Better Core Training is Just a Breath Away
Core training is vital to a swimmer’s success, but if an athlete isn’t able to properly breathe there’s no amount of core training they can do to make it up.
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3 Steps to Get Stronger Without Gaining Muscle Mass
Swimmers need to get stronger, but not by becoming bulky. Learn how you can get stronger without gaining muscle mass with the proper dryland program.
Top 3 Training Goals in Your Dryland Workouts
An optimal dryland workout that follows these 3 training goals is going to create a better athlete, and better athletes always produce faster swimmers.
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Raising the Standard in Dryland Training for Swimming
SURGE Strength – Raising the Standard of Dryland Training for Swimming. Learn how to Build Better Athletes to Generate Faster Swimmers.
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3 Dryland Tips You’re Not Hearing About
Chris Ritter: “We’ve had an incredible response to our webinar series on dryland. There are still a few more weeks. If you haven’t REGISTERED yet, join us.”
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Missing Elements from In-Home Dryland Workouts
RITTER Sports Performance will be hosting a weekly webinar series to help you fill the gaps from your in-home dryland workouts for the next few weeks.
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A 1980 Olympian’s View on COVID-19 Cancelled Meets
Nancy Hogshead-Makar was named an Olympian on the U.S. 1980 team and never had the chance to compete in the boycotted Olympics.
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How a “Distance Coach” Produces Fast Sprinters
“What got you here won’t get you there” is a common phrase you hear when climbing in your profession. And it’s no different for collegiate swim coaches.
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Why Splitting the Florida Program is Working
Splitting the program at Florida has played out very favorably. Listen to coaches Anthony Nesty and Jeff Poppell discuss their philosophies and teams.
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Evolution of Backstroke
Braden Holloway of N.C. State University talked with Chris Ritter about the how backstroke has continued to evolve since Braden swam to now.
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3 Mistakes to Avoid in Dryland During Taper
If there’s a mystery around how to taper swimmers in the water, there’s what feels like complete unknown when it comes to tapering swimmers for dryland.
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How to Change a Team’s Culture
Here’s a sneak peek from The Hive of Chris Ritter interviewing Mark Gangloff, head coach at the University of North Carolina.
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Are Doing Drills Really Necessary?
Here’s a sneak peek from The Hive of Chris Ritter interviewing Coley Stickels, Head Coach of the University of Alabama, on how he uses drills
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Kobe Bryant, the Coach on the Swim Coaches Base Podcast
RITTER Sports Performance thought it was appropriate to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant and highlight lessons he talked about when it came to being a coach.
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RITTER Sports Performance to Host SURGE Strength Dryland Clinic
RITTER Sports Performance is hosting the SURGE Strength Dryland Clinic for swim coaches to learn how to improve existing or create a new, dryland program.
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