Audio Interview with Tim Vagen

Tim Vagen is our resident expert when it comes to rehabbing and training swimmers as well as other elite athletes. In this interview Tim relates the 'joint-by-joint' approach to swimmers, as well as new ideas on 'core' training and joint centration. He also covers his overhead shoulder stability progressions and how movement competency can influence capacity.

***Having some technical difficulty with the interview so I had to split it into two. This is part I above, part II is on the next page. The download link below below will actually take you to the full interview. ***

Members can download this interview HERE

Be sure check out the link at the bottom of the page: "Shoulder Injury Prevention Through Overhead Movements". It's a great article from Tim showing his shoulder stability progressions.

BIO

Tim Vagen is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist who is the founder and owner of Unlimited Athlete, Inc., a Kent, WA athletic development and training service. He has over 25 years of clinical and field experience working with athletes from many sports. His clients include: Olympic Medalists, Multiple Swimming World Record Holders, A US Open Tennis Champion, NFL, CFL, LPGA, MLB, soccer clubs, Gymnasts, Seattle S.W.A.T., U.S. Secret Service, and was a consultant to the U.S. Rugby team. Tim's training methods for swimmers are now used in 11 countries. Tim is also an instructor in Highline Community College's Personal Fitness Trainer Program.

For more on Tim, go to UnlimitedAthlete.com