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Posts Tagged ‘stroke efficiency’
Going Like Sixty: Lessons from the pool
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 25th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 25th, 2010
After over four months of swimming only in open water, because I love the outdoors and freedom, I discover how valuable pool practice can be.
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.
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.
Should you ‘perfect’ a skill or move on?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 5th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 5th, 2010
If your form in an advanced skill, or whole stroke, is quite good, why seek to improve your form in a more basic skill.
Video: Work Less, Swim Better Part 2
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 23rd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 23rd, 2010
This video presentation illustrates how humans can swim more like aquatic mammals, instead of like terrestrial mammals.
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?
Happiness, Buddhism and a Graceful Freestyle
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 16th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 16th, 2010
Conceive it–Believe it–Achieve it! Not just a motivational slogan, but a fact proven by neuroscience.
Why “Weightlessness” Is Essential
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 15th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on June 15th, 2010
Relaxing into Weightlessness replaces an inborn reflex to fight gravity with a calmly considered choice to cooperate with it. That saves physical, but it saves even more mental energy. Which you’ll use to acquire other skills.