Dryland Training and Technique - Recent Threads

How does one get an article considered to get published?

031YN — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:06:27 GMT

in the awards section - it says that no one has attained the achievement "published 5 articles".

How does one get considered for an article?
what type of articles are being considered and submitted?
where are articles submitted?

Aquablade suits

M49AC — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 02:23:22 GMT

I'm thinking about buying a Speedo Aquablade women's suit. But after reading the comments about it on SwimOutlet's site, I'm worried. Many complaints about the fabric being poorer quality than in past years and that Speedo has added a liner. Has anybody purchased one recently?

Best female swimmer LCM

Allen Stark — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:00:59 GMT

There is a thread about the second best male swimmer, I'd like a pinions on the best female swimmer. This may be complicated and I'm very interested in others opinions. One complication is the East German cheaters and if you throw them out, which they should be, I think it changes who is on top. For instance Shirley Babashof is probably the best woman freestyler of all time but she was overshadowed by the cheaters. Katie Ledecky is surely the best long distance freestyle , but is she the best overall? Best Sprinter is probably Dawn Fraser, at least in my opinion. My vote for most dominant performance goes to Mary T Meagher in to 200 fly. That said, my vote for the best overall goes to Tracy Caulkins who was dominant in so many different strokes and would have been even more legendary without the boycott and the cheaters .

How to Achieve and Practice Good Swim Form

swimmer451 — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:49:56 GMT

I have horrible freestyle swim form. And when I'm doing it, I have no idea that is how it really looks. On dryland I am able to move my arms and hands into the correct "S" shape positions but when I get in the water, it all, apparently, goes to wrong. My arms do not come under my body in that "S" configuration, rather they stay out side beyond my sides. I do not even realize that I am swimming that way. Furthermore, even when I am trying to be aware of good form and practice good form, in reality, in the water, for some reason, I am not achieving much of a correction. My typical 100 yd time is 1:45 and I can get it below 1:30 for limited distances.

I am interested in practicing good swim form but I am at a loss as to how to sense when I am out of form and how to correct it. What can I do if anything? Are there dryland things that I can do to help with form? I enjoy swimming and swim 4 to 5 times per week. sometimes even 6 times per week. Maybe I should just forget about it and keep on swimming?

What to do?

What to do until swim meets come back

Allen Stark — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:21:15 GMT

It looks like there will be no more meets in 2020 and after that is unclear. Pools are opening, but pool time is limited. Right now I am fortunate to be able to swim 3 per week for 45 minutes at a reasonably convenient pool. With limited pool time, and no meets for awhile what is the best use of time? Here are my thoughts and I would be interested in yours. Strength is important, but it can be improved with dry land work. Conditioning is important, but 3 times a week for 45 minutes is likely not enough. Technique is arguably most important and I think I can get sufficient work in that area during my limited pool time. So I am focusing on every drill I know, on DPS, on streamlining, on tempo, and everything else I can think of to improve technique. What do you think and what are you doing?

Pools closed - any ideas?

Amj7348 — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:57:58 GMT

Hey everyone! Hope I’m not posting something that has already been asked, but I didn’t see anything in the forum yet, so... With pools closing left and right, does anyone have any clever ideas of how to keep swimming (or how to keep your sanity if that’s not possible)? I thought of getting a wetsuit and swimming laps in my apartment pool, then they closed that...is anyone opting for open water? Trying to get clever, & at the same wondering if I should just suck it up and deal with the break/be grateful to just be healthy! Thoughts?

Dealing with Strength Training DOMS

Former Member — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 12:26:59 GMT

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness - Friend or Foe? Recently I started introducing strength training 2x per week to my regime. Exercises now consist of pull-ups and ab work, and I plan to start doing other exercises (lower body too). However, my muscles are sore because I work my reps until failure, typically. I should mention that I swim 5x per week. Do you think this soreness will tend to go away once I'm better conditioned with weights? I still plan to do my reps until failure to help build strength. Also, should I just swim hard while still sore? Generally, how do folks typically handle the combination of strength training DOMS and swim practice?

Dryland / Strength Training Suggestions

Mark Usher — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:00:07 GMT

For the current time our Masters schedule is limited to three mornings per week (M-W-F), with occasional Saturdays. Since I'm an early riser and up at 5:00AM anyway, I'm trying to come up with some ideas for some dryland and/or strength training routines for Tuesday and Thursday mornings when I can't swim. I've been doing some stretch cord and bodyweight training on a random basis, but thinking it would help if I had more of a structured plan. I've got a seldom used gym membership, so that's an option for my off days. Running is out due to some chronic knee problems. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks.

What are some compound barbell lift numbers for olympians?

