Complete conditioning for swimming by Salo, Dave

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Complete conditioning for swimming (#14676W5)

by Salo, Dave
Paperback — Human Kinetics, 2008
Dewey: 797.2; Audience: Adult
Description: xiv, 241 pages : illustrations; 26 cm + 1 DVD ((80 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.)

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DVD.;Includes index.;Testing for swimming fitness -- Warming up and cooling down -- Tailoring training for specific strokes and events -- Building endurance -- Training for core stability -- Developing explosive power -- Enhancing flexibility for better strokes -- Preventing, coping with, and returning from injury -- Nutrition and hydration for swimmers -- Creating a strength and conditioning program -- Year-round sample programs. Outlines a comprehensive training program for swimmers, covering warming up, cooling down, training for specific strokes, building endurance, core stability, developing explosive power, enhancing flexibility, preventing and coping with injury, nutrition, hydration, and strength conditioning.
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From more powerful strokes to quicker turns, propel yourself to improved times with Complete Conditioning for Swimming.

This multidimensional training program uses fitness assessments to tailor strength, endurance, and flexibility exercises to each swimmer's individual needs.

Dave Salo, coach of Olympic medalists Rebecca Soni, Lenny Krayzelburg, Aaron Peirsol, Amanda Beard, and Jason Lezak, and Scott A. Riewald, performance specialist for the U.S. Olympic Committee, have teamed up to create a comprehensive program that provides you with the following tools to improve your times:

  • Exercises and drills for each stroke
  • Event-based workouts and programs
  • Dryland training
  • Tapering for peak performance
  • Year-round conditioning plans
  • Nutrition before, during, and after swim meets

In addition, the related 80-minute DVD takes you to the pool and into the gym to demonstrate the drills and exercises used by the sport's elite. Complete Conditioning for Swimming is simply the best guide to preparing your body for competitive success.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics
  • Publication Date: June 30, 2008
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dewey: 797.2
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: xiv, 241 pages : illustrations; 26 cm + 1 DVD ((80 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.)
  • Tracings: Riewald, Scott A., 1970-
  • ISBN-10: 0-7360-7242-X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7360-7242-7
  • LCCN: 2008-004226
  • Follett Number: 14676W5
  • Audience: Adult