MASCWhat is a Performance Lifestyle?A performance lifestyle is leading a life where you have theability and skills to manage your own individual environmenteffectively to ensure that your swimming and non-swimming livescompliment each other to benefit you and your performance. Why is it important?A performance lifestyle is important because success is not justabout what you do […]
10 things you can do as part of being the ‘ideal’ swimming parent.
Key observations for coaching senior athletes from Study Tour 2018
Good flexibility is an essential requirement for anyone who participates in competitive sports. One of the causes of poor performance in swimming is often due to lack of flexibility, the limitation of range of movement in the joints, in particular the shoulder and ankle joints. It restricts the extent to which a limb can be […]
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The physical demands on your body change on a rest day, therefore your diet should change to reflect this. If you continue to eat as much on a rest day as you do on a training day or if you eat too little then you risk negatively impacting your body composition, recovery, adaptation and immune […]
The nutritional demands of a swim meet are quite different to a normal training day. You should carefully consider what and when you are eating in order to maximise your racing performance. Here’s a quick guide of nutrition Do’s and Don’ts on race day Quality and timing counts Race day isn’t an excuse to eat […]