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PREPARING NOW

The sound of school bells are not that distant away as your headed into your last free weekend.  What all that means is that the start of the swim season and our journey cannot be too far behind. 



Last week we spent time on how to start preparing for that first day of school and so I thought we should take a little time this week on how to prepare for the upcoming season.  We already mentioned that 2 or 3 times in the next couple of weeks it might be a good ideal to find your old summer pool (remember that watering hole) and go for a few swims to help with that heavy feeling the first week
 
One of the key areas for all athletes is the core, and this is also true for swimmers.  Your core will effect your explosiveness in your turns, your hip rotation in your strokes, and it will help in your kicking.  The other area to focus in on the next few weeks are your legs.
 
Here are some drylands tips to work through a couple of times the next three weeks.
 
CORE
 
Basic plank (keep the back straight and head in swimming specific position) 20 on 20 rest x4
Basic leg lifts (don’t strain the neck. Use a towel  under open space of neck). 12x5
Hip Roll (arms on floor palms down extended to side) bend knees up to a  90  degree angle and swing slowly from side to side.  Do 10 to each side for 20 x2
Mountain climbers 30 on 30 off x2
 
Legs 
 
Controlled squats 3 sets of 6 perfect squats
Flutter kicks 20 seconds on 20seconds restx3
 
All this should take 10-15 minutes and it will do wonders that first week of practice
 
Next week we will talk about the season, meets, events and goals for this journey we are about to undertake.  Until then
"Hakuna Matata"
 
 

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