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Triathlon Swimming: Made EasyMost of my practices are designed to imprint efficiency – to help me cross the English Channel more easily. This one was designed to improve pace-holding capacity – to help me cross the Channel faster . . . without sacrificing efficiency.
Posts Tagged ‘attentive repetition’
An “Effortful” Practice Example: To swim the Channel FASTER.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 6th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 6th, 2010
An “Effortless Endurance” Practice
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 3rd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 3rd, 2010
This practice demonstrates how a well-tuned brain performs its function better as you add repetitions and distance – a situation in which the body tends to fatigue.
Stroke Counting Grows Brain Cells . . . which may be critical to swimming the Channel
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 3rd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 3rd, 2010
It’s obvious that efficiency is critical to success in open water marathon swimming. So is being able to exert control over what and how you think for hours and hours. Stroke counting in the pool while training for an open water marathon may be the best way to improve both.
Day One of Marathon Season – Training Log Begins
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 2nd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 2nd, 2010
First day of marathon training -Goal is to establish an efficient Stroke Length, then improve my ability to maintain that Stroke Length at gradually increasing Stroke Rates.
Can the recession help you live (and swim) better?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 3rd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 3rd, 2010
Life is better when DOING than existing. Life is best, when absorbed in a meaningful AND challenging goal. Here are 4 ideas for swimming to experience Flow.
How Mindfulness Can Guarantee Improvement
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 2nd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 2nd, 2010
Attention, self-perception, and even optimism are improvable skills that can be developed by targeted practice.
The Big Idea in Swimming for the Next Decade
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 1st, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 1st, 2010
I predict: “How Swimming Changes Your Brain” will be the most important discovery of the coming decade. This post explains why.
What do you think about
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 9th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 9th, 2009
In open water, think about your stroke first, most and always. And think in specific and targeted ways. Everything else is just details.
How should you practice when you only have 30 minutes?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 28th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 28th, 2009
When time is short, choose the practice method that will benefit you the most. Sometimes that may mean 30 minutes of 25- or 50-yard repeats!
Running as “ancestral necessity” — Swimming? Not!
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 26th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 26th, 2009
Our human descendants needed to run to survive. Thus modern man can run efficiently with ease and little thought required. Swimming, on the other hand, requires “attentive and thoughtful” practice to master.