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Use Feedback to Train Effectively
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 11th, 2010
Today’s practice sample shows the value of getting the right kind of feedback from practice sets. Data that lets you know if you’re improving — and how and why.
TAGS: clear intention, Continuous Improvement, distance swimming, English Channel, mindfulness, neural circuits, open water swimming, stroke efficiency, swim for endurance, Swim for Health and Happiness, swim right, Tempo Trainer, terry laughlin
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Speed “Happens” . . . while Focused on Efficiency
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 10th, 2010
I hadn’t planned on a “quality” set today, but one sort of snuck up on me as the beep on my Tempo Trainer got faster . . . while I tried to keep my stroke unhurried and long.
TAGS: attentive repetition, distance swimming, Easy Freestyle, English Channel, Kaizen, mindfulness, neural circuits, stroke efficiency, swim for improvement, Tempo Trainer, terry laughlin
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Free Air: How to Breathe Easier
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 16th, 2009
If you feel breathless, or lose form when breathing, it’s hard to swim any distance without tiring. Here is a stepwise series of 5 “stroke thoughts” that will have you breathing easier in crawl.
TAGS: breathing skills, distance swimming, Easy Freestyle, stroke efficiency, swim for endurance, swim for improvement, swim right, terry laughlin
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What do you think about
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 9th, 2009
In open water, think about your stroke first, most and always. And think in specific and targeted ways. Everything else is just details.
TAGS: attentive repetition, clear intention, Easy Freestyle, mindfulness, open water swimming, Outside the Box, Perpetual Motion Freestyle, Shinji Takeuchi, stroke efficiency, swim right, terry laughlin, triathlon
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The Benefits of “Not-Doing”
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 9th, 2009
Turning muscles OFF, rather than on, can bring many benefits. Not just energy savings but more effective technique.
TAGS: Easy Freestyle, mindfulness, Outside the Box, Perpetual Motion Freestyle, stroke efficiency, swim for improvement, swim right, terry laughlin
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Its All in Your Mind: Improving Through Mindfulness
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 11th, 2009
I learned to focus not on the clock but on how I’m feeling and moving — that is, process, not outcome. Improved performance, it seems, follows improved mindfulness.
TAGS: clear intention, ironman, lake placid, mindfulness, open water swimming, stroke efficiency, swim for improvement, swim right, terry laughlin, TI Open Water Camp, triathlon
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Completing Ironman – one stroke, pedal or stride at a time
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 11th, 2009
“Terry’s advice was to be the quiet center of whatever pack you’re in. This created a ‘cocoon of calm purpose’ and led to my most memorable swim of all time.”
TAGS: clear intention, ironman, open water swimming, Outside the Box, stroke efficiency, swim for improvement, swim right, terry laughlin, TI Open Water Camp, TI Weekend Workshop, triathlon
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VIDEO: Terry Laughlin Interview at Lake Placid Ironman 2009
by keith
Posted on August 7th, 2009
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TAGS: ironman, lake placid, open water swimming, swimming, terry laughlin, triathlon
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