Hi everyone
Does anyone know of any dry land core strengthening exercises, mainly to help with my body rotation in freestyle, and my general stroke in butterfly.
Cheers
Andy
1. I think what you noticed about Thorpe is correct. That's an important part of good pulling technique. High elbows get a lot of attention, but high shoulders are also important. My guess is it puts the large muscles of the upper body in a better position to produce a lot of force.
2. Pulling the shoulder back isn't really a "core" thing as the word is usually used. But I hate that word anyway.
Yeah I know, the core thing confuses me with regard to swimming. So should I try to have that good shoulder back posture all the time or just during the pull on that side?
1. I think what you noticed about Thorpe is correct. That's an important part of good pulling technique. High elbows get a lot of attention, but high shoulders are also important. My guess is it puts the large muscles of the upper body in a better position to produce a lot of force.
2. Pulling the shoulder back isn't really a "core" thing as the word is usually used. But I hate that word anyway.
Yeah I know, the core thing confuses me with regard to swimming. So should I try to have that good shoulder back posture all the time or just during the pull on that side?
