This is awful. I really want to be able to swim freestyle - I can do the *** stroke no problem. I'm taking a workshop and my instructor tells me "your freestyle stroke is very strong" but I'm so WEAK! I'm swimming in a 25 yard pool and I can't make it much more than halfway across the $#$@! pool without having to break into the *** stroke, and I feel like I am just dying.
I'm not in HORRIBLE shape, but not great shape (the current shape is round but my lifestyle changes will eliminate that in time)...I do martial arts, circuit training, can walk 2 miles without a problem.
What can I do to work up to freestyle without killing myself? I don't want to shorten my swims by trying to do freestyle and then dying and having to settle for less time in the water/moving around/burning it off.
Help!
Great! Improvements should continue too. Sometimes it takes awhile, but motivation
has its rewards
I was shown those floating things ....
Pull buoy
At this point it would be good to learn the basic fundamentals of proper stroke. Incorrect stroke over time can injure a fresh set of swimming shoulders before realizing it (I did this to my right shoulder the first year because I didn't know), but you are ahead of the game now that you are aware;). For this reason it would be a good idea to have some sort of feedback from coaches or other credible sources.
The pull buoy demonstrates a good example of how you want to keep your pitch of travel - flat as possible is the most streamlined. When balanced with proper stroke, your feet should kick in the same path of travel you swim through. Rotate each stroke from the entire torso (both shoulders and hips). When you breathe, just rotate the head until your mouth surfaces, try to keep the entire axis on the same line from head to your pointed toes (This part was the toughest for me to learn). Drills are useful at any time, later on fins can be a good tool too.
Congrats!
Great! Improvements should continue too. Sometimes it takes awhile, but motivation
has its rewards
I was shown those floating things ....
Pull buoy
At this point it would be good to learn the basic fundamentals of proper stroke. Incorrect stroke over time can injure a fresh set of swimming shoulders before realizing it (I did this to my right shoulder the first year because I didn't know), but you are ahead of the game now that you are aware;). For this reason it would be a good idea to have some sort of feedback from coaches or other credible sources.
The pull buoy demonstrates a good example of how you want to keep your pitch of travel - flat as possible is the most streamlined. When balanced with proper stroke, your feet should kick in the same path of travel you swim through. Rotate each stroke from the entire torso (both shoulders and hips). When you breathe, just rotate the head until your mouth surfaces, try to keep the entire axis on the same line from head to your pointed toes (This part was the toughest for me to learn). Drills are useful at any time, later on fins can be a good tool too.
Congrats!
