March 2010 – Coachdshen.com

Auditory Cues for Better Running

Posted on March 30, 2010 by dshen

One of the tools I use for better running has nothing to do with my feet; it’s my ears! Great running form is nearly soundless. Each footfall should land with barely any noise, signaling that there is no wasted energy directed into the ground and that as much energy as possible is driving the body[…]

Form Training with the 4 S’s

Posted on March 10, 2010 by dshen

In the last few months, I’ve been really into Total Immersion and their teaching method. Swimming is one of those activities which require mastery of so many little details that trying to learn swimming all at once is very very difficult. So they do a great job of breaking down technique with drills, and enforcing[…]