It is widely recognized that out-of-pool conditioning is a vitally important part of the preparation for competitive swimming. This conditioning guide covers all aspects of land-based training and is essential reading for all those swimmers who wish to improve their performance. Covers training in considerable detail and fully illustrates how each exercise fits into British Swimming Long Team Athlete Development Plan. Includes periodized training programmes for all five LTAD levels, demonstrates dynamic warm-up sequences, examines a pre-swim injury prevention routine, andcontains exercise for...

Based on cutting-edge practices advocated by leading experts, this invaluable book guides the reader through the technical and scientific aspects of high performance swimming and provides information about the programs and practices of elite coaches and swimmers. Essential areas thatare covered includecoaching elite swimmers, with attention being paid to the humanistic style of coaching, what swimmers want from their coaches, the worldwide competition calendar, and the threat posed by doping.All aspects of training preparation for high performanceare alsoexplored, includingperiodization in...