Archive for December, 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 When I started coaching beginning triathletes and gave them their first training schedule, I expected to get a response like, “Do I have to do all of it?” After all, looking at the weekly lineup of workouts, [...]

Triathletes who did not come from a swimming background can often have a tough time learning how to breathe in freestyle. I have written a couple of articles on this, addressing some of the major issues many people face with breathing. This video shows a drill that adds a nice component to what we already know: The important part here is getting that cheek to the shoulder. The swimmer in the video [...]

On Saturday, I watched the Ironman on NBC as I do every year when it airs on TV. I find the Ironman to be inspirational, exciting, and even emotional, as I watch all the stories unfold: from the pros racing to win, to the challenged athletes to the people who are still doing the race into their late 70′s. This year, the highlight of the show for me was watching Chris Lieto make a serious challenge [...]

In this episode, I interview pro triathlete Leanda Cave, http://leandacave.com References: Sign up for the Tri Swim Coach newsletter at: www.triswimlessons.com or http://triswimcoachonline.com Abu Dhabi Triathlon 2010: http://www.abudhabitriathlon.com/ Please comment on this podcast! Tri Swim Coach podcast comments: Click here to open up itunes and add a rating/comment! Music: Hybrid- “Finished [...]

I just read an article that really inspired me: Amy Palmiero-Winters, who is missing a leg, just ran the White Rock marathon in Dallas, TX. But that isn’t even the inspirational part. Amy’s cause is helping inspire other amputees. Not just by running marathons and other races herself, but by meeting with children who have lost limbs. While Amy’s personal success is impressive enough, [...]

It’s raining outside and I’m about as demotivated as I’ve been in a while, so I started daydreaming about what triathlons I will be a part of next year, most likely as a coach giving a clinic, or as a swimmer on a relay. Here’s what I’ve got so far: 1. I’m seriously considering in February heading down to Mar Del Plata, Argentina and helping out with Mike Fraysse’s [...]

by David Wendkos david@triswimcoach.com So, I take my four-year-old son, Evan, ice skating for the first time. We aren’t on the ice for 20 seconds before he starts to get upset and states, “I can’t do this!” I lean over and tell him that, of course he doesn’t know how yet, but we will work on it and he will learn. That doesn’t satisfy him. He continues to get upset and complain that [...]

In this episode, I discuss 6 tips on staying healthy around the holidays. References: Sign up for the Tri Swim Coach newsletter at: www.triswimlessons.com Joseph Mercola article on colds, flus, and vitamin D: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/03/How-to-Prevent-the-Flu-Easy-as-1-2-3.aspx My other website on mind-body fitness & weight loss: http://healthymindfitbody.com Please [...]

There’s some awesome shots in this video that we can all learn from (except for the part where she’s using a dreaded kick board!)