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What Is Your Neutral Buoyancy Point?

What Is Your Neutral Buoyancy Point?

by | 22 Nov, 2014

Previously, I wrote out some thoughts and a strategy for swimmers who struggle with sinking: Remedy For Sinkers Part 1 Remedy For Sinkers Part 2 Better Motivation For Sinkers And Anyone Since then those posts have received a good deal of attention and I’ve...

Technique And Fitness Unite

by | 9 Feb, 2014

I first acknowledge that TI Head Coach Terry is emphasizing this topic lately. It’s not coincidental that I am processing these ideas at the same time, though it is timely since several TI students have been asking for better understanding in this very area. So,...

Hip-Leg Alignment

by | 8 Nov, 2013

Another problem area for the swimmer is in the hip and leg alignment. I will first re-state that the head is the anchor for alignment of all these other body parts. Work on the head first, then the lower back, hips and legs will be much, much easier to correct. So if...

Head-Spine Alignment

by | 1 Nov, 2013

This is Part 2, following Core Strength And Control… Let’s divide the body into these sections of focus as we examine alignment and core strength in the swimmer:   Head   Spine   Waist   Hips   Legs This article will address the head and spine: The head is...

Myofascia And Swimming

by | 21 Aug, 2013

I’ve been investigating this topic for a couple years now – it has felt like the missing link in this quest I’ve had to understand how the rotational properties of the body generate extraordinary – and seemingly untiring – force during...

Core Muscles For Swimming

by | 20 Jul, 2013

Here is an essay my wife, Gail, elected to write for this blog. She is a licensed occupational therapist (OT) who has helped me develop an appreciation for the therapeutic advantages of TI (therapeutic as in both ‘rehabilitation’ and in ‘performance...
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