Follow A Proven Effective Path
This is the second part of a series discussing how Deliberate Practice principles are embodied in our method and manner of training. You may read Part 1 first. I am referring to Chapter 4 “The Gold Standard” in Anders Ericsson’s book Peak: Secrets...
The Definition Of Deliberate Practice
I have spent a great deal of space on this blog to explain the view that superior performance is composed of both an extraordinary product on the outside – such as speed – and an extraordinary feature on the inside – energy efficiency. Whether your...
Build Your Speed Skills
If you have been taking time to absorb Total Immersion methods and coaching, you may have (or I hope, you should have) encountered our argument that Speed Is A Skill. Many of my posts are dedicated to explaining some facet of that concept. If you are wondering what...
Build A Better Feedback Loop
It is certainly encouraging and advantageous to be at a training event with a coach who can give you feedback right there in the moment of action. But, as one swimmer recently commented, it gets expensive to keep the live coach around. These events costs money. ...
There Is A Better Way
I happened to see some triathletes link to this article on Facebook a couple months ago. The title caught my attention because, clearly, this was such a contrast to our approach to swimming. I would have just ignored an article like this, but was curious to see what...The Blessing In Discomfort
I often listen to Krista Tippett’s On Being podcasts. They generally cover inspiration topics on humanity, philosophy, and spirituality. A recent episode had a discussion titled Running As Spiritual Practice. Though this podcast is about running, one could...
Failure Leads To Speed
This is a continuation from the previous post The Speed You Must Earn. Race day (if you like racing) is the great test of your abilities – this is the event most competitive athletes are focused upon. On that day you want to succeed in everything you have...
The Speed You Must Earn
This is a continuation of thoughts from Going Beyond Easy Speed. There are some ‘easy’ breakthroughs in speed which come from that initial – and usually radical – improvement in body shape and movement control. But the other way to appreciate...