Trying to Lower my SPL
This week, for kicks, I decided to take one workout to see if I could lower my SPL for 25y to as low as I can get it. My best[…]
Month: December 2009
Exercise Your Brain
I’m a voracious reader, and love to buy and read books on the topic of training. I’ve bought so many books on the topic and found many to be really[…]
Tempo Training and SPL at Faster Tempos
Based on my coach’s suggestion, on the next workout I decided to swim at a higher tempo settings. After warming up, I set my tempo trainer at 1.6 seconds, swam[…]
Tempo Practice Maintaining Strokes Per Length
Monday I swam, thinking a lot about what Coach Shinji and I worked on Saturday. I warmed up and then instead of only practicing Strokes Per Length (SPL) I did[…]
Total Immersion’s Superman Glide
Total Immersion has this drill called the Superman Glide. You basically push off the bottom of the pool (not the side; that’s cheating!) and launch yourself forward into the “Superman”[…]
TI Swimming with Coach Shinji 12-12-09
Another great session with Coach Shinji this last Saturday. It was a rainy, cold day but us swimmers don’t care; we’re wet anyways. It’s not so nice for coaches who[…]
Learning to Breathe and Sight with Shinji Takeuchi’s TI Swimming 11-13-09
It’s been almost a month since my last lesson with Shinji. My blog was busted until now but finally I can post my notes from my last swim session with[…]