Nelson Silva Jr. : Inside the swimmer's heart and mind
Today’s episode is a great inspirational talk with the world-class backstroker and amazing coach from Brazil, Nelson Silva. We spoke about his beginnings to the sport of swimming (00:53), the story of how he started swimming backstroke (07:40), Nelson shared his insights on swimming technique (13:54), and Dave Salo’s way of coaching (15:20). Nelson spoke about the most inspirational people in his life (18:32) and shared the key to success in backstroke swimming (22:34). Then we opened a very interesting topic and discussed what are some of the health indicators to watch in order to stay healthy and to not overtrain yourself (24:25) and Nelson’s approach to supplementation and nutrition (28:10). Nelson mentioned his most memorable race as a swimmer (32:41) and then we shared our thoughts on a race-day pressure (45:05). We talked about his coaching beginnings (50:45) and his unique coaching proposition (55:00). We spoke about swimmers mindset (57:56), about meditation (01:01:35) and how the current situation in the world will change the world of swimming (01:03:18). Nelson told me about his favourite pools around the world (01:06:12) and the hardest swim set he has ever swum (01:09:36). In the end of the conversation Nelson spoke about his travel experience and what destinations he would love to visit (01:10:40). Let's connect I Nelson on instagram: @nsilvajr I Swimvenue on instagram: @swimvenue I Thank you very much for listening. If you loved the episode, please leave a review on your favorite platform. Message me anytime and let me know what you think.
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