Comments on: Total Immersion: How I Learned to Swim Effortlessly in 10 Days and You Can Too http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/08/13/total-immersion-how-i-learned-to-swim-effortlessly-in-10-days-and-you-can-too/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:44:38 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: HN http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/08/13/total-immersion-how-i-learned-to-swim-effortlessly-in-10-days-and-you-can-too/comment-page-1/#comment-54884 HN Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:42:03 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=435#comment-54884 Hi Tim, I had a question about someone with a weak consistently dislocating shoulder (5 times since Oct 08). I've kept up on my physio but it keeps popping out. I refuse to have surgery and feel I can teach my body to overcome this. My doctor and physio recommend swimming but I'm afraid of how my shoulder will take it. Of course, my docs didn't give me much advice on how to change my stroke or how to wok on improving my shoulder through this activity and so I was wondering if you had any advice? Thanks. Hi Tim,

I had a question about someone with a weak consistently dislocating shoulder (5 times since Oct 08). I’ve kept up on my physio but it keeps popping out. I refuse to have surgery and feel I can teach my body to overcome this. My doctor and physio recommend swimming but I’m afraid of how my shoulder will take it. Of course, my docs didn’t give me much advice on how to change my stroke or how to wok on improving my shoulder through this activity and so I was wondering if you had any advice?

Thanks.

]]> By: Troy Angrignon http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/08/13/total-immersion-how-i-learned-to-swim-effortlessly-in-10-days-and-you-can-too/comment-page-1/#comment-54429 Troy Angrignon Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:57:26 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=435#comment-54429 No, thank you Tim. Since that first post and first tri, I've done 3 tris in 8 weeks, having sworn my whole life I'd never do one. Now I'm already scheming for some much longer tris for next year. I can highly recommend the DVD and the book (Total Immersion). It got me from "dying in the pool" to doing something I thought I'd never do, and from there my times have gone from 47 minutes to do 1.5k (if you know swimming, that's HORRENDOUS) to 42 minutes to 36 minutes in 8 weeks. I think I can get it down to 30 minutes pretty easily. Get out and try it! The worst thing that can happen is that you enjoy some swimming time. Oh, and buy one of those little Finis Tempo Trainer beepers that tuck into your swim cap. They're pretty cool and help you set your cadence. Good luck everybody. Troy No, thank you Tim. Since that first post and first tri, I’ve done 3 tris in 8 weeks, having sworn my whole life I’d never do one. Now I’m already scheming for some much longer tris for next year. I can highly recommend the DVD and the book (Total Immersion). It got me from “dying in the pool” to doing something I thought I’d never do, and from there my times have gone from 47 minutes to do 1.5k (if you know swimming, that’s HORRENDOUS) to 42 minutes to 36 minutes in 8 weeks. I think I can get it down to 30 minutes pretty easily.

Get out and try it! The worst thing that can happen is that you enjoy some swimming time.

Oh, and buy one of those little Finis Tempo Trainer beepers that tuck into your swim cap. They’re pretty cool and help you set your cadence.

Good luck everybody.

Troy

]]> By: Tim Ferriss http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/08/13/total-immersion-how-i-learned-to-swim-effortlessly-in-10-days-and-you-can-too/comment-page-1/#comment-54411 Tim Ferriss Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:14:39 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=435#comment-54411 Woohoo! Congrats, my man! Tim Woohoo! Congrats, my man!

Tim

]]> By: DiegoC http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/08/13/total-immersion-how-i-learned-to-swim-effortlessly-in-10-days-and-you-can-too/comment-page-1/#comment-54385 DiegoC Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:25:52 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=435#comment-54385 Tim, Thanks for doing this article man. I had the biggest fear of water my entire life and finally stepped out of my comfort zone. Last month, just one (1) month ago, i was fighting water trying to stay afloat. Definitely survival mode... I started learning total immersion thanks to your article, read the TI book (it's literally in pieces now since i'd take it to the pool and leave it at the end of my lane soaking water each time i'd reference it) and watched several videos. I continually practiced... It's been only a month... Last week I did a 1.5 mile swim in the pool nonstop... Today I made it to a 2.5 mile swim and only stopped because the facility was closing. Had you not written this article, I would not have gained distance as quickly as I did. I'm graduating to open water now. It's been a lifelong dream of mine to perform in the Ironman, and my times, a month after learning, are below the cutoff times for the 2.4 mile swim. Thank you so much! I hope to meet you some day. Your friend in Florida, Diego Tim,

Thanks for doing this article man. I had the biggest fear of water my entire life and finally stepped out of my comfort zone. Last month, just one (1) month ago, i was fighting water trying to stay afloat. Definitely survival mode… I started learning total immersion thanks to your article, read the TI book (it’s literally in pieces now since i’d take it to the pool and leave it at the end of my lane soaking water each time i’d reference it) and watched several videos. I continually practiced…

It’s been only a month… Last week I did a 1.5 mile swim in the pool nonstop…
Today I made it to a 2.5 mile swim and only stopped because the facility was closing. Had you not written this article, I would not have gained distance as quickly as I did. I’m graduating to open water now. It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to perform in the Ironman, and my times, a month after learning, are below the cutoff times for the 2.4 mile swim.

Thank you so much! I hope to meet you some day.

Your friend in Florida,
Diego

]]> By: Greg Turk http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/08/13/total-immersion-how-i-learned-to-swim-effortlessly-in-10-days-and-you-can-too/comment-page-1/#comment-51509 Greg Turk Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:15:15 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=435#comment-51509 I'm new to TI swimming but it's already cut strokes and effort off every lap. I also play BJJ, gi and no-gi, and wonder why you call it self destructive? I’m new to TI swimming but it’s already cut strokes and effort off every lap.
I also play BJJ, gi and no-gi, and wonder why you call it self destructive?

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