Triathletes In Motion with Marc Evans

Marc Evans is an experienced triathlon coach who’s with some of the greats including Dave Scott. He’s recently finished a book, “Triathletes in Motion” which goes into great detail about how to develop better movement patterns, core stability and posture for triathlon. Traditionally, the focus of swimming and triathlon is volume, intensity, training periodisation and doing a particular work out the right months or weeks leading up to a race. But, what if you could improve your performance without changing your training schedule and by simply improving how you move. That’s what we’ll cover in this episode! 01:59 – How you can assess where you are now and improve 03:03 – In a deeper way… 05:00 – They’re just so tight. 06:36 – “Oh look we’ve got some weaknesses in your…” 07:05 – Technique helps efficiency 07:50 – Recommendation to Swimming Coaches 11:15 – The Posture Chapter 11:35 – Super Tool for Coaches 15:58 – Deep-squat test 17:05 – High elbow catch 17:57 – Weak muscles 18:37 – A.C.E.S. 18:47 – The 3 Stages 19:43 – What it feels like to move normal… 21:26 – Strengthen the core. 24:14 – Load Transfer 26:32 – Focus on 1 or 2 things 28:25 – Marc’s Recommendation 30:16 – 5-10 minutes a day 32:14 – Use the book! 35:22 – Helping Athletes & Coaches Deliver Information 39:26 – First Motions from the Pelvis 41:35 – The High Elbow Catch 45:23 – Postures + Positions + Awareness 48:51 – There is No Quick Fix to Swimming Fast 49:57 – Sport is Such a Good Teacher 51:12 – Awareness of Practice 55:16 – The Huge Advantage 57:52 – The Benefits of Multi-stroke Swim for Triathletes 1:02:57 – It’s Just You, Your Time & Your Stroke 1:04:38 – That Meditative State Visit Marc’s website: MarcEvansEnduranceEducation.com Grab his book: Triathletes in Motion New Freestyle Clinic dates in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane happening in the first quarter of 2015. Check it out here! The post Triathletes In Motion with Marc Evans appeared first on Effortless Swimming.