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Tool Review #4 Kickboards: Not Dangerous. Still Insidious
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 29th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 29th, 2010
Tool Review #3 Hand Paddles: Exercise Utmost Care
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 26th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 26th, 2010
Hand Paddles are a clear and present danger to shoulders and encourage misguided focus on power. If you use them at all, swim — don’t pull — at moderate pressure with a meticulous stroke.
Total Immersion and The ‘Arduous Mind’
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 21st, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 21st, 2010
There are many people who’d be great adult educators, but few avenues to connect them with mature and hungry minds. It’s especially uplifting for me to think of TI as an adult education community more than a swimming method.
Could Tim Ferriss turn The Situation on to Swimming?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 20th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 20th, 2010
As their current covers show, there’s little overlap between the readers and interests of Yoga Journal and young-men’s magazines like Details (Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, Maxim, etc.) “Peace Inside” could hardly be more different than “Abs Outside.” And I strongly suspect that readers of Swim Well Blog and visitors to the TI web site are […]
How Tim Ferriss Learned to Swim in 10 Days
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 19th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 19th, 2010
Tim Ferriss, author of NY Times #1 best-seller 4-Hour Workweek has a new book out 4-Hour Body, which seeks to do for fitness and athletic skills what his prior book did for lifestyle. Eliminate wasted time and effort and maximize success.
Here’s what he says about TI Swimming: “TI is 100% responsible for the fastest transformation I’ve ever had in sports.”
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.
Skating: Key to a better Freestyle
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 1st, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 1st, 2010
Skating is the key to a better, easier, faster freestyle.
A Balance Lesson: (Fear of) Falling vs Sinking
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 27th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 27th, 2010
On land your body sends LOUD, CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS alerts about imbalance. In the water those signals are easy to miss or misinterpret.
Video: How Balance improves Breathing
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 24th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 24th, 2010
Balance practice is best done in short, intensely focused repeats — the same kind that are best for improving advanced skills like breathing.
Why does Alberto Salazar sound like a TI Coach?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 21st, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 21st, 2010
Some call Alberto Salazar the savior of American distance running. He sounds uncannily like a TI Swim Coach.