One of the best ways to determine if you are making progress with your workouts is to complete a “landmark set” every so often.  This week we will include one of these sets.  A landmark set can be just about anything……but typically it is a set that will require maximum effort to be able to receive ... Read More »

The workouts that you receive from MSCO will give you the chance to customize by using a variety of  strokes.  Freestyle is the stroke of choice for most swimmers, but when you include various competitive strokes in your training you will find that your sets will become more challenging. As an example……  If you are assigned a ... Read More »

Lap swimming can be therapeutic and can provide an escape from the world, but rarely does it provide significant improvement in regards to your swimming ability.  Swimming back and forth, mostly in your sub-aerobic or aerobic energy system will, in time, produce a fitness gain but following a training plan will always be better, and ... Read More »

Underwater swimming has been around for many yards and those who are able to use this skill to their advantage can really benefit.   This weeks video shows just how effective it can be and why in competition it is limited to 15m off each wall.   In training ……coming off the wall with a strong underwater ... Read More »