Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
05-08-2015
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Replies: 15
Views: 11,475
Long Swims
Tom: you might check out this thread from the Marathon Swimmers Forum:
http://marathonswimmers.org/forum/discussion/20/what-is-an-appropriate-weekly-mileage-for-completing-marathon-swims/p1
What...
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Forum: Freestyle
05-01-2015
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Replies: 60
Views: 14,402
Simplify
Sherry: you sure know how to complicate stuff.
1. If you swim at a "slow" stroke rate (e.g. 1 stroke every 1.4 seconds) and breathe every 2 strokes, you are taking about 20 breaths per minute....
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Forum: Freestyle
04-08-2015
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,911
Head
Have to agree with Andy. Your head moves a little left when you breathe. Check out this video--my favorite. Watch the head from 1:13 on. Just a little more interesting than fishing. ...
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Forum: Freestyle
04-01-2015
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Replies: 40
Views: 9,587
Breathing
Gotta give you props, Talvi, for persistence, analysis, and getting the most feedback (even from Shinji and Terry !!!) of any poster on this forum in a long time. Yet from what you report you swim...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-31-2015
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,538
Still Head
John: check out this video of TI Coach Mandy in an endless pool. Her head is so steady she could almost balance a glass of water on it. Something to strive for. ...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-30-2015
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,312
Non propulsive
John: as you can see this is a non-propulsive point in your stroke. Ideally at this point your left arm would have already started to catch water. See the "Aussie Catch" as some guy named A....
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Forum: Freestyle
03-30-2015
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,312
Fore - Aft Balance
Johnny: just for fun, compare you body position to Shinji and Terry at approximately the same time in the stroke. Then, compare your left hand which has already reached full extension with Shingi's...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-26-2015
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,047
Tinkerer
Sherry: it IS easy to become a tinkerer: watch You Tube videos, read forums, embrace the latest focal point. Yet you got the best feedback from a super TI coach, Gary Fahey. Isn't he the same guy...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-25-2015
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,047
Lateral Sway vs. Rotation
Sherry: this might have been the last time you posted video: http://totalimmersion.net/forum/showthread.php?t=7195
Your TI coach wrote: Regarding the rocking from side to side, I did receive an...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-20-2015
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Replies: 34
Views: 10,651
Head follows stroking arm
Sclim/Tom: this still is from latest video. Stroking arm wide, head follows, torso follows head and torqued about 45 degrees. Recovering elbow past midline. Still a powerful, powerful stroke even...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-19-2015
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Replies: 34
Views: 10,651
Stills
Sclim: the stills are from the first video. Ingrained stroking patterns are hard to break. Mike.
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Forum: Freestyle
03-18-2015
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Replies: 34
Views: 10,651
Head Stuff
You have had some great feedback on your swims so if I am repeating something please disregard. In "Tom.jpg (1st photo on left) I see the head following the stroking left arm so much so that your...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-10-2015
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,267
Hip Driven?
Novaswimmer I have struggled to understand hip drive/weight shift as well. and how it helps forward progress. TI coaches seem to use the terminology and apparently it works and works very...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-04-2015
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,185
Left Arm: Shingi vs Thorpe
Shingi's left arm position has always puzzled me. Compare it to Ian Thorpe. I'm not indicating that one is better than the other, just that the comparison is interesting. Thorpe's fingers point to...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-23-2015
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Replies: 28
Views: 9,739
Rottnest Channel Swim 2015
Unfortunately, Shinji Takeuchi DNF. Maybe he will have a report once he recovers from the race. The conditions were "brutal" according to some swimmers. The overall winner from New Zealand, Kane...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-20-2015
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,346
Got Horizontal?
Here are two strategies I used to get horizontal in the water originated by TI Coach Emmet Hines. See his website: http://www.h2oustonswims.org/
1. Superman pose face down in shallow water. Have...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-19-2015
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,346
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Forum: Freestyle
02-18-2015
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Replies: 87
Views: 19,347
Sand in your face
I agree with you Dan. Everyone is an experiment of one. It's also more than likely that, if asked, Coach Dave and Coach Mat would agree with each other concerning technique and strength.
Have...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-17-2015
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Replies: 87
Views: 19,347
Pencil Neck 12 year olds
Probably, Dan, but with all due respect, so what.
You might look through the forum archives where you will find entries from runners who say they can run a sub 40 minute 10K but are...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-16-2015
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,987
Form Drag
It all looks so relaxed which is good. Lots of good comments so far but maybe a picture is worth a thousand words. Form drag occurs when you deviate from a horizontal, streamlined position on the...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-16-2015
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Replies: 87
Views: 19,347
Swim smarter before you try to swim harder
“Brain training in Total Immersion practice is more than just teaching muscles to fire with precision – it is foremost concerned with teaching the body to find the path of least resistance forward...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-13-2015
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Replies: 87
Views: 19,347
Form Drag=speed killer
See below for two reviews of scientific literature related to strength training and swimming. Draw your own conclusions but most studies seem to show that strength training MAY improve short...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-05-2015
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,114
The 3 Rs
Tony: You are more comfortable breathing to your left (17 strokes) versus breathing to your right (19) strokes. Bilateral breathing is good, breathing to your right more often will help make that...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-05-2015
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,509
Why some don't do it
Some don't push to the outside:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P31XJ16C4Ag
No wasted motion. Mike
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Forum: Freestyle
01-14-2015
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,303
Deep Head
RO: as you spear deeply with your left hand your head follows to about 4-6 inches below the water surface. That makes catching a breath difficult. So you rotate your torso 90 degrees to get your...
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