Howdy.
I'm returning to the pool after many years away.
Since I don't have a coach, I'm attempting to get back into it on my own.
Anyone care to recommend must-have books?
Of course, I'm not going to try to collect a library or anything. So the question is, if you had to do it on your own, which books would you consider essential?
Right now I'm looking at 3 quite seriously:
Mastering Swimming
Complete Conditioning for Swimming
Breakthrough Swimming
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Well, do share. What books have benefited you and how?
An update: I've started changing up my dry-land workout, and I like it so far. The only objection I have to CCFS's recommendations is the vertical row, which is a common item on lists of exercises to never do. So I've dropped that.
I really like the posterior chain. Hadn't seen that one before. I've never been quite satisfied with back/shoulder exercises, but this one hits all the right spots!
I've also started incorporating some drills from MS, and they're helping.
Well, do share. What books have benefited you and how?
An update: I've started changing up my dry-land workout, and I like it so far. The only objection I have to CCFS's recommendations is the vertical row, which is a common item on lists of exercises to never do. So I've dropped that.
I really like the posterior chain. Hadn't seen that one before. I've never been quite satisfied with back/shoulder exercises, but this one hits all the right spots!
I've also started incorporating some drills from MS, and they're helping.
