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Triathlon Swimming: Made EasyIf you feel breathless, or lose form when breathing, it’s hard to swim any distance without tiring. Here is a stepwise series of 5 “stroke thoughts” that will have you breathing easier in crawl.
Posts Tagged ‘swim for improvement’
Why swimmers can improve with age.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 15th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 15th, 2009
If you depend on effort and physical capacity, you will slow down with age. If you learn to “solve problems” you can continue improving almost indefinitely.
Learn from Direct Experience
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 15th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 15th, 2009
Principles for improving your swimming (and almost anything else you value). Don’t overthink. Seek new experience. Learn from it.
The Benefits of “Not-Doing”
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 9th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 9th, 2009
Turning muscles OFF, rather than on, can bring many benefits. Not just energy savings but more effective technique.
You can’t overtrain your brain
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 8th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 8th, 2009
Nearly all endurance athletes risk overtraining – i.e. training-induced fatigue that stops improvement and undermines race performance. But when you focus on training your brain and nervous system, the risk of overtraining disappears.
Swimming to Create Brain Cells
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 30th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 30th, 2009
Most of us exercise for the physical workout and benefits, but the real value is in how it creates new brain cells and strengthens neural networks.
The greatest number of new brain cells will result from swimming that’s acutely focused on improving skill.
How should you practice when you only have 30 minutes?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 28th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 28th, 2009
When time is short, choose the practice method that will benefit you the most. Sometimes that may mean 30 minutes of 25- or 50-yard repeats!
Which is better? Pool practice or Open Water?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 28th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 28th, 2009
Learn to make the best use of frequently-changing tasks in pool practice to improve the ability of your brain and nervous system to “change gears on the fly” and the opportunity for long stretches of uninterrupted stroking in Open Water to deepen new skills into unbreakable habits.
Is Swimming a Neurological Deficit?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 26th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 26th, 2009
Understanding swimming as an example of a “neurological deficit” to be solved in the same way other such deficits are may be an aid to achieving greater mastery.
Running as “ancestral necessity” — Swimming? Not!
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 26th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 26th, 2009
Our human descendants needed to run to survive. Thus modern man can run efficiently with ease and little thought required. Swimming, on the other hand, requires “attentive and thoughtful” practice to master.