The Effortless Swimming Podcast

Our guest today is Trever Gray, In this episode, we discussed about Heart Rate Variability and how you can use that to know when to be able to push yourself in training and when to back off. We've talk about how to breathe properly and how to train yourself, how you can improve your swimming performance using respiratory muscle training. And we've also talked about blood flow restriction training. 00:59 Trever Gray Introduction 02:22 What is Heart Rate Variability? 04:01 How do you measure HRV? 05:20 Overtraining or Undertraining 06:27 Using HRV Data in Training 08:17 Skepticism from Coaches 08:59 Managing HRV Data as a Coach 11:16 Is it for Everybody? 13:32 Respiratory Muscle Training 14:39 Breathing Exercise to Strengthen Respiratory Muscles 20:29 Breathing Exercises During Downtime 21:02 Blood Flow Restriction Training 23:57 How Often Can You Use BFRT? 25:25 How Safe is BFRT?

Andre Obradovic joins us again in this episode as we talk about how to stop wasting your time and being more effective in your training. 00:53 Background on Being Productive 03:14 Structural Schedule 04:52 Today's Plan Scheduling App 09:37 Factoring The Appointments 16:08 Sticking To It 17:08 Getting Back On Track 18:37 "I Can't Do That, I Am Spontaneous" 19:02 Spontaneity 26:18 Being Conscious Of The Time You Are Wasting 28:35 First Steps https://andreobradovic.com/    

Our guest today is Taren Gessell of the YouTube Channel Triathlon Taren whom we had two analysis videos. The video analysis was six months apart and over that time he really made some impressive improvements continues to get better. 01:07 How Taren started with Triathlon and YouTube 04:07 What viewers get out off from the Triathlon Taren YouTube Channel 06:05 The Hero and the Guide 07:02 Interviewing Lucy Charles 09:08 Pool and Open water swimming 09:53 Stroke Changes for Openwater Swimming 13:29 The Kick 21:46 Letting It Go 24:27 The Way You Do One Thing Is The Way You Do Everything 27:42 Focus On One Thing 33:40 " I Had To Get Slower Before I Got Faster" 43:38 Have Some Adventure 47:42 What To Expect With Triathlon Taren www.protriathlontraining.com https://teamtrainiac.com/ https://triathlontaren.com/ Taren's swim analysis on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPF38kT3Qug https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocAHBRdm_cA&t=193s

In todays episode we have Jason Key who is an age group triathlete based out of Texas. Jason shares his journey towards achieving his 1:30/100m mark.In todays episode we have Jason Key who is an age group triathlete based out of Texas. Jason shares his journey towards achieving his 1:30/100m mark. 00:56 How Jason started with Effortless Swimming.02:01 Jason's focus as an athlete. 04:54 Time Trial Average pace.05:58 Flexibility.10:21 Next Stage of Improvement.11:55 2 Beat. 4-Beat or 6-Beat Kick.14:25 Training Frequency.16:24 From 1:50 to 1:30.

We welcome back Solomon Wright who recently won the New Zealand 10km Open Water Championship. In this episode, Solomon talks about his training leading up to the National Championship and how he recovered from shoulder injury. We also added a before and after video of Solomon comparing his stroke now and 12 months ago. 02:53 Solomon’s focus after Rottnest Channel 03:51 Specific Exercises to Build Strength 04:31 Youtube Before And After Video 05:05 Winning the New Zealand 10km Open Water Championship 06:18 Solomon’s Training Sessions 08:33 Swimming Pace During Training 09:59 Training Sets 11:45 Most Of It Is Mental 13:35 Race Strategy For The New Zealand 10km Open Water Championship 17:06 Race Confidence 17:37 Australian Championship And Openwater Swimming As A Growing Sport

As we end a wonderful year, here's a collection of the best podcast snippets for 2018. Enjoy!

We are joined today by Els Visser who is a professional triathlete from the Netherlands Els had a TEDX talk about how a shipwreck experience changed her life. In this podcast, Els shares to us that experience with the hope of inspiring others. 00:37 Sinking Ship Experience 2:57 Stay or Swim 9:42 Surviving the Island 11:54 The Rescue 16:12 Life after the Shipwreck 17:45 Support of Family and Friends 21:30 From a shipwreck Survivor to a Professional Triathlete 23:59 Using the Indonesia Experience as a Mental Tool for the Race  

Here are the 9 things we have learned from Hell Week Camp that I thought it would be worth sharing. 1. Clear your mind 2. Regular feedback 3. Go crazy 4. Find your ideal stroke rate 5. 3 different ways to think about your 'Catch' 6. Patience 7. How a 3-minute active warm up can change your entire workout 8. Educate, try and test 9. Getting faster right away isn't always an indicator of a correct change in your stroke

00:58 Pre Swim Routine for Olympic Athletes 02:35 How Much Time Should Be Given To Pre-Swim Routine 06:33 Basic Movements in Yoga Routine 8:58 Q Swim/ Q Swim App 15:24 Time Commitment in Integrating Yoga into Training 18:52 Yoga And Recovery 20:54 Breathing 25:13 On Adults Wanting To Improve Their Swimming 26:36 Balancing Your Nervous System 27:50 3-Minute Yoga Routine

Our guest for today's episode is Carl Reader who is a Functional Movement Coach and a Biokineticist (Exercise Therapist). He's been helping athletes and clients move and exercise better or what is known as functionally. Join us as we discuss warm up, squats and functional movement.