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Technical exercises should be a key part of your plan for improving your skills in the water. However, by their nature, technical exercises emphasise one component of your swimming, sometimes even a single component of one critical skill. That means some other aspect of the stroke isn\u2019t being addressed. <\/strong><\/p>\n In addition, there\u2019s often one small aspect of an exercise that isn\u2019t quite clicking, holding you back from optimal performance. In this case, the solution is simple. Start combining drills that work together to help you accomplish your goals. When paired well, you\u2019ll find your improvement really starts to accelerate.<\/p>\n The Elevator Swim exercise is very effective for helping triathletes understand how to leverage their head and chest to improve their body position<\/strong><\/a> in the water. By experiencing a range of positions, you can learn which position most effectively improves the position of your hips and legs.<\/p>\n However, this skill is optimised when you have a great understanding of how your lungs impact your ability to float, and many triathletes struggle with this skill.<\/p>\n By introducing the Ball Float prior to the Elevator Swim, triathletes can learn how to feel the flotation provided by their lungs, then learn to leverage that flotation when performing the Elevator Swim. When both exercises are combined, their impact is magnified.<\/p>\nHow to improve your body position\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n