When I swim freestyle continuously above my sustainable speed, the first thing which fails me is my deltoid - when fatigue set in I can no longer do a proper EVF catch and the exit is also affected as well.
However I've heard that the most used muscle in freestyle swimming is the lats, but I feel my lats only when I swim longer than 3k - by that time my deltoid have fatigued so much to the extent that it affects my swimming seriously.
What does the above symptom mean?
The fact that you are utilizing your triceps is a good thing. That means you are pushing at the end of your stroke, straightening and extending your arm past your hips. Many people simply pull their hand out of the water after passing the belly instead of shifting from pulling to pushing.
If your lats don't seem to strain, I suspect you might just be sliding your arm through the water during the front half of your stroke instead of using your hand to pull yourself through the water.
Get some paddles like these: www.swimoutlet.com/.../
and remove the wrist strap. Try pulling using just the middle finger strap. If you don't keep your hands in a position to propel yourself, the paddles will come off.
The fact that you are utilizing your triceps is a good thing. That means you are pushing at the end of your stroke, straightening and extending your arm past your hips. Many people simply pull their hand out of the water after passing the belly instead of shifting from pulling to pushing.
If your lats don't seem to strain, I suspect you might just be sliding your arm through the water during the front half of your stroke instead of using your hand to pull yourself through the water.
Get some paddles like these: www.swimoutlet.com/.../
and remove the wrist strap. Try pulling using just the middle finger strap. If you don't keep your hands in a position to propel yourself, the paddles will come off.
