35 Ways to Rule the Pool
35 Ways to Rule the Pool
1. Streamline. When you push off and you are diving into the water you are moving at lightspeed. Pack your arms and elbows in and keep that speed going for as long as possible.
2. Pop out of your breakouts. Explode out of your streamline into your first couple strokes. Good training habits matter.
3. Do one thing better today. Excellence doesn’t happen in fell swoops; do one thing better today than you did yesterday. Repeat as necessary.
4. Forget best times. Develop a routine and a schedule that leaves no choice but success.
5. Sleep more. Yes, it’ll require managing your time. But it’s worth the recovery and rest. Among the things you can do to recover and swim faster sleeping more is the easiest.
6. Surround yourself with like-minded athletes. Fast swimmers create a big wake. You can either surf it and go along for the ride or let the wave swallow you.
7. Stay ahead of injuries. Getting hurt will happen. Swimmer’s shoulder, in particular. Stay ahead of them by implementing a fast and simple pre-hab routine.
8. Don’t complain. It serves nothing. It’s not fair for others too.
9. Count your strokes. Swimming fast requires swimming with efficiency. Step one is knowing how many strokes you are taking per lap.
10. Count your fly kicks too. How many underwater dolphin kicks are you doing off each wall? Two? Three? Set a minimum threshold and stick to it.
