How's this for a clarification?

"Harold Buck" <no_one_knows@attbi.com> wrote in message
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> I've heard people say TI is really good for triathletes because even if
> it doesn't make you much faster it will teach you to use less energy for
> the same speed, which is great for triathlons (since we aren't done when
> we finish the swim). Personally, I think it helped me become faster
> *and* use less energy.

No argument that it can help. I just don't really agree with taking a good
swimmer and teaching them a "new" way to swim. In the short term you are
going to have a negative impact and in the long term, I don't really think
the results would justify it.

TI might could take a minute or two off my mile, but it's a lot of effort
for such a small gain, I'd rather just use a coach to refine the skills I
already have. But as I mentioned, I have seen it turn a slow swimmer into a
good swimmer and I think it is well suited for that task.

James

<MJuric> wrote in message news:3f0afe13.70922721@news.choiceone.net...
> On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 22:05:13 +0000 (UTC), "topdog" <topdog@stic.net>
> wrote:
>
> >Apparently we have some difference in what we call different things.
> >There is a certain amount of agreement between us, although we are using
> >different definitions.
> >
> >I have been trying to make several points -
> >
> >1. The extreme importance of strength and endurance in distance
> >swimming. A "good stroke" without that will suck over the course of the
> >race. It simply is impossible to have a good stroke without the proper
> >endurance and strength base.Simply working on mechanics without gaining
> >endurance will doom you to failure.

Or,,,, endurance is what happens while working on skill and technique.

Rick