I was wondering what you guys think of the books: "Fitness swimming" by Emmett Hines and "Total immersion" Terry Laughlin.Somewher I ran into an opinoin that "T.I." is just the "rephrase" version of the "F.S.", i.e. pretty much the same stuf, just put into different words.So, based on that I just ordered the "F.S."Any feedback on both the books?Any positive results from learning through the two books?
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I would suggest FS, over TI because FS has a progression of workouts to follow and has really helped me take my swimming to another level. It makes the workouts so much easier when you don't have to make them up yourself. Plus, he puts them in a progression of drill combinations so that you are drilling your way to a better stroke.
At the begining of this year I started out with my cruise times at 1:45 (with a 4 month lay-off with my first born child), mainly due to endurance (15 years of not swimming). I am now down below 1:30 and should get down to 1:15 by the end of the year. When I am feeling good I am able to keep my 100 yard repeats between 1:15 and 1:20. I know I would not have made this kind of improvement without FS, unless I had a personal coach.
I would suggest that you get freestyle drills cd from TI. It makes the drills that much easier to learn and understand exactly what you are supposed to do.
Good Luck
I would suggest FS, over TI because FS has a progression of workouts to follow and has really helped me take my swimming to another level. It makes the workouts so much easier when you don't have to make them up yourself. Plus, he puts them in a progression of drill combinations so that you are drilling your way to a better stroke.
At the begining of this year I started out with my cruise times at 1:45 (with a 4 month lay-off with my first born child), mainly due to endurance (15 years of not swimming). I am now down below 1:30 and should get down to 1:15 by the end of the year. When I am feeling good I am able to keep my 100 yard repeats between 1:15 and 1:20. I know I would not have made this kind of improvement without FS, unless I had a personal coach.
I would suggest that you get freestyle drills cd from TI. It makes the drills that much easier to learn and understand exactly what you are supposed to do.
Good Luck
