What do you think of total immersion?

Originally posted by gull80 I assume TI would have taken credit for her success at the Olympics had she made the team (I honestly did not know if she had). And while I certainly do not mean to discredit her achievements, it's not at all surprising that TI does not in turn accept blame for her failure to make the Olympic team. That's what good marketing is all about. And that is why I "feel" the way I do about TI. Gull, I can see where you are coming from. However, I highly doubt that TI is to blame for her failure to make the Olympic Team in 2004. There are so many variables to consider, that is for certain, but I doubt her technique training is one of them. Especially when you consider that the same training was responsible for her record setting 1650 time. In addition, I would not expect TI to take the blame for her failure to make the team. Did Bob Bowman step up and take the blame for Michael's lackluster performance at the World Champs in Canada? Not that I recall. The blame was to be placed on no one other than Michael himself, and he openly admitted to his training shortcomings prior to that meet. If you are treating a patient for high LDL, low HDL, hypertension, hypotension, or any other cardiovascular disease and the patient has a stroke, heart attack, etc. despite your treatment, do you accept the blame? Does a cardiothoracic surgeon tell his patients about the successes he has had in the OR or about those who have died on the table? My point is that cause and effect is not always the proper explanation. If you hear hoofbeats do you assume that it's a zebra? (Stole that one from Dr. Dean Edell...thanks Dr.!) Despite your best efforts, not all patients can be helped. Despite TI's training, a swimmer is not guranteed to excel. You are not always responsible for a patients outcome and a training method is not always to blame for a swimmers degree of success.

Originally posted by gull80 I assume TI would have taken credit for her success at the Olympics had she made the team (I honestly did not know if she had). And while I certainly do not mean to discredit her achievements, it's not at all surprising that TI does not in turn accept blame for her failure to make the Olympic team. That's what good marketing is all about. And that is why I "feel" the way I do about TI. Gull, I can see where you are coming from. However, I highly doubt that TI is to blame for her failure to make the Olympic Team in 2004. There are so many variables to consider, that is for certain, but I doubt her technique training is one of them. Especially when you consider that the same training was responsible for her record setting 1650 time. In addition, I would not expect TI to take the blame for her failure to make the team. Did Bob Bowman step up and take the blame for Michael's lackluster performance at the World Champs in Canada? Not that I recall. The blame was to be placed on no one other than Michael himself, and he openly admitted to his training shortcomings prior to that meet. If you are treating a patient for high LDL, low HDL, hypertension, hypotension, or any other cardiovascular disease and the patient has a stroke, heart attack, etc. despite your treatment, do you accept the blame? Does a cardiothoracic surgeon tell his patients about the successes he has had in the OR or about those who have died on the table? My point is that cause and effect is not always the proper explanation. If you hear hoofbeats do you assume that it's a zebra? (Stole that one from Dr. Dean Edell...thanks Dr.!) Despite your best efforts, not all patients can be helped. Despite TI's training, a swimmer is not guranteed to excel. You are not always responsible for a patients outcome and a training method is not always to blame for a swimmers degree of success.