Mastering swimming
- Your guide for fitness training and competition
Autor(es) - Jim Montgomery; Mo Chambers
- €27.44 €24.69
Trim seconds off your time, train more efficiently, or simply maximize your fitness workouts with Mastering Swimming.
Renowned coaches Jim Montgomery and Mo Chambers have teamed up to create the ultimate swimming guide for masters athletes. Swimmers aged 18 to 120 will benefit from a targeted approach that covers these essentials:
Stroke instruction and refinement for freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly
Workout plans for fitness and competition
Training for open-water swimming and triathlon
Second-saving starts and turns
In addition, Mastering Swimming covers equipment, dryland training, motivational strategies, and guidance for selecting a masters coach or program. With such complete coverage, it’s the one resource you’ll turn to time and again for a lifetime of serious swimming.
Contents
Part I: Taking the Plunge
Chapter 1. Start With a Vision, Train With a Plan
Chapter 2. Set the Stage for Success
Chapter 3. Develop Your Water Sense
Part II: Fine Tuning Your Strokes
Chapter 4. Freestyle
Chapter 5. Backstroke
Chapter 6. Butterfly
Chapter 7. Breaststroke
Chapter 8. Starts, Turns, and Finishes
Part III: Conditioning for Success
Chapter 9. Workout Essentials
Chapter 10. Pool Workouts
Chapter 11. Dryland Training
Chapter 12. Open-Water Training
Chapter 13. Make Your Plan for Success
Part IV: Competition
Chapter 14. Competing in Pool Events
Chapter 15. Competing in Open Water
Appendix A: Resources for Selecting a Coach or Training Program
Appendix B: Sample Pool Workouts
- Formato: Capa mole
- Nº de páginas: 209
- Editado em: 2009
- Idioma: Inglês
- ISBN: 9780736074537