Like many other overhead athletes, one common error in beginner swimmer weight programs includes overhead pressing motions thought to help improve strength in a sport-specific motion. However, I argue that this rationale is flawed, and there are safer and more effective ways to improve overhead stability in swimmers. Unfortunately, swim coaches don’t always have the budget to hire a certified...

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“Every session has to be so hard my athlete must be on the floor!”“You shouldn’t lift weights.”“Just get it done!”These are a few things said across pool decks in regards to dryland. Unfortunately, there is a lot of bad strength training information that is still being used. The researched-backed facts regarding strength training and swimming don’t often seem to find...

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Put the bar on your back! Lower! Butt all the way to the floor!Those were the early days of my weight training journey. Like many skinny kids, I was obsessed with back squats. Nowadays fitness information can be found on social media, it is easy to get lost amongst the plethora of posts. I used to see huge cross-fitters back...

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