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Posts Tagged ‘stroke efficiency’
How Triathletes and Total Immersion Revolutionized Freestyle
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 18th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 18th, 2011
How Freestyle evolved from a ‘speed’ stroke to one that anyone can use to cover long distances effortlessly.
Finding Higher Purpose in Masters Races
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 20th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 20th, 2011
When I set goals for pool times, and pool races, I get all the Arduous Experience and Cognitive Difficulty my psyche craves.
Tool Review #5: Fins for fitness & strength? Not!
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 2nd, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 2nd, 2011
Kicking or swimming with fins is a moderately effective way to Build Fitness and Strength” but a highly ineffective way to Improve Your Swimming.
Tool Review #2: Pull Buoy — Crutch or Virtue
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 24th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 24th, 2010
Pull buoys are both seductive and insidious because they allow you to mask a lack of balance while convincing yourself you’re ‘building upper body strength.’
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.
Little-Known Fact about Speed
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 22nd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 22nd, 2010
Stroke Length (SL) is far more critical to speed than Stroke Rate (SR). SL is devilishly difficult to create. SR is ridiculously easy.
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.
Swim without a kick to improve balance
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 24th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 24th, 2010
Swimmers in traditional Workouts often do pull sets wearing buoys to strengthen their arms. TI Swimmers sometimes practice swimming with a minimized kick. This strengthens abdominal, rather than arm, muscles.
Video: What makes a swimmer efficient?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 23rd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 23rd, 2010
Height is one factor that contributes to stroke efficiency (or taking fewer strokes per length). But Balance is more important.