Physioball Hamstring Curl(variation: Single-Leg Physioball Hamstring Curl)
Leg Curl
Leg Extension
Band Lateral Shuffle (variation: Band Diagonal Shuffle)
Standing Hip Adduction
Inversion and Eversion Ankle Band Strengthening
WHOLE BODY
Single-Arm Lawn Mower
Burpee
Block Jump Start Into Streamlined Position(variation: Dryland Block Jump Start Into Streamlined Position)
Band-Resisted Start
Box Jump
Diagonal Cable Column Lift(variation: Diagonal Medicine Ball Lift)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
USA Swimming, the largest swimming organization in the world, specifically recommended Ian McLeodas the author of Swimming Anatomy.McLeod has extensive experience working with world-class athletes, particularly swimmers. A certified athletic trainer and certified massage therapist, he was a member of the U.S. team’s medical staff at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. He has also worked extensively as an athletic trainer with the sports programs at the University of Virginia and Arizona State University.
McLeod remains deeply involved with USA Swimming’s High Performance Network, a group of volunteer health professionals who support U.S. swimmers at national and international meets. He has been given the organization’s highest honor, the Gold Standard Award. McLeod also served as massage therapist to the Egyptian national swim team during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens. He has provided athletic training and sport massage to swimming stars such as Ed Moses, Kaitlin Sandeno, Natalie Coughlin, and Jason Lezak.
McLeod lives in Tempe, Arizona, with his wife and two children.
