Swimming Fastest
Let one of the world's greatest swimming coaches teach you how to perfect your competitive strokes!\ In Swimming Fastest—a revised and updated version of one of the best books ever written on competitive swimming—author Ernest Maglischo reveals the science behind the training principles that led his teams to 13 NCAA national championships at the Division II level and 19 conference championships.\ This book is the definitive reference on stroke technique and training methods for swimming. It...
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Swim faster and stronger with Swimming Fastest, the ultimate swimming guide for stroke technique and training methods for competitive swimming. By offering a thorough analysis of each of the primary strokes, this book explains the how and why of training and execution, includes sample workouts, and is the best way to trim seconds off your time.
Preface1Increasing Propulsion52Reducing Resistance433Guidelines for Increasing Propulsion and Reducing Resistance654Front Crawl Stroke955Butterfly1456Back Crawl Stroke1817Breaststroke2198Starts, Turns, and Finishes2659Physiological Responses to Exercise31910Energy Metabolism and Swimming Performance34911Performance Benefits of Training37312Principles of Training39513Endurance Training41714Sprint, Race-Pace, and Recovery Training45115Training for Different Events48516Monitoring Training54117Season Planning59318Tapering65319Overtraining66920Stroke Rates and Stroke Lengths69521Pacing and Strategy71522Warming Up and Swimming Down747References753Index779About the Author791
