Exercise: Lethal or Life-Enhancing?
Introduction:
Recently the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled “One Running Shoe in the Grave” about the deleterious effects of high-exertion and/or high-mileage running. While the article addressed running specifically, it …
Sounds like a book title and I think I could probably write much on the subject(s) in the future 
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I have just finished reading a fascinating book entitled ‘Bounce’ by Matthew Syed. It is quite a provocative work which explores the links between so-called talent and success in many fields but especially in sports people. The conventional wisdom being …
Over the years I have had swimmers who have taken lessons and workshops with me tell me they can hear my voice in their head while practicing. I think there really is nothing that beats the impact of one on …
Blog #1 presented the problem determining open water pace and SPL , or “Getting Immediate Feedback of Pace and SPL” without the aid of GPS. Counting strokes between evenly placed buoys or the same (two) buoys is a good start …
Tempo and SPL
Most of us TI swimmers primarily use the Tempo Trainer timing each stroke on the audible tone whether we use the “beep” on hand-dip recovery, drive from the hip, two beat kick, full extension, or ….? We …
For months I’ve been toying with my tempo and SPL (strokes per length) with a goal of maintaining SPL as tempo gets faster – and getting more out of each stroke. Lately, I’ve been happy holding 13 SPL@ 1:10 …
Hello Swimmers,
Five months have passed since I became No.1 YouTube Swimmer in the world. I really appreciate your contribution to increase view counts.
It was released in 2008. Since then, I have taught TI in many ways as well …
All of the Journal Entries for the 2012 Triple Ultra have now been compiled with the Event Recaps into a 167-page PDF e-Book, available for $4.99. Ten percent of the profit from the sale of each book goes …
We can learn a lot from elite and professional triathletes by simply observing what they do. Sometimes you may not know exactly what to look for in order to emulate and improve your skills.
I took some of the guesswork …