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FINIS Launches The Posture Trainer

The Posture Trainer is a small, but mighty tool that can help improve head alignment for swimmers of all ages and abilities.

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7 Reasons Why Tracking Your Practices is So Powerful

Elite swimmers know the value in tracking their training history. Here are 7 reasons tracking your practices will power you to fast swimming this year.

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Learn the Inverted Row for Your Swim Strength Program

The Supine Row, or Inverted Row as it is often referred to, adds a body weight pulling movement to the progression.

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Learn the Supine Row Hold for Your Swim Strength Program

The Supine Row Hold is an isometric exercise that is a great follow-up to the Band Bent-Over Neck Pull.

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5 Keys for Consistent Practices: Better Workouts, More Often

Consistency is the hallmark of great swimmers. Here are 5 tips to be consistent this season in practice.

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Learn the Band-Bent Over Neck Pull for Your Swim Strength Program

Today we are introducing the Band-Bent Over Neck Pull. This is a good starting point in the body weight pullup progression as it negates the effect of gravity.

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10 Confessions of a Washed-Up Swimmer

All good things come to an end. Here are 10 confessions of a washed-up swimmer.

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Be Just a Little Bit Better in the Pool Today

Will you do the little things necessary to be just a bit better in the pool today? Here’s some pointers for improving for swimmers.

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5 Ways to Measurably Improve Your Swimming This Year

Beyond total volume, which isn’t very indicative of performance, here are 5 sneaky ways to measurably improve your swimming this season.

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Bill Pilczuk on How to Develop an Explosive Start

World 50m Freestyle Champion Bill Pilczuk stops by to share 4 tips for how to develop an unstoppable start.

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Learn The Barbell Back Squat for Your Swim Strength Program

With the added load of the bar on your back, focus on your balance, especially on the downward movement of the squat.

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Learn The Medicine Ball Squat to Focus on Stability

Welcome to day 4 of the Building Blocks progression powered by BridgeAthletic.

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Shout From The Stands: Achieve Greatness One Lap at a Time

Swimmers know all too well the pain and suffering that goes along with being the best in the water.

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Learn The Split Squat to Focus on Lower-Extremity Stability

The split squat will target the stabilizers, as well as the major lower-extremity muscle groups.

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Kettlebells for Swimmers

It’s short course season and speed in and out of the walls can win or lose a race. Explosive strength can make the difference and developing that type of strength was the goal for this kettlebell progression with Larry Arnold.

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