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Triathlon Swimming: Made EasyA goal of Mindful Swimming should be to experience the sensations it produces so strongly that you can describe them vividly.
Archive for the ‘Brain Training’ Category
Goals that Change Lives
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 18th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 18th, 2011
For me a Life-Changing Goal is to *routinely achieve peak experiences through practice.* Your practices may be different, but your goal can be the same.
Swim Tools: Useful or “Contaminants?”
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 23rd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 23rd, 2010
Most swimmers use tools like ingredients in a cake recipe. Mix buoy, paddles, kickboard and fins and bake for one hour. Better to use them selectively, thoughtfully and to target specific stroke weaknesses.
Can a higher stroke count be better?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 5th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 5th, 2010
The day I learned how fast the nervous system can adapt.
How to enter the “Superlearning State”
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 3rd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 3rd, 2010
In the ‘Superlearning’ state, you’re calm, keenly alert, non-judging, and resistant to distraction. Starting practice with simple Balance drills will put you in it.
Balance, Closed Eyes, and the “Monkey Mind”
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 20th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 20th, 2010
Closing your eyes can help you learn fine skills faster. It also helps transform swimming into a moving meditation.
Warmup ‘Happens’: How to Prepare for Practice
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on October 26th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on October 26th, 2010
If you view swimming as a Workout , you start with a Warmup. If you view swimming as a Practice you prepare differently.
One Advantage of Human Swimmers over Dolphins
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 21st, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 21st, 2010
We become More Fully Human when we seek to be More Like Dolphins in the water.
How to Practice TI at Masters Workout
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 20th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 20th, 2010
You can practice TI principles in a Masters or other group/team workout if you focus on increasing your efficiency, while others focus on increasing effort.
Video: To Swim like a Dolphin, first Re-wire your Brain.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 19th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 19th, 2010
My stroke is radically more efficient at age 59 than it was at 19 or 39 because I emphasized Active Streamlining over Pulling-and-Kicking. I had to change the way my brain is ‘wired’ before I could change how I move my body.