Coach Cam's funnel analogy reframes periodization: general strength phase fills the funnel with water (maximizing capacity), while technique work is the exit opening that controls flow rate. Swimming speed equals the flow coming out the bottom. Build the funnel first, then open the spout — but if you only fill the funnel without opening the exit, the water just sits there. Specificity compounds on top of general preparedness, not instead of it.
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