Race Ready With Gerry Rodrigues of Tower 26

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Race Ready With Gerry Rodrigues of Tower 26In this episode, we have Gerry Rodrigues of Tower 26. Tower 26 is a well-known swimming group in Santa Monica, United States where Gerry coaches a number of athletes (mostly triathletes).

Listen in as Gerry discusses:

  • the difference between training a swimmer versus training a triathlete
  • his philosophy in swimming
  • his approach in workouts
  • how he structure his programs

01:28 – The Outliers
02:59 – The Structural Presence of The Body
03:56 – The Importance of “Alignment”
04:36 – Is your hand generating propulsion in the water?
08:27 – Why Technique is Not The Holy Grail
09:45 – How To Get The Most Out of Your Time Investment
15:16 – The Best Way To Get Yourself Race-Ready
19:39 – Extracting Absolute Performance at A Very Short Period of Time
25:20 – What Are The Demands of The Race?
31:16 – Good Skill Building + Appropriate Training Protocols = 2 to 3 Minutes Per Mile

To learn more about Gerry and his work, visit www.Tower26.com

 

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Brenton and Mitch were great to work with at the clinic, Good to get video analysis to work on straight away, practice some new drills and go home knowing what you need to work on.

Alex McFadyen

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