What I noticed yesterday (and a long time ago too, I just forgot it) that if I pull my naval closer to my spine when swimming freestyle, my whole upper body elevates out of the water so much that it makes swimming freestyle so much easier.
It felt like I was one of those guys on a freestyle teaching videos who can swim freestyle with ease. The breathing was easier, the hand recovery was easier, rotating was easier, I was faster and yet more relaxed.
I've always read about how our body should be in the water when swimming freestyle and I had always thought that I had been doing it the right way. I guess I was wrong.
I can't wait to get back in the pool tomorrow and start swimming again with this new technics - for me anyway.
I guess I had my body too deep in the water making it more difficult to swim before.
I think I have to work on my core to have a good posture in the water. I know for a fact that I have weak core muscles.
Does anyone has the same experience?
Any comments welcome :)
Yes - you did help me! So thanks for sharing your discovery! Hope you have many more and continue to post them here so we can all benefit.
Now there's another thread on this topic under the title "Ditch core work?"
Seems to be an "engaging" topic, ha ha
Yes - you did help me! So thanks for sharing your discovery! Hope you have many more and continue to post them here so we can all benefit.
Now there's another thread on this topic under the title "Ditch core work?"
Seems to be an "engaging" topic, ha ha