Former Member — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 06:47:55 GMT

or top swimmers? How much do lets sasy phelps, adrian or lochte squat/deadlift compared to their body weight (ie 1.5x squat 2x deadlift)?

How should I time my weight training in my swim schedule?

Former Member — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:03:49 GMT

I currently swim 6 sessions per week (Mon Tue Thu Fri morning, Tue evening, Sat afternoon, with 2 rest days (Wednesday and Sunday). Recently I have added weight training into my routine, and I would like to do it for 4 weeks. I have currently put them on evenings Monday, Wednesday and Sunday last week (45 minutes each season), but after my weight training, I feel my muscle stiffness and tightness (especially my pecs) sustained overnight, sometimes affecting my swim training as well. Am I putting my weight training to inappropriate times, or should I sacrifice some of the swim sessions for that? (I am using a progressive overload schedule for my swim training, gradually increasing my training mileage, but that does not include any weight training which I never had before)

Dry land exercises for masters swimmer

Former Member — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 09:42:47 GMT

Hi, I'm a 41 year old masters swimmer. I have no past experience in swimming. Started swimming 2 year ago, took a few private lessons to learn free style. Today I swim about 3 times a week with a masters group, 2-3 Km each time. I'm not competing, but I do want to challenge myself and improve my times. The problem is that it is hard for me to incorporate more than 3 swimming sessions a week. So I started thinking about dry land exercises. I thought about running in order to improve my cardio, and gym training in order to improve my power and speed. But I find it hard to find reliable and relevant information on which exercises or technics to use. Most resources I find are designed for young competitive swimmers. I'm really not there. For example, I don't need exercises to improve my exit from the blocks. That is the least of my problems. I encountered some resources which state that Crossfit is a good match for swimmers. But again, some other resources dispute that. I would appreciate of someone can share or recommend from his personal experience. Thanks !

VASA trainers - need advice!

kathleenkp — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 03:04:32 GMT

Are VASA trainers worth it? Here's my scenario: I'm booster board president for a high school team. Our coach acquired six VASA trainers that need to be refurbished, approx $2,000 total. We practice off site from the high school, so dry-lands are done at the pool. There is no fitness room or equipment like that at the pool, so the kids do body weight exercises and maybe some bands. I'm looking for input from people who've used VASA trainers and can weigh in on their benefit. Thanks!! PS It'd probably be nice if my Masters group could use them, but we don't have a fundraising account to help contribute with the cost.

Weight lifting and Swimming

John Keller — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 12:12:47 GMT

Greetings - I'm looking for some input. I am a 61 year old male who primarily swims freestyle and butterfly. My structured swim workouts are Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings. I swim in meets occasionally, mostly sprints, and want to increase my competitiveness. Lifting weights is also a part of my workout regime. I have been advised to only exercise each muscle group once a week, but do so with extreme vigor, going to failure or near failure on my sets. I've got that currently split as follows, and with my swim workouts, my schedule looks like this: Saturday: Delts, Lats, Traps, Triceps, Forearms Monday: Pecs, Biceps, Glutes, and Quads Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: Swim My strategy is to work with weights on the most heavily used muscles for free and fly on Saturday, giving me three days rest before my swim workout. (Weight lifting interferes with my swimming if I try to do it the same day or even the day before). The Monday lifting workout is meant to focus on muscles less used in these strokes and therefore have less impact on the quality of my swim workout for the rest of the week. If you both swim and lift, I would value your observations on this strategy. Thanks.:)

Core Training: Planks versus Swim Intervals

Former Member — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 05:01:58 GMT

I've been having spine issues that came from being overly aggressive doing a plank variation ("stir the pot") and I'm wondering whether planks are necessary in general. I never get this sort of injury from swimming (while I do swim in a style that emphasizes engaging the core.) Just curious if others have experience in not doing any specialized core training other than what you get from doing hard swimming (and whether that feels like enough)? I want to reduce risk of injury but at the same time don't want to set myself up for even worse instability from losing core strength that I feel comes from doing the planks.

Land Fitness

coachkopie — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:12:55 GMT

Be well. Be safe. Stay fit. Nurture the athlete within. Some simple fitness actions to share: BOSU sit up, stand up with DB's - YouTube BOSU Dome DB Squats - YouTube DB Squats BOSU Dome Down - YouTube BOSU push up to tuck jump - YouTube The above tuck up is a land based way to play with tucking "under" in the prone position which is essentially the initial action in a short axis swimming turn (a reverse spin). BOSU Supine Streamline - YouTube

Pilates

swimr4life — Mon, 26 Jan 2004 10:00:05 GMT

I've heard so much lately about the benefits of pilates. Does anyone out there do this workout? If so, has it helped your swimming? Where can I find a book with a "basic" program in it?