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Swimming Focused Lifts to Create Stronger Athletes!

By nate.landas - Last updated: Friday, May 31, 2013

Bryan Karkoska has been part of the Auburn swimming coaching staff for multiple NCAA Championships. Karkoska has one of his swimmers demonstrate the Two Foot Dumbbell Snatch and provides variations that make this move more swimming focused.

Learn his philosophy behind some of the more advanced movements involving weights such as the athlete’s abilities and maintaining strong technique.

Take a look at an additional clip from Faster Fast Sprint Freestyle Training for Explosive Speed & Power. See other high quality Swimming Strength & Conditioning DVDs in our massive Swimming DVD collection!

Filed in Swimming & Diving • Tags: AAU Swimming, Bryan Karkoska, Weights

Develop Lower Body Strength to Improve Your Speed!

By nate.landas - Last updated: Friday, May 31, 2013

Get a glimpse of dryland training with Auburn University Strength & Conditioning coach, Bryan Karkoska. He has 13 years of experience and also worked alongside legendary swimming coach, Richard Quick! Karkoska explains a Single Leg Squat Jump which helps build lower body speed and power.

After discussing the basic movement he discussed variations that can make the move even more specific to swimming.

Filed in Swimming & Diving • Tags: AAU Swimming, Bryan Karkoska, Squat Jump

Excellent Training Exercises to Create More Powerful Swimmers!

By nate.landas - Last updated: Friday, March 29, 2013

Strength and Conditioning Coach at Auburn University, Bryan Karkoska has worked with legendary swimming coach, Richard Quick. Learn a variety of strength training drills that will help your team be in the best shape possible to swim faster!

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In an assortment of dryland drills, Bryan explains incorporating a medicine ball to build tricep strength. He discussed the nuances of each exercise and discusses proper body positioning to gain the maximum benefit for each movement.

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Bryan and a swimmer perform a few pull-up variations. Some of the more advanced variations are not for beginners, but for swimmers who have developed a great deal of functional strength.

Take a look at an additional clip from Faster Fast Sprint Freestyle Training for Explosive Speed & Power. See other beneficial Strength & Conditioning DVDs in our massive Swimming DVD collection!

Filed in Swimming & Diving • Tags: AAU Swimming, Auburn University, Bryan Karkoska

Strength & Conditioning Exercises to Create Well-Rounded Swimmers!

By nate.landas - Last updated: Friday, March 1, 2013

Check out detailed training instruction from Bryan Karkoska, Strength and Conditioning Coach at Auburn University. Brett Hawke is the Auburn Sprint Coach. Both have coached alongside legendary swimming coach, Richard Quick! There are a number of drills here, which will help the athlete who desires to perform at their best, every meet.

Bryan explains a number of moves incorporating a medicine ball to build core strength. Adding the rotations as seen in the final move in this sequence mimics the movements and strength needed for swimming as opposed to the typical forward moves seen performed in a typical gym.

Bryan explains how the moves in this section aren’t necessarily going for strength, but focusing on speed and power. A few variations of the push-up are performed in this sequence. There are also a number of more advanced moves following this sequence.

Coach Hawke displays a fun partner drill where two swimmers battle it out in the pool using an inexpensive piece of equipment. This stick resistance drill is sure to be more fun for your swimmers than the usual yardage with a kickboard!

Take a look at an additional clip from Faster Fast Sprint Freestyle Training for Explosive Speed & Power. See other beneficial Strength & Conditioning DVDs in our massive Swimming DVD collection!