Pilates Mat Warm-Up For Better Swim Training
Pilates-inspired Mat Warm-Up For Better Swim Training Warm-up Exercises: #1. Quadruped thoracic rotation (3-5 reps.) a. Add leg extension Hands and knees position, hands under shoulders, knees under hips. Spine long and neutral. One hand behind head. Inhale. Exhale to rotate upper body towards stabilizing arm on the floor. Inhale to rotate towards the ceiling. […]
Read More »Pilates-inspired Workout For Stronger Swimming Using The Vasa Trainer Pro
Pilates Workout For Stronger Swimming, Triathlon, and Surfing Description & Specific Instructions: Important note to athletes and coaches: Before starting this workout, we recommend starting with this mat warm-up designed to prepare you for the main workout. Main Workout: 1. Hip rolls with shoulder extension Supine on bench holding handles with arms reaching overhead. Inhale […]
Read More »Vasa Swim Build Your Own Swim Workout Series (BYO #4)
Swim Power + Push, Pull, Core Build Your Own Swim Workout #4: Increasing Effort Swim Intervals With Coach Eric Neilsen Build Your Own Swim Workout #4: Increasing Effort Swim Intervals with Push, Pull, & Core Circuit (7 to 10 minutes per round) NOTE: This workout will be done using the Vasa SwimErg (or Vasa Trainer Pro […]
Read More »Vasa Lane 9 Workout Video #3 – Full Body Strength & Conditioning Circuit for Swimmers, Triathletes & Surfers
Full Body Strength & Conditioning Circuit for Swimmers, Triathletes & Surfers With Coach Dan Daly, CSCS This full-body swim conditioning workout was designed with an emphasis on speed and strength using the Vasa Trainer Pro. (Note: it’s also OK to do this workout using a Vasa SwimErg or the Vasa Sport Bench & Swim Cords). […]
Read More »How Swimmers & Triathletes Used A Special Swim Training Machine During The Age of Covid-19
How to Have Swim Training Success During Covid-19 Global Health Crisis On March 20, 2020, I experienced a moment of existential dread that was unlike anything I’d ever felt before. It wasn’t because I was only three days away from becoming a father and had absolutely no clue what I was doing. It’s because my […]
Read More »Vasa Trainer Pro “Lane 9” Workout #4 – Total Body Workout For Swimmers
Total Body Workout for Swimmers, Triathletes & Surfers With Coach Dan Daly, CSCS Total Body Workout Details: Warm-up for 10 to 15 minutes using light intensity aerobic exercises and stretching. Perform the following 10 exercises in pairs or compound sets for 8-20 reps each, completed in a continuous circuit without rest, for 3-8 rounds, with […]
Read More »Vasa’s Build Your Own Swim Workout Series (BYO #3)
Swim Power + Push, Pull, Core Build Your Own Swim Workout #3: Freestyle Intensity Vasa’s Build Your Own Swim Workout #3: 10-minutes Freestyle Intensity + Push, Pull, Core Build Your Own Swim Workout (BYO) NOTE: This workout is best done using the Vasa SwimErg, but it can be modified to use a Vasa Trainer Pro […]
Read More »VASA, INC. WELCOMES KEITH WATSON AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Vasa Continues Mission to Help Athletes Swim Stronger, Better, Faster Under Watson’s Direction FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2020, Essex Junction, VT – Vasa, Inc today announces the hire of Keith Watson to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Keith comes to Vasa after spending 12 years in executive positions at Peaksware Holdings, LLC, (home […]
Read More »Two to Tri – How To Improve Triathlon Open Water Swimming Performance
Two New Books Guide Triathletes, Open Water Swimmers, and SwimRunners to Swim Stronger Better, Faster If you’re looking to boost your triathlon or open water swimming game and you’re like a lot of athletes, you probably need to focus on improving your swimming to have better overall performances. But how to go about making gains […]
Read More »Replicating A Swim Experience; Dryland Swim Training At Home With The Vasa Trainer Pro
Whether your goal is to build full-body fitness, swim-specific strength, or to improve stroke technique, recent pool closures have magnified the need for swimmers to find a way to replicate a swim at home. After a few months out of the water due to pandemic pool closures, dryland swim training at-home has proven to be […]
Read More »Transition To Dryland Swim Training Answer To Pandemic Pool Closures
In mid-March when the Coronavirus pandemic hit, pools around the country shuttered, leaving swimmers and triathletes at all levels with few options for maintaining their swim-specific training. But just because swimming got more challenging doesn’t mean it stopped altogether. For some creative and determined athletes, the transition to dryland swim training has been a good […]
Read More »Vasa “Lane 9” Surf Training Circuit Workout #2
Surfer Total Fitness Workout Using Vasa Swim Cords and Sport Bench With Coach Dan Daly, CSCS Dan Daly, master trainer, coach, and competitive open water swimmer, knows a thing or two about sport-specific training. He has developed a series of workouts for swimmers, triathletes, and surfers to use at home, in the gym, or […]
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