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Posts Tagged ‘Total Immersion Swimming’
A Practice Devoted to Creating “Smarter” Hands
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 22nd, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 22nd, 2011
How to spend 30 to 60 minutes focused solely on increasing awareness and sensitivity in your hands.
Video: Why Stroke Drills help win the “Memory Competition”
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 22nd, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 22nd, 2011
“Memory Competition” is what makes it difficult to change old stroke habits. To win that competition you must practice in ways your brain doesn’t associate with what’s gone before.
A Practice to Improve Balance, Streamline . . . and Focus
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 21st, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 21st, 2011
This practice specifies what to think about. That’s more important than how far you swim.
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.
How to swim Distance Freestyle as easily as Breaststroke
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 18th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 18th, 2011
If it’s hard for you to swim continuous freestyle, but easy to do so in breaststroke, here’s a plan for applying sensations of ease and support from breaststroke to freestyle.
The Transformative Power of Movement
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 6th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 6th, 2011
Moving mindfully, with an intention to use awareness to improve, has a remarkable power to transform personality and consciousness.
How to become a World Class Improver: Mindfulness and Visual Input
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 23rd, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 23rd, 2011
The most effective techniques in training the brain require a degree of mindfulness normally lacking. To train the brain’s motor neurons, combine that attention with visual input.
Success Principles from Greg Louganis
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 21st, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 21st, 2011
Habits and mindsets anyone can emulate — not innate ability — made Greg Louganis the greatest diver in US history.
How to Build World Class Muscle Memory
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 21st, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 21st, 2011
Most people stop improving not because they’ve maxed out their innate ability, but because they feel they’ve reached an ‘acceptable’ level — the “OK Plateau.” Anyone can bypass the OK Plateau by doing 3 things.