Triathlon training gear, bike trainers, nutrition, books, and DVDs

Swimming Products 

Triathlon swim training gear and training aids

Fundamentals of Swimming DVD

The best triathlon swimming DVD ever made. It was filmed in HD to provide the best quality of any training video out there. The professional film crew also used boom mics and exceptional post production work to make this video capable of being shown on the big screen. It includes laminated drill cards to help you while you're in the water.

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SwiMP3 version II - 256 Mb

The SwiMP3 v2 underwater MP3 player is an incredible audio experience. Imagine listening to hours of your own music during your swim workout. The SwiMP3's innovative sound transfer technology offers exception underwater sound quality. Standard players rely on the transmission of sound through air or water causing the swimmer to perceive only muffled noise. The SwiMP3 uses bone conduction - the direct transfer of sound vibrations from the cheek bone to the inner ear - to provide the swimmer with exceptional sound clarity. The SwiMP3 is fully waterproof and can be used with all the competitive swim strokes.

Swim Smooth DVD Box set

Swim Smooth: Clean-up Your Stroke! is the excellent NEW swimming DVD boxset specifically for triathletes and open water swimmers which aims to provide a visual stimulus to help you improve your efficiency through the water.

The Swim Smooth DVD box set contains two DVDs and one CD-ROM packed full of over 2.5hrs of information to help you swim smoother and faster in no time. No other swimming training package on the market is as comprehensive and gives you three-times the value in one easy-to-use swimming guide

Open Water Swimming - Skills, Techniques & Racing Tips

Open Water Swimming is a unique training guide for all levels of swimmers and triathletes. Open water swimming experts, Collins and Rodrigues demonstrate course evaluation, fundamental swimming skills, and advanced skills and racing techniques in an easy to follow interactive DVD format.

The Swim: Technique and Training for Triathletes

Disc One, Freestyle Technique, is divided into two parts, Swimming 101 and Swimming 201, with Hedrick and Campbell presenting an instructional progression for freestyle that focuses on an "outside in", extremities-first teaching methodology. In Swimming 101, Hedrick begins in the water with the most basic adaptations to the aquatic environment and then demonstrates a stroke progression beginning with "what the extremities do." He then adds breathing technique and timing to the progression, taking you to the point where it becomes "ability level appropriate" to add body rotation. In Swimming 201, Campbell proceeds with a more advanced level instructional progression including drills that teach a swimmer how to incorporate body rotation into an efficient freestyle. Then, it's "off to the lake" where Campbell offers essential technique, training, and racing strategies for open water.

Disc Two includes Swimming Training, in which Campbell takes you through a classroom segment discussing training methods for swimming. He includes test sets to establish appropriate training zones as well as seasonal, weekly, and daily training strategies. Bonus Features includes a flip turn progression along with training toys/equipment segment to enhance freestyle training!
From novice to seasoned veteran, this DVD is certain to make you a better technical and race-ready swimmer, as well as educating you with training strategies that will help you maximize your invaluable training time!

134 minutes. 2005.

Triathlete's Guide to Swim Training

Written for the beginner or advanced swimmer, The Triathlete's Guide to Swim Training addresses everything you need to know to create an individualized swim training program. The principles are well-grounded in easy-to-understand concepts that clearly explain proven methods used by some of the fasted swimmers in the world. These swimmers have developed an individual stroke that uses their natural strengths.
Learn how to relax and breathe in the water, and use basic physics and some cutting edge techniques to effectively create your own personal stroke. The psychological factors in reference to swimming and competing and the importance of making swimming fun and enjoyable are discussed, as well as: implementing cutting-edge swimming te

Running Products 

Evolution Running: Run Faster w/ Fewer Injuries

Although geared toward the triathlete or duathlete, Evolution Running is excellent for all runners. It is a system designed to teach runners efficient and injury-reducing techniques developed by coach Ken Mierke. The DVD is quite descriptive and shows visual demonstrations for an effective running technique. Excellent!

The Run: Technique and Training for Triathletes

with Clark Campbell,
former Professional Triathlete and University of Kansas Swimming Coach

In Part 1, Proper Running Technique, Campbell begins on the track focusing on establishing an efficient running posture and proper breathing techniques to maximize efficiency. He then discusses and demonstrates common errors in running form. Next, Campbell teaches drills that you can use to ensure proper running form and maximum speed. He then moves from the track to the hill for specific technique instruction covering uphill and downhill form and strategies.

In Part 2, Training, Campbell offers a classroom lesson that includes: implementing heart rate and pace for training considerations, establishing and utilizing training zones, and the importance of utilizing different terrain for quality workouts. Also included are tips on incorporating the long run (using speed bursts - SBs), bricks, and road/track races as a part of training.

Chi Running - A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury Free Running

ChiRunning® takes the benefits of running beyond cardiovascular, aerobic and mental health by addressing the needs of the whole person; knees and ligaments, body and soul. Additionally, ChiRunning® has within it the deep philosophical and psychological attributes of the centuries-old practice of T'ai Chi, which presents the opportunity for spiritual exploration and the integration of the body, mind and spirit.

Ultimate 6 for Runners Guidebook

This 17 page guide book is a step-by-step educational tool for runners that addresses the 6 key areas of the body affecting a runner's ability to perform. Not only can you decrease the likelihood of injury, but you can also gain power and speed by improving your body's structural integrity. Consider this the 'owner's manual' for a runner's body.

Good biomechanics will increase a runner's ability to perform. By manipulating the 6 key points outlined in this new guide, our tools allow the body to achieve structural integrity. This creates the platform for optimal performance and injury prevention.

The manipulations in this book utilize all of the products in the Total Body Package (TP Massage Ball, Quadballer, Footballer, and Baller Block). In order to perform all of the Ultimate 6 manipulations, you will need these tools.