Forum: Freestyle
03-03-2014
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Replies: 105
Views: 41,764
I know that it is hard to generalize, but for...
I know that it is hard to generalize, but for those who use swim aids/tools (pull buoys, floats, fins, paddles, etc.) in their training; what percentage of training time do you use them? Are they an...
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
02-25-2014
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,163
I think, although I don't know, that mouth vs...
I think, although I don't know, that mouth vs nose may be a personal thing. I keep my jaw relaxed and breathe out forcefully and I think most comes out my nose but a little comes out my mouth too....
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
02-22-2014
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,163
Once you get the rhythmic breathing going while...
Once you get the rhythmic breathing going while bobbing, the idea/challenge is to carry that same relaxed rhythm to whole stroke. For me the key was to find the stroke rate/rhythm that allows me to...
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
02-21-2014
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,163
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Forum: Freestyle
02-18-2014
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,395
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Forum: Freestyle
02-12-2014
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,395
Great question and I am interested in what the...
Great question and I am interested in what the coaches and experienced TIers say.
When I feel like I am swimming "well" then I too feel this rocking where it feels like most of my effort is coming...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-07-2014
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,798
My experience is similar to Rikard's. Roughly a...
My experience is similar to Rikard's. Roughly a year of slow progress to go from an awful swimmer to being able to swim a mile (slowly) with relative ease. The key for me was to view swimming like...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-25-2013
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,075
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
02-24-2012
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,447
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
02-23-2012
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,675
Hi Reardon, just a thought about your tired...
Hi Reardon, just a thought about your tired shoulder. I'm battling a shoulder issue now and so I'm a bit fixated on shoulder mechanics and I'm no expert but here goes. When your arm is extended...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-17-2012
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,673
Thanks for the responses. For now, my working...
Thanks for the responses. For now, my working definition of "proper" rotation is "just enough for BOTH of MY shoulders to clear the water COMFORTABLY, or about 45 degrees or so, and with symmetrical...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-16-2012
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,673
What is "just enough" rotation?
What is, and how does one find, the "proper" amount of rotation? Is this a fixed standard, say 37.5 degrees, or does it vary from person to person? Must it be symmetrical, or should the rotation...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-07-2012
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Replies: 11
Views: 11,273
Hmm, now that's an interesting observation. ...
Hmm, now that's an interesting observation. Along with the shoulder issue, my tennis elbow (i.e. forearm tendonitis) kicked up simultaneously, but my PT could not see how that could be caused by the...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-06-2012
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Replies: 11
Views: 11,273
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Forum: Freestyle
01-28-2012
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Replies: 22
Views: 13,039
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Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
01-11-2012
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,935
How to keep track of practices and results?
I'm just starting out with a Tempo trainer and getting more focussed on interval training and trying to develop speed and fitness after a couple of years of just drilling and relaxed swimming. I...
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Forum: Freestyle
01-10-2012
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,902
Wow, I envy your balance and relaxed kick and...
Wow, I envy your balance and relaxed kick and stroke! I'm a beginner but am working on some of the same issues that you describe so perhaps this will help.
Two things my coach has me working on...
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Forum: Freestyle
01-09-2012
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Replies: 69
Views: 17,681
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Forum: Freestyle
01-03-2012
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,545
Read or reread the book
With all of the attraction of high tech things like DVDs and animations it's easy to skip the printed pages. I started TI through the book and quickly moved on to DVDs. I pulled out the book last...
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Forum: Links and References
12-20-2011
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,673
Yep you nailed me in the demographic and I'm a...
Yep you nailed me in the demographic and I'm a customer.
But I'll propose a different question and suggest my answer. Who is the ideal customer to make the world/neighborhood a better place? Kids...
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Forum: Freestyle
12-15-2011
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Replies: 11
Views: 11,273
Well, I only have to drop 10 more seconds to...
Well, I only have to drop 10 more seconds to achieve a USA Swimming "B" time for 10 & under girls ..... So if I adopt the age-counting method of SUBTRACTING one year for every year after 50 I...
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Forum: Freestyle
12-14-2011
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Replies: 11
Views: 11,273
Gulp, I must be slower than I thought. :} Here...
Gulp, I must be slower than I thought. :} Here is a video from last spring
http://www.totalimmersion.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2380
but, I feel like I have improved greatly in many areas since...
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Forum: Freestyle
12-14-2011
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Replies: 11
Views: 11,273
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Forum: Freestyle
12-14-2011
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Replies: 11
Views: 11,273
Found my triceps - is that OK?
I've been doing TI for 2.5 years and until now I have never worried about speed (which is good because I'm really slow...), and I still don't really, but I'm in a Masters swim class and we do timed...
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Forum: Freestyle
12-02-2011
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,603
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