Archive for the ‘Freestyle/Crawl Technique’ Category

How Tim Ferriss Learned to Swim in 10 Days
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on December 19th, 2010

Tim Ferriss, author of NY Times #1 best-seller 4-Hour Workweek has a new book out 4-Hour Body, which seeks to do for fitness and athletic skills what his prior book did for lifestyle. Eliminate wasted time and effort and maximize success.
Here’s what he says about TI Swimming: “TI is 100% responsible for the fastest transformation I’ve ever had in sports.”

How to Make Breathing Feel Effortless
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on December 4th, 2010

With a renewed focus on Balance Thoughts-and-Feelings for the past 5 weeks of practice my balance and breathing feel more ‘effortless’ than ever.

Skating: Key to a better Freestyle
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on December 1st, 2010

Skating is the key to a better, easier, faster freestyle.

A Balance Lesson: (Fear of) Falling vs Sinking
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on November 27th, 2010

On land your body sends LOUD, CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS alerts about imbalance. In the water those signals are easy to miss or misinterpret.

Video: How Balance improves Breathing
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on November 24th, 2010

Balance practice is best done in short, intensely focused repeats — the same kind that are best for improving advanced skills like breathing.

Video: What makes a swimmer efficient?
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on November 23rd, 2010

Height is one factor that contributes to stroke efficiency (or taking fewer strokes per length). But Balance is more important.

Why does Alberto Salazar sound like a TI Coach?
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on November 21st, 2010

Some call Alberto Salazar the savior of American distance running. He sounds uncannily like a TI Swim Coach.

What I learned on Day One as a Coach
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on November 18th, 2010

How I learned to coach by sight, rather than the clock, in the first two workouts I ever ran.

Thoughts to Swim By: Freestyle
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on November 2nd, 2010

Nine affirmations to create a Freestyle Flow State

Difficulty with Core Balance and how to cure it.
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on October 27th, 2010

It takes patient, examined and low-exertion practice to master Balance.