Get Wet, Get Fit: The Complete Guide to Getting a Swimmer's Body [Paperback]

Megan Quann Jendrick (Author), Nathan Jendrick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2008

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Megan Quann Jendrick and her husband and personal trainer offer a complete training regimen -- including a diet program -- that will enable everyone to achieve the body of their dreams through swimming.

Elite-level swimmers share a common trait -- their toned, shapely bodies. Get Wet, Get Fit shows how anyone, regardless of age or size, can use swimming to get into the best condition of their lives. The Jendricks offer detailed instructions along with underwater photographs that illustrate how to achieve proper form and technique for the four basic strokes -- backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle.

But unlike the average training manual or how-to book, Get Wet, Get Fit also provides:

• Training regimens for everyone from beginners to Olympic-level competitors, including dynamic drills for strengthening, fat loss, and endurance
• Physique-building workout routines (with and without weights) for dry land
• A complete diet plan, including tempting recipes and menus (swimmers need carbohydrates, so this is a diet to love)
• Tips from world-class swimmers

Low impact and gentle on the joints, swimming is one of the most enjoyable and exhilarating ways to exercise, but Get Wet, Get Fit shows how it can also be one of the most effective ways to get your body into top shape.

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About the Author

Megan Quann Jendrick won two gold medals in the 2000 Olympics and is a longtime member of the U.S. National swim team. She has won ten titles and ten U.S. Open titles, and set twenty-six American records.

Nathan Jendrick, is an amateur bodybuilder, competitive swimmer, personal trainer, and freelance writer. Aa frequent contributor to TimedFinals.com and creator and host of the Deck Pass radio show, he is the author of Dunks, Doubles, Doping: How Steroids Are Killing American Athletics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone; Original edition (January 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416540784
• ISBN-13: 978-1416540786
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #959,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #98 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Swimming

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Olympian Tips Worth It All, January 7, 2008

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Jacob - See all my reviews

This review is from: Get Wet, Get Fit: The Complete Guide to Getting a Swimmer's Body (Paperback)

This book is insightful and complete and while it may be a little redundant at times, I would rather see it too complete than lacking.

What I like most is that there are tips from quite a few of my favorite Olympians in there, and they include their own kind of sidebars with tips. Gary Hall Jr's are exceptional and collectively, I think those gems make the book worth the price all by themselves.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, January 3, 2008

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G. Johnson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Get Wet, Get Fit: The Complete Guide to Getting a Swimmer's Body (Paperback)

I've been a fan of Megan (Quann) Jendrick's since watching her dominate the 2000 Sydney Olympics. I'm not much into swimming myself as far as activity, but I definitely wanted to read her take on the sport and I was very interested in the nutrition, stretching and dry land training portions of this book. I must say, I was not let down!

For being two young people, the amount of knowledge these two present is immense. And compared to other books I checked out at the store, this one is set well apart from the pack by having actual underwater photography included instead of illustrations. This makes a WORLD of difference when trying to learn the included material.

I've only used the stretching for a few days, but I feel better following their advice after such a short period of time.

I can certainly say from even my outsider opinion that this book is going to help a lot of people. It's helpful to lose weight, feel more energetic from better eating, become stronger, and learn a lifesaving skill. I certainly wish this young lady a very blessed 2008 and hope to see her win gold in Beijing! For swimmers and non-swimmers alike, I say pick this up for sure.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Swim parents, buy this book!!!, January 4, 2008

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John Lesko (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Get Wet, Get Fit: The Complete Guide to Getting a Swimmer's Body (Paperback)

This is the book that I think a lot of swim coaches are going to wish they had written. The Jendricks have written a book that is easily digestible by swimmers (aspiring and current), and particularly swim parents.

Megan and Nathan deftly cover a lot of ground, touching on what's *really* important. These topics range from stroke technique to proper diet, including nutritional supplements.

Speaking as a swim coach, this book is packed full of exactly the information that new swim parents should arm themselves with to compliment at home what their young swimmers are being taught on the pool deck at practice.

This book is sure to become an "instant classic" with those looking to educate themselves about the true "nuts and bolts" of the sport. I think an educated swim parent is a good swim parent, and as such, Megan and Nathan have done the entire swimming community a great service with this excellent tome.