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Protein and Vegetarian Swimmers By Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RDN, CSSD Recently, a swimmer sent me an email about her coach’s concern about her choice to be a vegetarian. She chose a vegetarian diet for “ethical reasons,” but her coach told her she needed to eat meat to be a competitive swimmer. I don’t want to contradict her coach’s advice, but I responded that what she needed was the nutrients in meat, not necessarily the meat. Don’t get me wrong, I honor everyone’s dietary choices, and you can eat a healthful...
What Champions Know About Nutrition By Jill Castle MS, RDN Swimmers want to do their best. Not only that, they want to win. Many young swimmers work hard to get to the next level. They log endless hours in the pool, work on their stroke technique, and even tweak their eating to get the most out of their bodies and their performance. Many champion swimmers know that nutrition is an essential part of their success. In other words, they understand how important food is to their performance results. Here are...
Throw Back Thursday #TBT Happy #TBT to CVST! Dose anyone remember this little swimmer? Hint: She got married last weekend!
Historic Olympic Moment 54 Weeks until Trials (as of last Sunday) Great history lesson. Starring Mike Barrowman, Roque Santos, Sergio Lopez. Watch here:
Working On Your Concentration Skills in Practice By Dr. Alan Goldberg//Competitivedge.com There's no question that races are won and lost before the start. If the quality of your training is poor, that is, if you skip practices, accumulate a lot of “garbage yardage” where you just go through the motions, back down when it gets tough and fail to pay attention to the important details when you swim, then your race results will always reflect this. But did you know that you can systematically raise the level of...
Coach Randy Releases Mar, Apr & May CVST Age Group Swimmer of the Month Awards March, 2015 - Henry Walz The CVST coaching staff has named Henry Walz (13) as the March Swimmer of the Month. At the Nike Swimming Championships hosted by the Greater Tampa Swim Association at the Bobby Hicks pool in South Tampa, Henry Swim to seven best times in seven events. Swimming in his first meet in the 13 and 14 year old age group, Henry made the finals in the 200 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke,...
The 7 Types of Slackers on Every Swim Team Every swim team has them…the loafers who are undeniably giving 50% max at practice day after day, the sneaky strategists who find a shortcut in every set, the save-ups who manage to leave a killer practice with a ton of energy…you know them as THE SLACKERS! 1. The Lane-Line Puller - No one seems to notice except you, because... Click Here to see if you aone of the seven.
Advice To Sports Parents From Basketball Coach Steve Kerr By Steve Kerr, Coach, Positive Coaching Alliance In this clip, Kerr talks about his advice for sports parents. He starts by sharing a bit from when he was a young athlete, including his temper tantrums around poor performances. His parents would watch the games quietly and not say anything until he had calmed down. Then they would approach him and try to teach him to change behaviors. This influences his advice to sports parents to keep calm and quiet in the...
VIDEO: The Science of Why Belly Flops Hurt Any swimmer (or diver) who has ever done a belly flop has wondered the same thing: how can a liquid like water feel so solid?\ Sure, maybe it’s not the first question you ask yourself. (That honor would go to “Why did I do that?” or “How long will my body feel like it’s on fire?”). But it always feels like mystery how water can feel so soft as you swim through it, but so solid when you land on it...
