Hello and welcome to The Progress Theory where we discuss how to implement scientific principles to optimise human performance. In this episode, we have the English Institute of Sport S&C coach for the GB swimming team, Andy Elkins.
In sports such as running and rowing, you’re always pushing away from something, such as the ground or the rowing machine in those examples, and therefore the movement patterns are quite similar. Swimming, however, is completely different as you’re suspended in water and you’re kicking and pulling to move through the water. So how do you physically prepare for this? What training can you do? In this episode, Andy and I discuss the importance of hitting the right positions of your stroke before loading through those positions, the land-based determinants of swimming performance, and tips on what S&C training you can do to improve your swimming.
In this episode, we discuss:
1:06 - Introduction and GB swimming and the Tokyo Olympics
04:59 - Andy’s role at the EIS and his S&C career
12:00 - A typical day/week for an elite swimming athlete
14:20 - weekly swimming volume of a GB swimmer
17:50 - Key performances indicators for swimming performance
20:26 - Auto-regulating S&C sessions throughout the week
23:00 - general vs localised fatigue
26:11 - Gym exercises and transfer to training
31:39 - Local muscle tissue conditioning sessions
35:53 - Research in land-based metrics for swimming
47:00 - Shoulder screening
50:35 - Contact details
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