By Louis Tharp
Hi Bill:
Thanks for writing and for over-rotating.Without over-rotators coaches would be forced to work as investment bankers, and after the first hundred million where’s the fun?
Question:
Lou, when I first began learning TI, three years …
So, in the last few weeks, I have been using an analogy with all of my Total Immersion clients that seems to work well.
The background: Once we get past basic balance drills like Superman Glide, Laser Lead Flutter, skating …
By Louis Tharp
It’s hard to see exactly how using high hips for propulsion actually works, unless you time this 100-yard drill and see that the 5’10" swimmer is not even breathing hard after turning in a 1:18 at …
By Louis Tharp
There was a team in the pool yesterday afternoon. It was us. And once again the three of us were participating in the energy transfer that produces fast swimmers from smart people who respect nuance and ignore …
It has been 28 days since I rolled my car on to its roof. I walked away with 5 fractures – 2 to my left clavicle, as well as my sternum, a rib and my left wrist. During …
I just did a one hour running time trial on the treadmill this morning (it’s getting cold in NJ) and I couldn’t be happier! I have been following the Dr. Maffetone MAF Heart Rate formula (180-age + 5) and have …
By Louis Tharp
Ok, high-maintenance swimmer, this blog’s about you. I’m not going to spend blog words talking about the novice swimmer who started on the stone skipper drill and did pretty well. You alredy know how to do the …
By Louis Tharp
They found my TI blog and one of them wants to know why he’s not mentioned more often. I’ve been focusing on the novice swimmer, the low maintenance one.
So now I have to make up for …
By Louis Tharp
Last week my novice triathlete spent 25 seconds kicking in hand-lead position while staying perfectly still. I swear if I told a swimmer to do this, it couldn’t be done. When it happens I can’t stop staring. …
By Louis Tharp
I’ll see my new swimmer Sunday for a three-hour. It’s been three days. I don’t know if he’s been in the pool or how he feels about swimming after our last session.
He’s coming with a friend …