technique

What I did during the Summer from BillOddy 438 days old

[ ... ] lengths "quality technique" swimming. So a typical session looked like: Warm Up: 1 x 200 - 400 EZ Main Set: 8 x 25 dog-paddle 4 x 25 FR 8 ...

Flippin' helpful? from BillOddy 457 days old

A couple of the triathletes I swim with are trying to get their heads around tumble turning. And it's a lot of struggle, especially as there aren't ...

Some quality thinking time from BillOddy 492 days old

Tonights tirathlon swim session was an interesting descending set. It was interesting not so much for what the main set was (500, 400, 100) but because ...

Where does technique fit in a swim program? from BillOddy 568 days old

[ ... ] and moved to a technique oriented setting where he was seen taking 45-50s to complete a length. These sessions are TI-like, but don't know the ...

Strong arm of the law... from BillOddy 630 days old

It's been an interseting week this week. Firstly my local pool is shut for repairs(?!) which has meant less swimming than normal, but only just because ...

w/e 28/10/2007 (the wrong sort of taper) from BillOddy 754 days old

This last week's been a funny old week. Craig (Stockport) got "confused" and thought that the Etwall meet was at the beginning of November (nope it's ...

Book Review: Spinting A Coach's Challenge from BillOddy 945 days old

[ ... ] got reasonable technique, but to go fast you've got to swim fast and aggressively (certainly in short events). So taking these thoughts I kind of ...

Breathe, breathe, breathe from BillOddy 968 days old

Something I've noticed watching Micheal Phelps is that not only is he faster than everyone but when swimming 'fly he breathes every stroke (seemingly ...

Lights - Camera - Action from BillOddy 1001 days old

In todays Active Swim Craig brought his video camera out and did a quick bit of videoing of me and a couple of other swimmers. This is the first time ...

What should your head do...? from BillOddy 1085 days old

[ ... ] also in terms of technique. For one thing my body roll is less when sprinting. Anyway as today's session progressed on a couple of repeats I ...