The Effortless Swimming Podcast

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#284 : High Elbow Catch Masterclass with Marc Evans (Part 2 of 2) May 22, 2023

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Our guest today is Marc Evans, a former National USA Triathlon team coach. In this episode, we will introduce the M25 Lift Paddle. We will discuss the paddle's purpose and why it differs from others in the market. Specifically, we will focus on how it helps improve the catch, which is an essential part of the swimming technique.

00:49 Kickboard Is A Great Tool 04:02 Skinny S 4:42 Pass or Fail Coaching 5:59 Learning Engages Additional Muscle Groups 8:19 Learning New Things Takes Time 11:17 The Invention Of The M25 Lift Paddle 17:55 The Is Purpose Of The Paddle? 20:18 Seeking Help To Launch M25 23:47 Product Design Is Based On The Fundamental Of Movement 28:28 Persistence Is The Key

#283 : High Elbow Catch Masterclass with Marc Evans (Part 1 of 2) May 17, 2023

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My guest today is Mark Evans, who is returning to the podcast after eight years. He is a former coach for the National USA Triathlon team and is widely recognized as one of the most knowledgeable and extensively researched individuals in this field. In today's episode, we will explore the catch and techniques for continuous improvement. (Listen to the PART 1). Link in bio.

03:54 Triathlon and Swimming Background 07:32 Triathletes in Motion 08:38 Turning Vision into Reality 12:48 High Elbow Catch Is Essential For Improved Swimming 16:18 Correcting Straight Arm Pull 19:08n Combining Good Technique With Volume And Consistency 20:42 Backstroke Is An Amazing Way To Learn Freestyle 21:14 Vertical Kicking Is An Amazing Tool For Swimmers 24:22 Magic Bullets Are In Fundamentals 27:25 Applying Less Force And Holding Less Water 29:15 Ladder Cue

#282 : How To Swim Effortless Fly, Back and Breast with Sam Ashby May 11, 2023

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My guest today is Mr. Sam Ashby, a coach who has trained swimmers to national medals. In this episode, we will talk about the benefits of practicing different swimming strokes. It helps the body move differently and can aid in recovery and developing swimming skills. We will also discuss common mistakes that occur during clinics for butterfly, backstroke, and breaststroke.

03:58 Swimming Background 10:00 Refining Your Knowledge 13:18 Visual Learning in Swim Clinics: An Advantage for Kids 15:04 What is The Key to Good Butterfly Stroke? 21:02 Improving Rhythm in Butterfly Stroke 26:26 Common Mistakes in Backstroke: Lifting the Head Too Much 33;53 Common Mistakes in Breaststroke: Maximizing Drag Reduction 38:19 How Simplicity Leads to Better Results 43:01 Simple Cues/tips for Mastering Breaststroke

#281 : Using Swim Data To Measure Technique Changes with Olympian Scott Dickens May 03, 2023

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My guest today is Scott Dickens, a two-time Olympian. And now director of Business Development at Form, who is one of our sponsors of the podcast. We will talk about the 8-Week Faster Freestyle course, how you can ensure you're making progress and the improvement you would want to see. Tune in now!

01:02 Technique Change 09:51 Change Doesn't Feel Good 12:18 Long Dog Paddle Drill 16:15 The Kick 21:05 8-Week Course Is now in Form Goggles 22:02 Week: 2 Posture, Head Position, And Kick 25:10 The Base Position In Freestyle 27:12 Using A Kickboard? 30:16 Wearing Fins 32:57 Week 8 - Stroke Rate 35:03 Hold Your Rating 41:24 What's The Biggest Benefit of Using Form 46:10 Small Incremental Change In Pool Can Be Very Impactful 47:18 What Happens When You're Learning A New Skill 48.34 The Optimum Goal Is To Be Able To Relax 49:58 What's Coming Out Next?

#280 : The Secret Tool I Use To Analyse Technique (That Almost No Coaches Know About) with Baden Schaff Apr 27, 2023

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00:30 The Greatest Analysis Tool 02:32 Why Was The Skillest Created? 06:48 A Marketplace That Allows You To Be Discoverable By Students 12:18 How Do You Film Yourself? 15:02 Student-coach Relationship 16:39 24-hour Access 19:05 There's No Pressure To Perform On The Spot 23:27 The Best Tools In Skillest 24:51 The Visual Is Everything 27:17 Analyzing The Stroke 33:14 Join the Skillest Now!

