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Triathlon Swimming: Made EasyFor me a Life-Changing Goal is to *routinely achieve peak experiences through practice.* Your practices may be different, but your goal can be the same.
Balance – In Water and On Snow
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 17th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 17th, 2011
Balance and Relaxation are critical to both Skiing and Swimming in ‘rolling terrain.’ Here are three tips for how to achieve that in open water, with video to illustrate.
What Kind of Goals should you set?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 14th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 14th, 2011
Objective goals – measured by time, distance, etc – are good tools for facilitating qualitative goals. These can be achieved on every stroke!
Swim Goals for 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 6th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 6th, 2011
The first in a series of posts about goals and their transformative power.
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 #4 Kickboards: Not Dangerous. Still Insidious
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 29th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 29th, 2010
Just Say No to Kickboard. Discover whether the apocalypse – or better swimming – results.
Tool Review #3 Hand Paddles: Exercise Utmost Care
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 26th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 26th, 2010
Hand Paddles are a clear and present danger to shoulders and encourage misguided focus on power. If you use them at all, swim — don’t pull — at moderate pressure with a meticulous stroke.
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.