Research Impact: This is the first comprehensive study exploring dry-land resistance training (RT) practices of elite swimming strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches. Twenty-three elite swimming S&C coaches from Ireland, Great Britain, Australia and the United States of America were recruited. A total of 95 dry-land RT exercises were used by the coaches across 4 different dry-land RT practices. Traditional RT (87 %) was the most commonly practised. The pull up and squat were the most popular dry-land RT exercises used by elite swimming S&C coaches. Future research needs explore the specificity and transfer of RT exercises to swimming performance.
Crowley, E., Harrison, A.J. and Lyons, M., 2018. Dry-Land Resistance Training Practices of Elite Swimming Strength and Conditioning Coaches. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 32(9), pp.2592-2600. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002599
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