Joining us again is Carl Reader. He has a background in Exercise Physiology and Pilatesbut primarily working in Functional Movement. We recently created a course together which is Functional Movement for swimmers. in this course, Carl teaches you how to do some of the primary movements correctly that is going to help you as a swimmer. 3:47 Scientific But Not Functional 5:04 Injuries are Caused By Movements That Are Not Functional 6:16 Serape Effect 8:35 Shoulder Issues 10:07 How Much Does It Take For Someone To Make The Change 14:55 Core Strength And Squatting 18:24 Squatting Is The Body's Power Position 20:02 Swimmers And Squatting https://www.effortlessswimming.coach/functional-movement/ https://carlreadercoaching.com/

Joining us in this podcast is Brad Beer who is an APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist, Founder of POGO Physio, best-selling author of 'You CAN Run Pain-Free!', podcast host of The Physical Performance Show, and also an experienced runner and triathlete. 1:08 Working with Elite Athletes 2:28 Common Trend in Injuries Among Athletes 5:05 Avoiding Injuries When you are Coming From Off-Season 7:57 Strength Versus Mobility 10:49 The Importance Of Fueling 16:37 Swimming Background 20:45 Why Does Under Fueling Leads To Bone-Stress Injuries 24:50 Swimmers With Shoulder Injuries 30:06 Injury Rehabilitation And Recovery 32:48 Capacity Testing

Amy recently did the Cairns Ironman. She had a pretty big PB. She went from 1:18 down to 1:09. I invited her to the podcast to chat about what she did to make such a big improvement on her swimming speed. 01:05 What Inspired You To Work On Your Swimming 02:26 Take Away From The Effortless Swimming Clinic 03:08 It Takes Patience 04:20 Making Changes Permanent 05:46 Clinic Expectations 07:59 Noticing Changes On The Stroke 08:44 Keeping Those Changes In The Openwater 11:00 Few Things At A Time

Julie McDonald is one of Australia’s most celebrated Swimmers. She’s competed in 2 Commonwealth Games and 2 Olympics. Julie held the Commonwealth Record for the 800m freestyle for 21 years, the longest standing record for any Australian. Join me as Julie talks about her experience competing in the Olympics. 00:46 Exciting Swimming Events Going On 06:00 Is It All About The Gold? 10:10 Going To My First Olympic 13:08 Getting Your Head Into The Right Space 16:47 Olympic Flashback 19:52 Best Swim 22:17 Second Olympic Performance 27:39 Listen To Your Body 28:51 Using Logbooks 30:50 Hardest Week Of Training 34:43 Transition From Athlete to Working 39:51 Positive Mindset Is A Daily Activity 46:27 Consistency

Abe Goldberg has recently been through the 5-Day Catch Challenge. He knocked 7 seconds per hundred of his 1000 yeard time trial. I thought it would be great to get him on so that he can share what he changed about his stroke and about his swimming because I think it's going to be relevant to a wider audience and I am sure there's going to be some learning that people can take away from this and will apply it to their own swimming. 2:10 Open Recovery Versus High Elbow Recovery 4:10 Doing It Consistently 5:49 Being Mindful Of Front Quadrant 8:58 Using Bouyancy Shorts 11:46 Swimming Downhill 12:30 It's Okay To Come Up With Your Way Of Doing Things 14:50 Ongoing Commitment 17:07 Using Numbers

My guest today is Sam Laidlow who is considered one of the best triathletes in France today. He is born in the UK and was raised in French Pyrénées. Join us as Sam talks about his training, beliefs, and goals. 00:46 Working Hard And Working Smart 01:59 Dad As A Coach 03:39 Swimming 3X A Week 05:22 Big Part of Success In Swimming Is How Much You Enjoy It 06:06 There Is No One Way OF Swimming 08:18 Swimming With Stones 09:56 Strength Development 12:41 Go-To Sets 15:03 Should I Learn How To Flip Turn? 16:32 If You Don't Use It, You Will Certainly Lose It 17:47 Spending Too Much Time Running And Biking 19:16 Main Goals 22:38 Best Time 23:42 This Is What I Want To Do 27:29 Contact Sam Laidlow  

In this episode, I am chatting with Phil Rush, who has the fastest double and triple crossing of the English Channel. In this episode, we chat about a number of things including how can you get better at adapting to the cold, the type of training that you need to be doing if you are looking to do a marathon swimming, what are the important factors when you are thinking of the training that you are doing. Is it the distance that you are doing? Is it the speed? Feeding? What are some aspects of the training? If you are into open-water swimming, cold water swimming, or looking to increase the distance that you are doing, then this a podcast for you. 03:21 Successful Crossing Despite The Pandemic 4:13 Everybody's Body Reacts Differently In The Cold 05:27 Strategies If You Find Someone Getting Cold 10:31 No Filter, No BS 15:50 Getting Into The Right Mindset 19:01 Controlling Your Mind 28:35 Cold Water Adaptation 31:52 What Is The Best Way To Train For An Openwater Swim?

My guest today is Peter Bloor from Vietnam. I invited him on the podcast to talk about the impressive results he has observed after day two of the '5 Day Catch Challenge'. He shared about what he had changed and did to make such an improvement. 1:00 Swimming Background 3:35 Did the '5 Day Catch Challenge' Each Day Twice 4:45 Less Tired And Feeling Better 5:45 The Importance Of Slow To Fast 8:19 One Focus A Day Is The Way To Go 10:05 Watching Swim Videos On Youtube 12:11 Training Sessions 13:53 8th Week Program

My guest today is Jeff Grace from Swimming Specific Yoga. Jeff has been in the podcast before. Now he is coming back to talk more about body awareness, mobility. preparation and many more. 02:26 Moving Better With Yoga 04:55 Body Awareness in Overhead Movements 06:55 Thoracic Mobility 08:18 Increasing Thoracic Spine Mobility 12:36 Rock Not Roll 13:21 Cross-Body Connections 15:05 How You Perform Drills Is More Important Than How Many Drill You Do 17:04 Activation and Relaxation 18:44 Effortless Effort 23:10 The Breath 26:02 Preparation

My guest today is Bevan Mckinnon. He is a coach at Fitter Coaching and he hosts a podcast called Fitter Radio. Bevan coaches multiple pro triathletes who have won several Ironman and 70.3 Distance Events. He has also won the Age Group World Championships in Kona and other long course events. In this episode, we are talking about some of the lessons that he has learned over the last several years of coaching and how they might apply to triathletes and swimmers who are looking to get better at swimming. 8:41 Environment And Coaching 9:57 Being An Objective Coach 11:27 Coaching Pros and Age Groupers. Is There A Difference? 12:47 Art of Coaching And The Science of Coaching 14:56 Teaching Teachers How To Teach 18:21 Giving The Athletes The Power To Decide 27:52 Swim Chute 33:40 Increasing Stroke Rate Finding The Right Resource