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Triathlon Swimming: Made EasyIf you view swimming as a Workout , you start with a Warmup. If you view swimming as a Practice you prepare differently.
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How Swimming can affect your Triathlon
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 26th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 26th, 2010
The swim alone can’t assure a fast time or high place in a triathlon. But it can take away much of the pleasure, discourage you from doing another, or simply make it much harder to ride or run your best. Be mindful of that when practicing tri-swimming.
Video: How Recovery can help Propulsion
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 23rd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 23rd, 2010
Recovery is often an afterthought in freestyle. But, when you do it right, it is as important to propulsion as pull and kick.
Video: Where to Find “free” Propulsive Power and Energy
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 21st, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 21st, 2010
“Swim with your Hips” has almost become a cliche. But the arms play a critical role in converting energy from the weight shift into propulsion.
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.
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.
A Meditation on Swimming Faster
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 26th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 26th, 2010
Anything you do with great awareness is meditation — watching your breath; listening to chants . . . and swimming that’s focused on banishing distraction via targeted focus.
Can Michael Phelps still be Michael Phelps on less training?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 23rd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 23rd, 2010
Could TI-style training help Michael Phelps — and other “adult” elite swimmers?
A Human Being Should be able to . . .
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 19th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 19th, 2010
. . . “Build or fix your own stroke and adapt and imprint it for distance or speed . . .”
Swim Practice as Soulcraft
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 19th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 19th, 2010
Hands-on work — solving problems, fixing something, getting a tangible result — brings a satisfaction often lacking in the “knowledge economy” — making conference calls, sending emails, filling out spreadsheets. Improving your stroke brings the same sense of empowerment and accomplishment as fixing “stuff.”