Forum: Freestyle
12-12-2010
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,343
Alcatraz Training
When we train to "escape" from Alcatraz in the San Francisco Bay we're looking at temperatures of about 55 degrees. We use wetsuits but a few things that might still apply to cold pool swimming:
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Forum: Freestyle
11-30-2010
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,898
An Addendum/Thought
Hi All,
I thought my easy six beater was as easy as a two beater. But, interestingly, when I got to the pool on Saturday it was heated to a ghastly 89 degrees. UGH. I swam a two miler and without...
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Forum: Freestyle
11-24-2010
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,898
Thanks!
Hi Everyone,
Thanks for the responses!
Terry, not sure how aesthetically pleasing it looks (six or two) but in terms of how it feels, it feels more flowlicious with the six beat for me. In terms...
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Forum: Freestyle
11-20-2010
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,898
Six Beats Vs. Two
Hi All,
Since last February I began using a two beat kick only. It felt like it took up a lot less energy and it seemed a better way to get a smoother stroke. At some point I sort of thought I...
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Forum: Freestyle
09-23-2010
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,151
Thanks Haschu33!
Thanks Haschu--I will use that email address and see if I can get a replacement for my current bomb, er, Tempo Trainer.
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Forum: Freestyle
09-20-2010
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,151
Thanks-Bought It Here
I got it as a gift and I think my bf bought it here at TI site. I have no packaging--just a never ending bleeping TT. I fear that the postal service may be scared to deliver a ticking object!
Oh...
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Forum: Freestyle
09-19-2010
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,151
Blasted Tempo Trainer!
Hey Guys,
My bf got me a TT for my bday a few months ago. I've used it maybe three times. But it has a mind of its own and has turned itself on. And it won't turn itself off! I was able to turn it...
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Forum: Freestyle
07-22-2010
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,843
Only When I Breathe
Eric,
Yup, I only have the issue with breathing. I'll work with the TT--for sure. I wanted it for speed, etc. but it's nice to see that it can help with technique. Cool. I did do a few TT laps on a...
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Forum: Freestyle
07-22-2010
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,843
Thanks so much you guys!
Borate, I clicked on...
Thanks so much you guys!
Borate, I clicked on that video but it doesn't seem to work? Symmetry on the hip roll feels hard on that one side. Now that I'm doing a 2BK I feel the asymmetry a lot...
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Forum: Freestyle
07-21-2010
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,843
Tempo Trainer &Balancing Stroke
Hello,
I got a TT for my birthday--yay!
I tried her out today and it was pretty cool. I have been working on what feels like a slightly uneven stroke. What I mean here is that I can and do hold...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-05-2010
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Replies: 48
Views: 17,560
Love The Simple Life
Lawrence--I love your points. I'm a big fan of #s 1 and 6--I've seen you post about here and both have been super helpful and *simple* to visualize and do. Wide tracks, let the kick happen. Yes.
I...
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Forum: Freestyle
05-22-2010
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,991
Yoga, Apples, TwoMilers
Terry, very cool about the yoga. I was more regular with it a while back and found it felt at times like a massage from the inside out. I need to get back to it. It's great that the yoga is making...
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Forum: Freestyle
05-20-2010
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,991
Thank You-I'm Inspired!
Hi Terry,
Thanks so much. I'm totally inspired. Of course I went to the pool yesterday and it didn't hurt to have it be one of those days where everything just felt right and I shaved a couple of...
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Forum: Freestyle
05-19-2010
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,991
For Fear Of Sounding Like A Turtle...
Hi Terry,
My brisk 50 yarders are now like about 46-47ish when they used to be like 43ish. The effort exerted doing the 2BK ones is about ten thousand times (okay I exaggerate) but we'll say a...
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Forum: Freestyle
05-19-2010
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,991
2BK Vacation
Hi All,
I adopted a two beat kick several months ago and really love it. So much smoother, I can feel my hips engaging and I've got relatively fresh legs after swimming a lot of yardage....
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Forum: Freestyle
04-26-2010
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,173
What Helped Me
Hi Lawrence,
What helped me get the 2BK pretty quickly was swimming a long distance w/out kicking at all--just let my legs do what they would do naturally or "follow" my stroke. When I did that the...
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Forum: Freestyle
04-10-2010
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,146
Where's The Fun is right!
I just got back from a two miler and swam it with so much more ease and I'm now finally back to my old pace. Exciting. I really love swimming now. It's FUN feeling good in the water and that is SO...
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Forum: Freestyle
04-10-2010
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,146
Isn't Trashing A Better Calorie Burn??
Funny, but a friend of mine said many years ago that the more efficient you became swimming, the less "exercise" you get. I guess she meant that you just exert less, burn fewer calories....
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Forum: Freestyle
04-04-2010
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,610
What Helped Me
Oddly, what helped me was forgetting about my legs for a two mile workout and just letting them mostly dangle. I felt balanced in the water and also I could feel my hips "driving" (or whatever word...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-30-2010
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,193
Mileage
Hi Mary,
We did a 6 miler but it was with a screaming fast tide so it felt more like 3 miles. Anyway, we were told to be at about 10,000 yards per week for that. Sounds like you're in good shape! 75...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-20-2010
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,684
Triathlon-Saving Energy
Hi,
Just reading this thread and I too have been playing with the 2bk. A few thoughts:
1. One workout I swam two miles and just let my legs sorta dangle--forgot about them per some good advice...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-20-2010
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,980
How Much Time, Coach Suzanne?
Great thread! Coach Suzanne, how long would you say, on average, it takes for your body to have that muscle memory in place? I think I'm beginning to regain a bit of speed after maybe two months of...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-09-2010
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,154
Breathing Advise-Coach Eric
Hey Squid,
Here's what coach Eric said to me yesterday--maybe it'll help. I found going back to skating actually helped with breathing a bit--but...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-09-2010
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,631
Definitely Slowed It Down
Hi Eric,
I've had to slow down to swim more efficiently and smoother. The past month or two I've changed the way my arm enters, where it enters, my kick and as a result I have hip drive. Yay and it...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-08-2010
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,631
Really Helpful, Coach Eric!
Howdy Eric,
Just returned from my workout. I actually printed this thread out and put it in a plastic bag (desperate times call for desperate measures.) ;)
Anyway, the tip that seemed least likely...
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