Forum: Freestyle
12-14-2010
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Replies: 138
Views: 119,451
Lawrence has a point.
As I tried for months to...
Lawrence has a point.
As I tried for months to transition from drills to freestyle whole stroke, I struggled with breathing in part because I was moving so slowly in the water that there *wasn't*...
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Forum: Freestyle
09-09-2010
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,991
You didn't say what type of TI workshop you...
You didn't say what type of TI workshop you wanted to sign up for. Seems to me that with as much swimming experience and TI knowledge you already have, your money would be better spent with a few...
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Forum: Freestyle
05-14-2010
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,226
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Forum: Freestyle
05-14-2010
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,226
shoulder problems
How mobile is your shoulder? Can you endure miles of relaxed, effortless freestyle? If not, scratch the race. If yes, do as Terry did after his shoulder surgery. See blog post: 'How a Shoulder...
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Forum: Links and References
04-29-2010
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,425
Coaching tools
Is there such a thing as an electronic device that can be tucked inside a swim cap, letting coach communicate with the swimmer while he or she is swimming? Something like a tempo trainer, except...
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Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
11-17-2009
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Replies: 22
Views: 12,952
haschu33,
Here's the direct link, if you are...
haschu33,
Here's the direct link, if you are interested: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/health/10mind.html?_r=1 . Can't say I was--some psychobabble about dreams.
Just swim, people!
Just...
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Forum: Freestyle
11-17-2009
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,752
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Forum: Freestyle
11-17-2009
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,696
Total Immersion Freestyle Drills Cheat Sheet
Dear Val,
Try this: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcrng7xs_4hk45phf9. I found it in another post on this forum; don’t remember which one.
I think it is built around the earlier (2004) Freestyle...
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Forum: Backstroke
09-08-2009
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,850
backstroke glide
Did anyone notice the pause and glide in Irie's kick? Break it down in three parts. Left side, on back, right side. His kicks while on his sides while he is pulling are much wider than the ones...
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Forum: Freestyle
08-27-2009
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,916
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Forum: Racing
08-25-2009
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,201
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Forum: Links and References
08-25-2009
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Replies: 25
Views: 11,001
No Brain, No Gain
Call the new conference, "No Brain, No Gain." It was on Coach Mike Daley's TI t-shirt.
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Forum: Links and References
08-24-2009
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,977
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
08-22-2009
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,526
O2 in H2O--bilateral breathing
First, drill to find where "sweet spot" is for breathing to your left. When you have that, practice z-switch from your left side (right shoulder up) to your right side sweet spot position...and...
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
08-17-2009
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,882
Funny, when I started popping those pills, I...
Funny, when I started popping those pills, I didn't really look at the content.
Since you asked: the multivitamin contains 975 mg "as Calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate and Calcium citrate;"...
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
08-17-2009
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,882
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
08-17-2009
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,882
calf injury
Now you tell me!!!
No offense, let me explain, but not before I apologize for not responding sooner. My pc crashed last week Sunday, and I just learned first how to repair and then how to reformat,...
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
08-17-2009
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,563
excema and allergy to tree nuts
BradMM,
Last Fall, coincident with my first red-cross swim lessons, I broke out with a minor case of numular excema--three dime sized spots on upper arms and side of neck. It had nothing to do with...
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
08-08-2009
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,882
Calcium?
Calcium?
I just started taking calcium supplements for the past week, and notice an immediate change in the way my body retains water.
Until a week ago, I took no supplements except a teaspoon per...
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
08-08-2009
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,662
There's a great thread on this under Backstroke...
There's a great thread on this under Backstroke where everyone from expert (terry) to newby (me) got into it about how to kick: http://www.totalimmersion.net/forum/showthread.php?t=15
Since kicking...
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Forum: Backstroke
08-07-2009
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,597
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Forum: Find a TI Training Buddy
08-07-2009
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,924
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Forum: Freestyle
08-06-2009
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,818
shoulder v.s. hip lead
I think the lower back pain may definitely have something to do with the way you are rotating side to side. I have experienced lower back pain when I let my shoulder lead the rotation rather than the...
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
08-06-2009
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,188
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Forum: Freestyle
08-04-2009
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,857
...but if 'NO,' you don't form a cup with your...
...but if 'NO,' you don't form a cup with your hand while dropping your fingers lower than your wrist, then your arm doesn't need to be as deep in the water as if your fingers were more straight. ...
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