside of them where the goal of training for and racing a triathlon once was. For those of you who have a goal race, especially a substantial race such as Ironman, [...]

by David Wendkos david@triswimcoach.com “A prudent person profits from personal experience, a wise one from the experience of others.” – Joseph Collins Recently, I was chatting with a friend who is also an aspiring triathlete. She is relatively new to the sport, coming predominantly from a running background. She remarked that she was slow in the water and didn’t have much swimming [...]

A really important part of triathlon and swim training is yoga. I spend a chapter in my book, The Complete Guide to Triathlon Swimming on it. Here are some of the benefits I have listed: Flexibility: Yoga does involve stretching the muscles. But there is more to it than that. People often ask me, “Is stretching good”? Usually, the answer is that just stretching itself may not be good for you, [...]

In this episode, I interview kick ass amateur triathlete Rachel Ragona. References: Sign up for the Tri Swim Coach newsletter at: www.triswimlessons.com Please comment on this podcast! Tri Swim Coach podcast comments: Click here to open up itunes and add a rating/comment! Music: The Crystal Method- “It Hertz” SUBSCRIBE GET 5 FREE ONLINE SWIM LESSONS BY SIGNING UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER! Name: Email:   [...]

I went to the bookstore over the weekend and was perusing the Health section, only to find a massive cluster of diet books and all kinds of widely differing ways to lose weight. What is the right diet? I’m not convinced there is one right diet, but there are ideas in the nutrition world based on science! I flipped through a few of the really trendy ones like “Skinny Bitch”, and found [...]