Fix Your Swim Stroke Now with Brenton Ford

Get Fast Podcast - Triathlon, Ironman & Cycling Coaching Advice

Returning guest and great friend of TriVelo Brenton Ford from Effortless Swimming is back.

Brenton really is a world leader in swim coaching and improvement, with his Effortless Swimming coaching videos amassing millions of views on youtube. He’s especially good at tailoring his coaching for triathletes and the age grouper.

Today’s episode is packed with gems as always as we discuss the biggest patterns Brenton is seeing among triathletes at the moment, the best drills to do in your warm up, sighting, breathing properly, off season training, short vs long intervals and a whole lot more!

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00:00 - Introduction

00:18 - Who is Brenton Ford - Effortless Swimming

02:02 - The most common mistake triathletes need to fix

03:47 - Why you should aim to be “front quadrant”

04:55 - Stop leading with your head

06:22 - How to get the right timing in your stroke (sweet spot)

07:42 - Timing is key to improving speed

09:18 - The “Slow to Fast” principle for timing

10:18 - It’s not about strength

11:50 - How to know if you’re breathing too late

15:00 - How to time breathing in open water with “sighting”

16:57 - Should sighting be part of your pool sessions?

19:38 - Brenton’s best starting Breathing Drill

21:53 - Are swim drills really as important as we keep saying

25:15 - Adequate time vs frequency in doing drills

27:45 - Technique matters most

28:57 - Understanding the complexity of Hydrodynamics and reducing drag

31:13 - Buoyancy: How to get yourself higher in the water?

33:56 - Getting your head down to get your legs up

35:15 - Should Endurance and Speedwork be combined?

38:41 - What are the optimal rest periods for different training sessions?

41:38 - Frequency and total volume of swimming throughout the week

45:50 - Discussing the Norwegian way of training

51:54 - Off-Season approach to swim training

53:49 - Brenton and Gerard’s advice for overcoming anxiety on race day

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