SHOULD YOU SWIM HARD?
In part of three of his series on mind-body training, Terry Laughlin encourages us to think differently about effort
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Swim coaches often urge you to swim “hard.” When responding to that command, how do you put it into action--and with what result? Is there a better way to gain speed?
This is the third installment of our series on training which improves your swimming by fostering a more robust connection between brain and muscles. Mind-body training stimulates your brain to work harder as you swim. The more your brain does, the less your body must do to accomplish any goal.
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Terry Laughlin is founder and head coach of Total Immersion and winner of six national masters championships since turning 55. The Total Immersion 2.0 Freestyle Mastery Self-Coaching Course teaches ‘Expert’ Pacing/Tempo Training and three other Mastery skills for freestyle.
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Last month’s instalment described how to develop a more accurate sense of the position, orientation and direction of head, torso and limbs to facilitate subtler and more effective adjustments. For example: while breathing, do you lift your head or keep it aligned with your spine?