The Swimmer Strength Podcast

S2E14 | Recapping & Reacting to the XXXII Olympic Games

Did you know that this was the closest Olympics between the United States and Australia in gold medal count with 11 and 9 respectively? This and more recapping of the medal counts from all of the Olympics since 2000 in Sydney and reactions to each event in our latest episode on The Swimmer Strength Podcast. We crown: Olympic Queen to Emma McKeon Olympic King to Caeleb Dressel Most Developed Nation: Great Brittain Biggest Upset: Ahmed Hafnaoui, 400-m Free Tunisia The Swimmer Strength Experience https://swimmerstrength.com/virtual-coaching-application/ [https://swimmerstrength.com/virtual-coaching-application/] Our Exercise & Workout Library https://swimmerstrength.com/our-plans/ [https://swimmerstrength.com/our-plans/] Performance Talks https://swimmerstrength.com/performance-talks/ [https://swimmerstrength.com/performance-talks/] Strength & Dryland Workshops for Swimmers https://swimmerstrength.com/dryland-workshops-seminars/ [https://swimmerstrength.com/dryland-workshops-seminars/]

S2E13| Dr. Nicole Detling on Mental Strength for Swimmers: Performance Being Physical vs. Mental, Overcoming Negative Self-Talk and the Ego

Have you ever wondered what impact having the right mindset in sports has? Whether it is an Olympic final or a State Championship final, when athletes practice and moments before big events, they are usually stuck with their thoughts. The way they think will help determine their performances. Sport psychology is a term used to help enhance athletic performance based on using mental skills and strategies to deal better with stress, concentrate more effectively and get more out of their training. If this is of any interest to you, you will enjoy this week’s episode with Dr. Nicole Detling with HeadStrong Consulting. Available in your podcast streaming services! To connect with Dr. Detling: Website https://www.headstrongconsulting.com/nicole-detling [https://www.headstrongconsulting.com/nicole-detling] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/headstrongteam/ [https://www.instagram.com/headstrongteam/]Twitter:https://twitter.com/headstrongteam [https://twitter.com/headstrongteam] Foundations of Strength Training for Swimmers: https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Strength-Training-Swimmers-complete/dp/B08M8PK7HB/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=foundations+of+strength+training+for+swimmers&qid=1624291398&sr=8-1 [https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Strength-Training-Swimmers-complete/dp/B08M8PK7HB/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=foundations+of+strength+training+for+swimmers&qid=1624291398&sr=8-1] Virtual Coaching: https://swimmerstrength.com/virtual-coaching-application/ [https://swimmerstrength.com/virtual-coaching-application/]Strength Training Library for Swimmers http://swimmerstrength.com/our-plans/ [http://swimmerstrength.com/our-plans/]

S2E12 | Let The Games Begin

It’s a big week: the Olympic Games Begin. An event only the top tier of athletes have the honor of competing together with outstanding support and coaching staff. If you are a swimming nerd and want to hear some of my predictions, analysis between swimming in USA v. Sweden v. Turkey and also update you on my move to Norway - this episode is a great build-up prior to the games. This is what we have been waiting for! It's the pinnacle of sports. Michael Andrew knows, the world is watching. Katie Ledecky - has the world caught up? Sarah Sjöström - can she shock the world after a remarkable recovery? We’ll find out soon. The Swimmer Strength Experience https://swimmerstrength.com/virtual-coaching-application/ [https://swimmerstrength.com/virtual-coaching-application/] Our Exercise & Workout Library https://swimmerstrength.com/our-plans/ [https://swimmerstrength.com/our-plans/] Performance Talks https://swimmerstrength.com/performance-talks/ [https://swimmerstrength.com/performance-talks/] Strength & Dryland Workshops for Swimmers https://swimmerstrength.com/dryland-workshops-seminars/ [https://swimmerstrength.com/dryland-workshops-seminars/]

S2E11 | César Cielo on Confidence, Challenges and Championships

Have you ever wondered what it takes to reach the top, to leave a lasting legacy? Granted, the formula for each Champion will look different, but one thing is for sure - they welcome challenges and will relentlessly rise above obstacles to get the job done. In this week’s episode of The Swimmer Strength Podcast, we welcome the current welcome holder and former Swimmer Strength athlete, Cesar Cielo. If you are curious to hear some stories that may help excel your swimming career and how Cesar and I worked together, then this episode is for you. We discuss: * Swimming being a game; how can we conquer the game? * How Cesar handled the pressure for the 2008 Olympics. * The constant conversations that we have with ourselves and how that fuels our intentions and drives to succeed. * A glimpse of what Cesar’s strength training looked like for the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona. Lastly, if you are an avid listener to our podcast - please leave an honest review in the Apple iTunes app, or tell a friend or two about this source of how to make swimmers faster inside the pool with smarter training done outside the pool! Foundations of Strength Training for Swimmers: https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Strength-Training-Swimmers-complete/dp/B08M8PK7HB/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=foundations+of+strength+training+for+swimmers&qid=1624291398&sr=8-1 [https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Strength-Training-Swimmers-complete/dp/B08M8PK7HB/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=foundations+of+strength+training+for+swimmers&qid=1624291398&sr=8-1] Virtual Coaching: https://swimmerstrength.com/virtual-coaching-application/ [https://swimmerstrength.com/virtual-coaching-application/] Strength Training Library for Swimmers http://swimmerstrength.com/our-plans/ [http://swimmerstrength.com/our-plans/]

S2E10 | Abbie Fish: The Taper How the Mental & Physical Preparation Can Make or Break the Championship

Taper - the time of year when the body undergoes incredible physiological changes, swimmers enjoying shorter workout times, and coaches getting edgy. It is a time when many swimmers and coaches opt to the coin toss: is it going to be a good taper, or is it going to be a bad taper? In today’s episode of The Swimmer Strength Podcast, we welcome Abbie Fish. We share stories of our own experiences with taper and discuss a wide range of strategies that you can to help your taper on land this summer. If you ever have been worried if your taper will hit, or if you are simply looking for new ideas of how to “dryland taper,” then this episode is for you. Connect with Abbie: I: @thefish1 [Taper%20-%20the%20time%20of%20year%20when%20the%20body%20undergoes%20incredible%20physiological%20changes,%20swimmers%20enjoying%20shorter%20workout%20times,%20and%20coaches%20getting%20edgy.%20%20%20It%20is%20a%20time%20when%20many%20swimmers%20and%20coaches%20opt%20to%20the%20coin%20toss:%20is%20it%20going%20to%20be%20a%20good%20taper,%20or%20is%20it%20going%20to%20be%20a%20bad%20taper?%20%20In%20today%E2%80%99s%20episode%20of%20The%20Swimmer%20Strength%20Podcast,%20we%20welcome%20Abbie%20Fish.%20We%20share%20stories%20of%20our%20own%20experiences%20with%20taper%20and%20discuss%20a%20wide%20range%20of%20strategies%20that%20you%20can%20to%20help%20your%20taper%20on%20land%20this%20summer.%20%20If%20you%20ever%20have%20been%20worried%20if%20your%20taper%20will%20hit,%20or%20if%20you%20are%20simply%20looking%20for%20new%20ideas%20of%20how%20to%20%E2%80%9Cdryland%20taper,%E2%80%9D%20then%20this%20episode%20is%20for%20you.] W: https://linkin.bio/theafish1 [https://linkin.bio/theafish1]T: https://twitter.com/afish1?lang=en [https://twitter.com/afish1?lang=en]F: https://www.facebook.com/fishswimfaster [https://www.facebook.com/fishswimfaster]