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Triathlon Swimming: Made EasyIn late 2011, the Chicago Cubs hired the ‘baseball genius’ Theo Epstein away from the Boston Red Sox, where—while still in his 20s—he’d led the Red Sox to two. Epstein instead of being a former player guy was an Ivy Leaguer strong in the analytical skills increasingly valued in building pro sports teams. Yet after […]
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‘Moneyball’ Swimming: Learn to Analyze Your Training
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 26th, 2014
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 26th, 2014
Bad Advice: Tell Yourself, “This feels good.”
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 12th, 2013
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 12th, 2013
Last week (Nov 6 to be precise) the NY Times published an article with the headline Keep Telling Yourself: “This Workout Feels Good.” This is a prime example of what I call the Western Industrial Exercise Complex. The article’s main message was that if you practice exhortatory self-talk you’ll get better at enduring unpleasantness while […]
How Efficient Is Your Freestyle?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 8th, 2013
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 8th, 2013
If you regularly read my posts you’re probably aware of the DARPA study which showed that human swimmers are only 3% efficient–as compared to the 80% efficiency of dolphins. (I.E. Dolphins convert 80% of energy expenditures into forward motion; in contrast humans divert 97% of energy into moving around in the water and moving the […]
Crossing Gibraltar Strait: A Journey to Joy
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on October 31st, 2013
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on October 31st, 2013
On October 11, I swam across Gibraltar Strait, with TI colleagues Lennart Larsson of Orebro, Sweden and Tommi Patila of Helsinki, Finland. We swam 18km (11+ miles) in 5 hours 18 minutes. Water temperatures started at 18C (64F) near the Spanish coast, rose to 19 in mid-Strait, then dipped to 16C (60F) as we approached […]
Fail better. It’s that simple.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 6th, 2013
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on September 6th, 2013
I’ve written many times that among the characteristics of those who excel in many fields is they do not fear or shrink from failure. In fact, when they practice their discipline, they almost always plan it to include a form of difficulty or challenge that will ensure some kind of failure, or reveal a weak […]
‘Drafting Off’ My Inner Voice
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 29th, 2013
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 29th, 2013
In my last post, Enjoyment Meets Improvement I wrote that I’ve reduced my racing schedule this summer to preserve bandwidth for writing e-books (the first, “How Swimming Works . . . and How It Doesn’t” should be released in October.) But in practice, I still focus on improvement—it’s addictive and it stokes my creative juices. […]
Incredible Journey: Swimming Novice to Provincial Coach in 1000 Days
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 19th, 2013
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 19th, 2013
In April 2010 Eid Mohammed Hamed watched a TI DVD for the first time. In April 2013, he is the head coach of the provincial team in Herat, and a candidate to become national coach of Afghanistan!
How to Make Exercise Addictive
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 29th, 2013
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 29th, 2013
I discovered that the laserlike focus that took, and the feeling of using my body well in a new way, left me feeling physically and mentally energized
See the World’s Most Ageless Swimmer
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 15th, 2013
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 15th, 2013
Paul Lurie — the “Nonagenarian Shinji’
My Dad’s Last Life Lesson
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 5th, 2013
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 5th, 2013
My dad’s final lesson was to reveal the key to a fearless life.