Forum: Freestyle
08-24-2012
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,399
Yes Tony. Let us know what you find.
My...
Yes Tony. Let us know what you find.
My experience is if I try hard (i.e, spearing harder), I can manage SPL of 17-18 in a 25 yard pool. However if I make less effort, my SPL increases to 19-20, but...
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Forum: Freestyle
08-23-2012
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,399
Tony,
Exertion level can be different at the...
Tony,
Exertion level can be different at the same tempo. If you stretch harder or pull harder, you need more air. So try this: say at 1.25s, try to use effort as minimum as possible. After 100m,...
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Forum: Freestyle
04-03-2012
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Replies: 84
Views: 63,862
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Forum: Freestyle
03-08-2012
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,457
20-80 breathing rule works!
I've been learning TI for over a year. My technique has improved since. However I often felt breathlessness sometime even after 2 lengths. I found breathing every cycle helped, but only to a certain...
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Forum: How To Swim A Mile
08-17-2011
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Replies: 23
Views: 20,134
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Forum: Backstroke
07-19-2011
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Replies: 12
Views: 20,491
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Forum: Backstroke
06-24-2011
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,347
Hi Millertime,
I want to practice 2b kick...
Hi Millertime,
I want to practice 2b kick backstroke according to what you described. Is it correct that when my left arm pulls, my left foot should kick upward and at the same time my right arm...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-21-2011
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,960
Hi Paul,
You can get the 10 lessons perpetual...
Hi Paul,
You can get the 10 lessons perpetual motion DVD for $30+ at Amazon. It helped me a lot.
I think 1.5 hours, 2 days/week is good enough. As long as you keep doing it, you should see results...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-17-2011
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,028
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Forum: Freestyle
06-16-2011
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,028
increase stroke rate
Recently I started using tempo trainer as recommended by Terry. In one post, he recommended that we start from 1.0, then 1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6 and then 1.55,1.50 etc. I found I could not swim at...
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Forum: Freestyle
04-16-2011
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,948
Thanks Terry! I will continue to work on my...
Thanks Terry! I will continue to work on my technique. I feel my left side kick is not as effective and left hand entry generates more splashes and noise. I hope some day I will be able to swim in...
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Forum: Freestyle
04-15-2011
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,948
I testify: little stamina needed
Today, I completed 1000 yards nonstop. Three months ago, I could not swim several yards. I sit all day at my work as a data analyst. I do not run or bike because I don't have much stamina. How will...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-24-2011
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Replies: 28
Views: 97,182
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Forum: Freestyle
03-23-2011
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Replies: 26
Views: 9,060
I had the same issue as you: when I applied 2...
I had the same issue as you: when I applied 2 beat kick, stroke count increased.
I was able to get the stroke count down again by practicing weight shift as demonstrated in Lesson 9-single arm...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-17-2011
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,322
I started swimming around the same time as you...
I started swimming around the same time as you did. What I do is to exhale more forcefully as I surface (This is what Terry said in his perpetual swim in 10 lessons DVD). However, the problem is if...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-16-2011
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,147
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