Hold your Breath!
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Here’s an evidence-based hack you can incorporate before your next race, that may have immediate performance improvement.
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Top 5 Swim Bag Essentials
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Get Ready for Your Next Swim: Top 5 Swim Bag Essentials!
Want to take your swimming to the next level? Having the right gear in your swim bag can make all the difference in improving technique and performance. In our latest article, we break down the top 5 swim essentials every swimmer needs—from fins to snorkels—to help you refine your form, build strength, and swim more efficiently.
Ready to pack like a pro? Read the full article: Top 5 Swim Bag Essentials and discover the must-have gear for your best swim yet!
Read MoreStable Endurance Training
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The Bunkie test is a functional endurance test to help identify functional stability, endurance, and control through some of the common fascial lines. It’s a series of 5 exercises, performed bilaterally (both sides). Its a simple test for identifying weak links in your ability to efficiency coordinate multiple muscles linked in a kinetic chain associated with particular movement patterns, and can help you identify weak links and patterns to program more specifically for your needs.
Read MoreMobile Endurance Training
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Mobility first! Before you can stabilize, load, and perform you must have the freedom to move. Learn the keys to assessing what needs to be addressed, how to improve, and enhance your trining. “The Big Three”, ankles, hips, and shoulders, are the most mobile joints in the body. Identify any deficits, and move on from areas that meet a functional standard. Remember, mobility and stretching do not make you fit, but can inhibit your ability to get fit and perform if they do not have their functional range of motion. Test, intervene, rest. Once you move well, go train!
Read MoreAnimal Flow Bodyweight Conditioning
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Enter Animal Flow, a modality I have been programming for over a decade. Its the perfect blend of total body, ground-based, bodyweight conditioning, blending elements of mobility, stability, endurance, and power.
Read MoreLower Back Care
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Lower back pain is a common issue that affects athletes and fitness enthusiasts alike. In this guide, Coach Dan Daly shares expert advice on building a strong and resilient back. Learn the best exercises for lower back and core strength, including marching bridges, single leg hyperextensions, and dynamic planks. Designed for swimmers and endurance athletes, these workouts help improve performance, reduce injury risk, and enhance overall stability. Start your journey to a healthier, pain-free back today with these proven techniques. Read article.
Read MoreThe Gym in Your Hand
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The kettlebell has long been regarded as the gym in your hand. The cast-iron device packs a big punch in a small heavy footprint, suitable for dozen of exercises from mobility to power. In fact, they’re so practical, they’re sold out everywhere these days. See why the majority of my own and client strength and conditioning is done with a kettlebell
Read MoreImprove Your Swimming on Land with the Vasa Trainer
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With pools and open-water options still limited, now is the perfect time to focus on dryland swim training. The Vasa Trainer has been a key tool in my swim training and that of my clients for years. This swim-specific strength equipment allows swimmers to develop technique, strength, and endurance outside of the water. Perfect for isolating upper body movements and swim drills, it’s ideal for athletes at any level. Ready to level up your swim training at home? Check out my Vasa Trainer workouts and use code “DALY5” for 5% off your own trainer. Read on for more details!
Read MoreTRX Training at Home
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The TRX Suspension Trainer is a versatile tool perfect for home workouts, offering scalable, full-body exercises to build strength, balance, and mobility. TRX training adapts to your needs, using body weight and gravity for progressive overload. From warm-ups to core stability and upper or lower body strength, TRX exercises enhance performance and prevent injuries. Learn how Coach Dan Daly integrates TRX into training programs designed to empower athletes with personalized coaching and innovative solutions. Read more!
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