Thank Ande Thread?

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Elaine Krugman — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:12:10 GMT

Hey Elaine-iaK, you're welcome & thank you so much for recording my 200 IM at Nats I love it & very much appreciate you for doing that love your "Go Ande" cheers, they offset the "Go Chris" cheers Take Care, Ande Well, it's nice to know my big (loud) mouth was appreciated! I'm sure those around me on deck by Lane 10 were ready to whack me! I should show your post to my brother. He used to call me "Motor Mouth" when I was a kid. :blah: I outgrew it (talking a lot), but I make up for it now on the forums! :D P.S. Sorry Chris and his fans! :blush:

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ande — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:44:04 GMT

Hey Elaine-iaK, you're welcome & thank you so much for recording my 200 IM at Nats I love it & very much appreciate you for doing that love your "Go Ande" cheers, they offset the "Go Chris" cheers Take Care, Ande Hey Ande, I'm joining the love-fest in thanking you (again!!!). I've thanked you a bunch of times and you know I'm a huge fan of yours, but I couldn't resist adding my :2cents: here. :D If I hadn't been in Alaska when this thread posted, I would have been the first to respond and agree! Ande, sorry, again, about my loud mouth :cheerleader: cheering you on in the 200IM video I made of you at Nationals. I got so caught up cheering for you, I forgot it would end up on the video along with you. I guess that's the "Elaine-iaK" in me... :blush: :D

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Allen Stark — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:57:47 GMT

Um, I've experienced a bit of a setback. I recently ran a half marathon, was hit by a bike, and am recovering from a concussion, cuts, bruises and road rash. I did not know I had a concussion the day of, so I finished the race. I'm now under doctor's orders to cool it on any physical activity until the symptoms subside. Silver lining: I've taken the down time to review my goals for the remainder of the year, am in the process of developing a dryland plan and am starting a blog of my progress. I am so sorry to hear about your accident.Was it during the race and if so what the :censor:was a bike doing there?I hope you get better soon and get back to swimming where at least we don't have to dodge vehicles in the pool(another reason to avoid open water.)

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Elaine Krugman — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:45:55 GMT

Hey Ande, I'm joining the love-fest in thanking you (again!!!). I've thanked you a bunch of times and you know I'm a huge fan of yours, but I couldn't resist adding my :2cents: here. :D If I hadn't been in Alaska when this thread posted, I would have been the first to respond and agree! Ande, sorry, again, about my loud mouth :cheerleader: cheering you on in the 200IM video I made of you at Nationals. I got so caught up cheering for you, I forgot it would end up on the video along with you. I guess that's the "Elaine-iaK" in me... :blush: :D

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Former Member — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:52:16 GMT

Um, I've experienced a bit of a setback. I recently ran a half marathon, was hit by a bike, and am recovering from a concussion, cuts, bruises and road rash. I did not know I had a concussion the day of, so I finished the race. I'm now under doctor's orders to cool it on any physical activity until the symptoms subside. Silver lining: I've taken the down time to review my goals for the remainder of the year, am in the process of developing a dryland plan and am starting a blog of my progress. Hey Nichole, you're welcome I wish you the best with your training. What are you working on? Ande

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Karl_S — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:08:50 GMT

Um, I've experienced a bit of a setback. I recently ran a half marathon, was hit by a bike, and am recovering from a concussion, cuts, bruises and road rash. I did not know I had a concussion the day of, so I finished the race. I'm now under doctor's orders to cool it on any physical activity until the symptoms subside. Silver lining: I've taken the down time to review my goals for the remainder of the year, am in the process of developing a dryland plan and am starting a blog of my progress. First read this: 1/2 Marathon of Doom - U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums Then read SFF tip #31: U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums - View Single Post - Ande's Swimming Tips: Swimming Faster Faster

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Former Member — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:18:33 GMT

Thanks Karl. I'm not surprised Ande has a tip on overcoming obstacles. I love that half marathon piece! I read it a few months ago. Mile 9 was my favorite. First read this: 1/2 Marathon of Doom - U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums Then read SFF tip #31: U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums - View Single Post - Ande's Swimming Tips: Swimming Faster Faster

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bzaks1424 — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:22:42 GMT

1/2 Marathon of Doom - U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums That was hysterical. It ironically describes how I feel about running as well except I continue to make myself run so as to try and cut more fat. -Michael P.

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ande — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:58:08 GMT

Hey Nichole, you're welcome I wish you the best with your training. What are you working on? Ande Yes, I concur. Ande's tips have definitely helped me focus on certain areas and swim faster faster. Thank you!

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ande — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:10:34 GMT

Hey Todd, You're welcome Keep me posted on your progress Ande Also would like to drop a THANK YOU to Ande, I recently read through SFF and it is chock full of what you need to know to SFF.

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ande — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:09:18 GMT

hey bzaks, Thank you, it was fun. I was worried going in because Chris Weissman, Chris Stevenson, & Jim Tuchler are excellent swimmers. Holy Chrysanthemum Ande! That's so unbelievably fast... Seriously- that was an awesome race to watch!

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ande — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:06:41 GMT

Hi Nancy, You're welcome, please do look forward to reading them & responding ande Ande, Those are good tips, thank-you! I found the Ask Ande thread, so I'll post my questions there. Thank-you! Nancy

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Former Member — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:47:14 GMT

Yes, I concur. Ande's tips have definitely helped me focus on certain areas and swim faster faster. Thank you!

