Intelligence, Creativity and Backstroke Part 3 04/24/20
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Last minute ad here, it came on while I was reviewing a different video, but it speaks to EXACTLY what we're talking about!  "You're creativity starts with whether you're curious or not" We have constraints but still have a place for art.
This is an interview with Malcolm Gladwell who wrote a book called "Outliers" which describes those top 3% and then followed it up with a book called "David and Goliath" which tells us how the "Underdog" can beat the "Favorites."  Listen to Macolm's advice for how to win as an underdog:
Much of what he's talking about is "changing the rules" and thinking outside the box.  How does adversity and being a "Jungle Tiger" help us win as underdogs?
Dyslexia has been framed as a learning DISability and  yet the "3%" of highly successful entrepreneurs out there are overwhelmingly dyslexic.  Why do you think that is?
What makes a dyslexic  (or anyone else who has gone through school with a striking difference that made things more difficult for them) a "Jungle Tiger"?
Having ideas that are outside the box is the start of moving into the 3%.  But what else will you need to follow through with your creative ideas?
A "disagreeable person" isn't someone that fights with people all the time or is rude, it's someone who doesn't need the 97% to approve and bless their ideas to move forward with them.  What do you think makes people too "agreeable" to become one of the 3%?  
Sometimes we think other teams or places or groups have advantages over us and really we just need to shift our thinking.  If we can find a "gap" we can blow past the big fellas.  What "gaps" do you think we have where we can find advantage?
Flawed definitions of advantage are stories that we tell about why we can't win or get what we want.  How can you shift your story about how you can't be as big or as bright as you'd like to be because you have a disadvantage, to knowing that you actually have an advantage?  What "disadvantage" can become your advantage?
If you've not been good enough to the point where you had to scrap your old thinking and try a completely different approach, what might you be able to do?  What's the danger in being "pretty good" at something already?
What are the "weapons of the spirit"?  
Let's review backstroke body position and fundamentals:
Being able to float on your back WITHOUT having to kick will set you up for being able to use your arms and lets for propulsion and not just to stay afloat.  What do you see in her float that Milt talked about yesterday?
How does pressing your sternum down slightly create lift?
The hand entry in along the railroad tracks, right above your shoulders.  Where should you hand and arm be facing and which finger should enter first and why is clean entry so important?
What do you notice about the flow of these backstroke swimmers as you see them from underwater, what stands out to you?
How does the pressure of the water feel different as you enter your catch and what position should your arm be in for the catch?
The palm needs to flip to a palm down position as soon as you enter the water.
After that, you need to start turning your hand to the back of the pool and pushing your elbow up to the surface of the water.
What's the "Up Action" in the middle of your backstroke pull?
Where is your hand facing/pushing at the finish of your backstroke pull?
One of the reasons a good backstroke has a very still head is that the pressure is held throughout the entire pull without any gaps or slips.  How does the direction your hand faces as you pull help you keep continuous pressure and a sense of "stillness" as you swim fast backstroke?
The kick in backstroke must "crack like a whip" and be quick.  How does the snap of the kick match the snap of the hips and shoulders?
Let's talk about the timing of your arms and your legs in backstroke.  Here's a video that shows that a bit better:
Notice how Aaron enters the water and then makes a "bear paw" with his hand to start his pull.  Also notice that the same side foot is on the surface of the water at the same time.
Now notice his pulling arm is "flat" to the back of the pool to show as much surface area as possible to create the most pressure that he can, while his kick has switched, now his OTHER foot is on the surface of the water!
And finally, as he finishes his pull, his hand is actually pushing DOWN and now that same side foot is back up at the surface again.  When his hand goes up from here, that foot will go DOWN, and this "switch" is how you go from stroke to stroke.
In the mirror, find these three positions by themselves, then find the 3 positions with one arm and then with the other arm, alternate like you're doing backstroke.  What do you notice about your positions and your balance as you go through them compared to what you see here?
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