#279 : How Swimming Instills Lifelong Discipline with Pro Triathlete Joshua Lewis Apr 20, 2023

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In today's episode, I got professional triathlete Joshua Lewis to talk about swimming, training sessions, and most importantly, opening yourself up to opportunities and experiences.

01:10 Swimming background 06:21 You've got to be able to prioritize correctly 10:34 Switching to Pro Triathlon 15:18 Coaching role 16:40 Putting yourself out there 18:49 Getting into a sport like swimming can be a big decision for people 21:07 Taking the first step is important 22:56 If you're self-conscious, remember people don't care 23:42 Efficiency in the water for the best speed 25:57 Have you found yourself going too hard in the swim? 28:33 Learn how to race 30:20 Training session 32:55 Start small, make it doable 34"42 Consistency is king 37:25 Get in touch with Josh!

#278 : Using Stroke Rate, DPS and Consistency To Transform Your Swimming with Brian Johns Apr 11, 2023

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My guest today is Brian Johns who is a three-time Olympian former world record holder in the 400 IM and, the head of coaching science at FORM. In this episode, we will talk about improving your technique using FORM goggles and how important reliability and consistency are to transform your swimming.

00:47 Best achievement: Coming back from injuries 03:52 Focus on the process and getting better every day 07:18 Get yourself in a squad environment 11:55 Understanding how DPS and SR lead to increase speed 17:34 How can you find the sweet spot with stroke rate and stroke length? 22:24 Applying progressive overload principles to Workouts 30:53 Applying race results to training and improvement 33:56 Changes to stroke rate and effort are very incremental 40:58 Has anything been interesting regarding the swim data that the FORM collected? 43:10 Knowing the fundamentals and the basics goes a very long way 44:06 Reliability/consistency are the key 45:25 Be mentally switched on

#277 : Magic Words Apr 03, 2023

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In this episode, we talk about magic words and how you can use the power of language to become a faster swimmer.

00:23 Swim Camp 01:41 Identify Yourself As A Swimmer 04:50 Cues 06:41 Replace Can't With Don't 08:10 Replace Should With Could

#276 : On A Mission To Complete The Oceans Seven in One Year with Andy Donaldson Mar 27, 2023

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My guest today is Andy Donaldson who recently came back from breaking the Cook Strait World Record. In this episode, we will talk about his experience before and during the swim and his goal to complete the Ocean Seven in a year to raise money and awareness for mental health.

02:40 What's your headspace going into this swim? 04:58 How long into the swim did you realize things are going well? 09:30 Completion Is Key 10:22 The goal is to do the ocean seven within 365 days 14:19 How are you keeping yourself mentally ready for the swim? 17:19 Swimming Background 20:12 What is it about the sport that you think drew you back? 26:10 What's your training? 36:30 What's your routine like? 38:31 What sort of stuff are you doing to keep your shoulders strong? 41:16 How long would your strength and conditioning sessions go for? 41:53 What do you love to do outside of swimming? 43:28 What's surprised you about your quest to do the ocean seven in a year? 44:54 Follow Andy on Social media to follow his journey

#275 : Mental Hack for Marginal Mental Gains with Dr Jim Taylor Mar 20, 2023

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Joining us today is Dr Jim Taylor, who specializes in Sports psychology and is the author of Train Your Mind for Athletic Success. In this episode, we will talk about useful mind hacks that you can implement into your training.

01:51 The Concept Of Marginal Gains 07:47 Words Impact How We Perceive The World 11:16 "I Choose To Push My Limits" 16:07 Unfamiliarity, Unpredictability, And Lack Of Control 19:43 Smiling Is A Powerful Mental Tool 25:45 Fun Is A Powerful Mind Hack 28:39 Flow Not Force 31:46 Take Control Of Your Breathing 35:38 Celebrating The Daily Victories 40:14 Get In Touch with Dr Jim Taylor

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