Forum: Freestyle
06-06-2016
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Replies: 35
Views: 15,326
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Forum: Freestyle
05-25-2016
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Replies: 41
Views: 11,690
Tom
Regarding your post: I didn't consciously...
Tom
Regarding your post: I didn't consciously speed up the above water movement for this new experiment, so I'm not sure where my speed gain (:46/50m vs. :48/50m at 13 SPL) came from. Obviously the...
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Forum: Freestyle
05-18-2016
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Replies: 41
Views: 11,690
Tom
Your last paragraph was very interesting to...
Tom
Your last paragraph was very interesting to me:
As to how sustainable my SPL is, the 11-12 results are flukes. The 13 I can hold consistently for a set of 4 x 25, 3 x 50, 2 x 75, 1 x 100, with...
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Forum: Freestyle
05-13-2016
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Replies: 99
Views: 21,692
Coach Suzanne
Tried the workout also, but...
Coach Suzanne
Tried the workout also, but results weren't as good as Joel's. I have been working on a practice session posted by Terry a while ago.--"A pracitse to improve balance, streamline...and...
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Forum: Freestyle
05-12-2016
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,101
I would be up to the challenge. However I swim...
I would be up to the challenge. However I swim in a pool that is only 70 feet long and in the middle of the pool, it is too deep for me to push off from the bottom. However in the widest part of...
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Forum: Freestyle
05-09-2016
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Replies: 99
Views: 21,692
Streak
Regarding this:
At my session with...
Streak
Regarding this:
At my session with Stuart he got me to focus on DPS vs SPL vs perceived effort trying to do the same times but at a lower tempo. Looks like I just managed to do a bit this...
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Forum: Links and References
05-04-2016
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,313
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Forum: Links and References
05-02-2016
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,313
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Forum: Links and References
05-01-2016
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,313
Use of snorkel
For the last few days I have been trying to incorporate activate rest intervals in my practice sessions. I use the snorkel to get my breathing back to a less than panting state. I swim 2 to 4...
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Forum: Links and References
05-01-2016
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,394
Additional Question on Fist Gloves
I have a pair of swim gloves (I believe by Aqua) that were given to me many years ago. The five fingers in the glove are sewn together to resemble a duck's webbed feet. I have started using these...
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Forum: Freestyle
04-30-2016
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Replies: 99
Views: 21,692
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Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
04-28-2016
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Replies: 12
Views: 19,780
Suzanne--quote:
It looks easy because i've...
Suzanne--quote:
It looks easy because i've practiced focal points using deliberate practice principals for 7 years now, thanks to Terry's teaching, and jus tprior to that, Maria filmed those other...
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Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
04-27-2016
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Replies: 12
Views: 19,780
Suzanne
Were you swimming in a 25 meter or 25...
Suzanne
Were you swimming in a 25 meter or 25 yard pool? I noted that your first 4 lengths took only about 91 seconds. Awesome!
What I really like about your stroke (and other successful TI...
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Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
04-19-2016
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Replies: 13
Views: 18,861
A few weeks ago I was browsing thru this forum...
A few weeks ago I was browsing thru this forum (Favorite Practices and Sets). I came across Terry's opening post and have started on week 2 of doing this practice. At this point I can't do the...
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Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
04-12-2016
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Replies: 41
Views: 27,118
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Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
04-11-2016
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Replies: 41
Views: 27,118
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Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
04-09-2016
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Replies: 41
Views: 27,118
Coach Suzanne
Were you swimming in a 50 meter...
Coach Suzanne
Were you swimming in a 50 meter pool? The reason I ask is that I am about the same height and weight as you, but I have several more years on me than you. I have about the same spl...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-24-2016
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Replies: 43
Views: 11,938
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Forum: Freestyle
03-21-2016
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Replies: 51
Views: 15,524
Don't know if this is worth looking at, but I...
Don't know if this is worth looking at, but I noticed something in weakandpuny's video that I have seen in my own stroke. If you slow the video down to .5, and especially between 9 and 15 seconds,...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-10-2016
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Replies: 57
Views: 13,678
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Forum: Freestyle
03-09-2016
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Replies: 57
Views: 13,678
sclim
Over the last weekend, there were...
sclim
Over the last weekend, there were virtually no posts to any of the forums. I usually get up pretty early and use whatever has been posted as motivation for my swim. So I decided to browse...
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
03-07-2016
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,348
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Forum: Freestyle
02-29-2016
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,105
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Forum: Freestyle
02-28-2016
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,105
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This last paragraph left me wondering how...
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This last paragraph left me wondering how to determine if the problem was technical or emotional (or psychological). Yesterday when I was swimming, I had the whole pool to myself. Near the...
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Forum: Links and References
02-28-2016
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,394
From what I heard in previous posts that some...
From what I heard in previous posts that some people liked the gloves and others said the gloves were hard to work with (getting on and off and they also tore easily).
My guess is that the drill...
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