MYB 037: The Benefits of Swim Training for Elite Athletes ~ with Sam Ajisafe

#business #coaching #education #fitness #health #sports #travel Apr 11, 2021
 

 

Sam Ajisafe has a lot of years of elite sports experience. He was a professional athlete (triple jumper for the Al Rayyan Sports Club, Qatar) and also as a coach with the Aspire Academy for sports and excellence Doha Qatar for 12 years. He has a master’s degree from the Southern Cross University NSW Australia. He presently has a career in Education with the Department of Education NT where he works as a teacher. He is still very active in sports. He volunteers for a number of sports clubs’ coaching positions across Darwin.

 

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In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • What Aspire Academy is and why it’s one of the world’s leading sports academies
  • How the swim program started at Aspire
  • The benefits of swimming to develop fitness and aerobic endurance
  • Why ALL athletes should incorporate aquatic programs
  • How to incorporate swimming into your program
  • How long to give it before you start seeing results
  • What’s going on at a cellular level in the cardiovascular system in response to swim training
  • What hypoxic training is and its benefits
  • Aspire’s greatest success stories
  • Plus, some of the biggest names in sport Sam met at Aspire, including who he considers BIGGER than Ronaldo, Messi, Beckham, and Rooney!

 

Connect with Sam:

https://www.instagram.com/sanmi10aji

 

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