He took training principles applied to strength/power athletes in the gym and is it applying it to swimming. Low Volume, High Intensity, Long rest times in between sets.
Totally get this. I’ve swum laps in the pool for over 40 years - but only ever 1 km up to 3 times a week. When I took up surfing and became surf fit, I suddenly became a lot faster in the pool, especially after a 1 month surf trip. Surfing is like HIT, lots of intense paddling. The same thing happened when I took up weights in my early 60s. After a year of weights at 2-3 times a week I noticed again, another increase in my swimming speed, strength and endurance. Whilst you do need to swim a fair bit to develop good style and technique, you don’t need to slog up and down a pool for hours to become faster.
I thought this is basic sports science, only longer distance swimmers should be putting in the ks but sprint swimmers should work on there fast twitch muscles with more recovery
@multioptioned enthusiasm for the Olympics and it's participants is falling off a cliff already. It now requires garbage tv and radio shows, such as this, to feign relevance.
@sonjakozman1699 Have to try to justify the cost of the Australian Olympic team and the Olympics! 💰 Remember, Brisbane only got the 2032 games because no one else bid for it. Even then, only 72 out of 80 IOC delegates voted in favour of Brisbane 🤣
@sonjakozman1699 it doesn't take any talent to constantly cry like a snowflake about a channel you hate but can't stay away from. That's why it's all you do 🙄
He could, but it would go over the heads of 99% the TV audience and wouldn't fit in a 7 min segment. Also, I'm not sure how many details he wants to reveal, given that it's given him a competitive edge
He took training principles applied to strength/power athletes in the gym and is it applying it to swimming. Low Volume, High Intensity, Long rest times in between sets.
lik track and field 100 m athletes
Totally get this. I’ve swum laps in the pool for over 40 years - but only ever 1 km up to 3 times a week. When I took up surfing and became surf fit, I suddenly became a lot faster in the pool, especially after a 1 month surf trip. Surfing is like HIT, lots of intense paddling. The same thing happened when I took up weights in my early 60s. After a year of weights at 2-3 times a week I noticed again, another increase in my swimming speed, strength and endurance. Whilst you do need to swim a fair bit to develop good style and technique, you don’t need to slog up and down a pool for hours to become faster.
Yep, I mean this need to develop strength beyond bodyweight has been in science for years. Sprinters do weight training also
swimming (sprint specific) training has been cooked for too long. About time it got shaken up. good job Cam!
legend congrats Cam
I thought this is basic sports science, only longer distance swimmers should be putting in the ks but sprint swimmers should work on there fast twitch muscles with more recovery
That's already what a lot of sprinters are doing. Although McEvoy took it to the extreme where he was only swimming 300-500m a session
This is incredible. I want to follow his strength training program!
Once your technique is good enough, you just have to get stronger
Outstanding
The very definition of work smarter not harder!
Great swimmer, great person!!!
He’s smart!
This sounds like the kid that walks out of the exam and said yeah I didn’t study much. Then they get the highest marks.
He swims 50m… don’t need anything other than strength and a good technique.. no endurance
Sprint track cyclists spend all their time in the gym not on a bike.
Very interesting
He should try breakdancing, doesn't require much talent to make yhe Olympics doing that either.
Both are called 2024 Australian Olympians, but in years to come, Ray Gunn's name will be the one remembered! 😮 Everyone else soon forgotten.
@multioptioned enthusiasm for the Olympics and it's participants is falling off a cliff already.
It now requires garbage tv and radio shows, such as this, to feign relevance.
@sonjakozman1699 Have to try to justify the cost of the Australian Olympic team and the Olympics! 💰 Remember, Brisbane only got the 2032 games because no one else bid for it.
Even then, only 72 out of 80 IOC delegates voted in favour of Brisbane 🤣
@@multioptioned so corrupt. Thanks for understanding
@sonjakozman1699 it doesn't take any talent to constantly cry like a snowflake about a channel you hate but can't stay away from. That's why it's all you do 🙄
"The professor" can't even explain what he actually did lol
He could, but it would go over the heads of 99% the TV audience and wouldn't fit in a 7 min segment. Also, I'm not sure how many details he wants to reveal, given that it's given him a competitive edge
@@philipk4475 then dont go on the show lol
The program he followed is similar to Sprint Revolution.
For such a smart gut, talks in circles and cant answer a queation or explain what it is
But he can probably spell "guy" and "question".....
I was wondering if he just didn’t want to give too much away. Not sure.
tbf, their questions and what they said weren't great
- explaining sport science to layperson
@@sinking1902 so true. there is not much information leaked but just some usual dry land training swimmers do.