Post-activation potentiation (PAP) is a short-term increase in force that occurs immediately after performing a high-intensity activity. Although it has been largely studied in dry-land conditions, there are only few studies that have evaluated it in swimming. Results: none of the parameters we analyzed improved after the proposed training set, possibly due to the short [...]

In swimming, paddles and parachutes are commonly used to increase specific propulsive force. But do these implements influence the way the athletes coordinate front-crawl swimming? This was the main question of this study! We concluded that athletes tend to increase propulsive continuity whenever an implement is used. For those who have front-crawl as main stroke [...]

But what about in the butterfly? Do paddles and parachute influence swimming coordination? We repeated the front-crawl study, but now testing butterfly experts. We concluded that the paddles don't change a lot, but it is definitely not true for parachute, nor when paddles and parachutes are used together... Read Article

What exercises do you should use in dry-land strength training ? To know a little more about this issue, we tested the relationship among in-water propulsive force, dry-land strength and power abilities and swimming performance in 50, 100 and 200m freestyle. Lower limbs' strength and power is related to in-water force and swimming performance (50m). Why is [...]