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Former Member — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:14:11 GMT

Also would like to drop a THANK YOU to Ande, I recently read through SFF and it is chock full of what you need to know to SFF.

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bzaks1424 — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:55:55 GMT

Hey NancyK, on my bk to br turn I touched with my left hand & flipped straight over here's a youtube of my 200 IM race YouTube- 2010 Masters SCY Nats 200 IM Men 45 to 49 1:58.20 NR Holy Chrysanthemum Ande! That's so unbelievably fast... Seriously- that was an awesome race to watch!

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Nancy Nevid — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:40:19 GMT

Ande, Those are good tips, thank-you! I found the Ask Ande thread, so I'll post my questions there. Thank-you! Nancy

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ande — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:51:18 GMT

Hey NancyK, Start a project to work on your breakouts. Push off hard (most swimmers don't push off hard enough) Streamline skinny & tight (keep your head neutral, keep your head DOWN) Ride the Glide (for a moment) on my bk to br turn I touched with my left hand & flipped straight over here's a youtube of my 200 IM race YouTube- 2010 Masters SCY Nats 200 IM Men 45 to 49 1:58.20 NR Glad SFF inspires you you can swim faster faster. ande I really want to get my breakouts better and I've been swimming without fins alot more now to get more strength, like Ande suggested. On the 200 IM back to *** turn, Ande I saw you did a flip. Did you touch on your back or crossover and touch? I'm going to try the flip in workouts, but I think my open turn is faster right now. I agree, I'm inspired when I read SFF. Thank-you, Ande!

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ande — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:19:07 GMT

Hey Michael, you're welcome. pushing is part of the puzzle each person has their own list of things that will allow them to swim faster faster. find out what yours are & keep it up Ande Fully agreed! I've read through Swim Faster Faster several times, I bought Swim Anatomy, and Mastering Swimming, and I push myself EVERY SINGLE practice because I really want to be good! (Well .... better). So thank you Ande! Your tips and advice has pushed at least this novice in a brand new direction in life (completely new direction). And thank you Louise for being cogent enough to realize that we should probably have this kind of thread! -Michael P.

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ande — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:16:36 GMT

You're welcome. I wanted to share what I know, what I've learned & gathered about swimming. As far as I'm concerned I'm still learning. I hope to make Swim Faster Faster a book but I didn't want to let the information just sit on my hard drive till that happened. So I put it on this message board with an index that I update. I've used the ideas to help myself swim faster faster. They've allowed me to shift from being a top 10 swimmer in 2004 to breaking records in 2008, 9 & 10. I also really enjoy SFF sessions where I work one on one with a swimmer. We talk about what they want to improve. I'll test their ability & look for instant improvement opportunities. Let them rest a bit. Then give them a few short instructions & immediately retest. Most importantly each swimmer swims away with a list of things to work on and a plan of attack. The biggest problem with the SFF Tips is there are so many of them. It can be confusing to figure out where to begin or which ones to work on first. That's one of the reasons I created ASK ANDE, so I could field questions and individual cases. Everyone can improve. It's most fun when it happens INSTANTLY! Technique, Mental Techniques like getting in Ideal Performance State (IPS) or getting psyched, equipment, & correct splitting are often ways to instantly improve. Some take a few weeks. Like Tapering, weight loss, & performance projects. Some take months seasons & years. Again you are welcome. I hope they help you swim faster faster and please let me know when they do Take care, Ande Plus swimmers can read my blogs and find out what I did today or what I did across a Current: Started Jan 2009 Sep 2008 - Jan 2009 Mar 2005 - Sep 2008 Is there one? If so I couldn't find it, but want to say thanks to Ande for the swim faster faster tips and the ask Ande advice, and to the rest of you for being here with lots of interesting tips and articles to read, and my parents, my sister and her dog.....sorry I digress.... But seriously, being able to read and post and get some good advice has really motivated me to get back in the pool this spring/summer and to enter the summer league meets with my daughter. We had a great morning on Saturday, she won her backstroke, made the A qualifying time in her breaststroke, while I came in second - less than 1sec behind a 19yr old on my 100 free and did a very respectable 32.46 on 50fly. :banana: The ab work, SDK work and lots of kicking has really helped and I've only been at it a few weeks. So thanks guys :applaud::applaud::applaud:

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orca1946 — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:09:09 GMT

YES, thanx ANDE for all the info we can get from you ! :applaud::applaud:

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Nancy Nevid — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:20:44 GMT

I really want to get my breakouts better and I've been swimming without fins alot more now to get more strength, like Ande suggested. On the 200 IM back to *** turn, Ande I saw you did a flip. Did you touch on your back or crossover and touch? I'm going to try the flip in workouts, but I think my open turn is faster right now. I agree, I'm inspired when I read SFF. Thank-you, Ande!

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bzaks1424 — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:08:29 GMT

Fully agreed! I've read through Swim Faster Faster several times, I bought Swim Anatomy, and Mastering Swimming, and I push myself EVERY SINGLE practice because I really want to be good! (Well .... better). So thank you Ande! Your tips and advice has pushed at least this novice in a brand new direction in life (completely new direction). And thank you Louise for being cogent enough to realize that we should probably have this kind of thread! -Michael P.