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This blog excerpts just three posts from a lengthy thread (19 posts by the time I added my two cents) entitled "Any Tips on Helping Hip Rotation" on the Freestyle conference of the Discussion Forum. I’m reposting selections from …
Brad posted this on the TI Discussion Forum
I know this is an old topic but I was shocked when my Primary Care Physician said that swimming was not very good for weight loss. I’ve had increasing back problems …
This morning, while reading the NY Times account of the final round of the Masters tournament, these quotes from Tiger Woods got me thinking.
Woods, meanwhile, was distressed and referred to his day as "terrible."I was hitting it awful on …
A common question, posed on the Discussion Forum.
I have been practicing rotating — rather than moving my head — to breathe. I’ve seen video of my stroke and it looked as though I was almost at 90 degree …
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I saw an interview with, I believe, Bill Boomer, about training cats and dogs. Some swimmers, even sprinters, do really well on high volume training. Boomer called these athletes "dogs." Janet Evans was a …
In the same discussion thread, TI Coach Eric Desanto raised two fascinating topics that are seldom discussed and rarely understood. The first was "nervous system fatigue."
I have been tentative to add my two cents here, because I …
Here’s another great thread from the Discussion Forum. This question by a college swimmer, produced a truly stimulating exchange of ideas about training and performance. I’ll publish highlights in several blogs — to allow interesting topics to stand …
Another question that came up on the Discussion Forum
I recently attended a weekend workshop, I learned a lot about the drills but struggle with them due to my poor kick. I’m now starting to work through fish, skating …
This question was posed on the TI Discussion Forum
The best answer is neither comes first. Drill-refinement, and transitioning new skills to whole stroke, is seldom a linear process — first I master Step A, then I master Step B. …