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How to ‘Work Your Abs’ While Swimming
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 27th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 27th, 2010
Thinking about Active Streamlining, rather than “Pulling in your Navel’ will produce a more ‘functional’ engagement of core muscles. It will also do more to “grow new circuits in your brain.”
Swimming Lessons from Soccer
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 14th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 14th, 2010
A leading soccer program in the Netherlands is a model for athlete development for any sport, any where. Including youth and Masters swim programs.
Take Away What Doesn’t Flow
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 6th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 6th, 2010
Start with a vision of flow, grace and harmony. Use the right tools, in the right order, to take away whatever doesn’t match that vision.
Learning new skills: Repeat, repeat, repeat.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 3rd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 3rd, 2010
Adults learn new skills more slowly than kids. But they learn them better over time.
Five Ways to Save Energy in Breaststroke and Butterfly
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 30th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 30th, 2010
Swim breaststroke and butterfly longer without fatigue, and faster in the short term, by emphasizing streamlining over propulsion.
USE practice time. Don’t use it UP!
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 25th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 25th, 2010
The best way to improve your swimming is to shift from following arbitrary “formulas” for training, to planning sets that produce insight and steadily expand your “critical framework” for planning practices.
For a Better Kick, Streamline First
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 22nd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 22nd, 2010
Splayed or scissoring legs increase drag. Streamline them before you emphasize activating them.
How to Improve through Balanced Perspective
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 20th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 20th, 2010
There are four key metrics in swimming – Efficiency, Effort, Tempo and Time. Most people use only one. That limits improvement and increases potential for frustration. Expand your perspective and you have more opportunity to improve.
How I Measure Improvement: Examples from 3 Practices
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 10th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 10th, 2010
A description of 3 practices showing how to measure improvement by tracking 4 key variables or metrics.