Product Details

• Directors: Matt Wren M.S. P.T.
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 2
• VHS Release Date: September 1, 2001
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0971569703
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #478,852 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Actor

CORE STABILIZATION
Competitive. Maybe even better than that. Is that what you’re striving for? Then core stabilization is a must—and so is this two-part video series for competitive swimmers.

The edge that turns a good swimmer into a competitive one and a competitive swimmer into a champion is hard to find. The core stabilization exercises taught by Matt Wren can be the difference. The why’s and how’s of core stabilization—they’re all included in this easy-to-follow program.

SHOULDER STABILIZATION
Avoiding painful shoulder injuries will keep you in the water and make you a more competitive swimmer. This easy-to-follow program of shoulder stabilization helps you not only by showing you what to do, but by explaining why you’re doing it. That can make all the difference.

About the Actor

Video instructor Matt Wren is a physical therapist with extensive sports medicine experience. He also swam competitively for 15 years and competed at the 1984 Olympic Trials. A swimming coach for six years, he brings a special combination of talents to your training program—a thorough understanding of both swimming and body mechanics.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Information Asset for all Levels, May 3, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Core Stabilization and Shoulder Stabilization [VHS] (VHS Tape)

As a college swim coach, this is a educational and athletic asset for my swimmers. The exercises are well explained and relate very well to water mechanics. The swimmers have noticed increased strength from these exercises. We will continue to use the program.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Swimming Coach's look at core stabilizaton, May 3, 2002

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geoff brown (Richmond, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Core Stabilization and Shoulder Stabilization [VHS] (VHS Tape)

We've used the core stabilization program to great benefit. Our purpose in adopting it were two-fold: to reduce injuries and to provide a strong core body platform. Conventional weight-lifting programs didn't adequately mimic the swimming motions and definitely didn't develop the kind of strong core body that our coaching staff believes is a precursor to swimming success. In this core stabilization program, we found a regimen that attacks and strengthens the areas we felt were vital to swimming success. This isn't a quick fix program - it takes time to develop core body coordination and more time to develop core body strength. We incorporated this program at our swimming club (NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc., a large 375+ swimmer club located in Richmond, Virginia) and we have been very pleased with the results. The exercises are definitely different and the swimmers enjoy doing the balls - no complaints, lots of laughter. Try doing sit-ups on one of these balls - that will make you a believer (the 1st 20 are nothing, then it begins to hit you !!). The exercise ball book that accompanied the video is especially handy.

A warning: if you're a quick fix junkie, go buy one of those abdominal buzz jobs you see on TV. If you want something that gives results the old-fashioned way, these exercise balls might be just the ticket.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One last chance, May 8, 2002

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"stickburn" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Core Stabilization and Shoulder Stabilization [VHS] (VHS Tape)

1. Snowboard Rental $35
2. Snowboarding Day Pass $20
3. Reconstructive Shoulder Surgery because of wreck $9,000
4. Shoulder Stabilization and Core Stabilization Video [item price]
5. Coming out of 6 year retirement, swimming pain free, and going faster than I ever had before... you know the answer.
I suffered constant shoulder problems throughout college. After college I took a six year hiatus and suffered a severe shoulder injury. In 1999 I got back into the water to train again and never saw an ice pack or bottle of Advil. It took me time to get used to the drills and the balance. I believe the drills are the reason I trained pain free, which allowed me to swim faster than I ever had before.