I've been trying to reduce my distance per stroke for the last three months but whatever I do, I can't break the 18 strokes per 25 meter barrier. I stretch, I pull etc, but I just can't get there.
I think it may be because I'm not getting enough power out of the left side...I'm right handed and therefore tend to use that side of my body for the most power...any suggestions?
-dd
Hi Alex,
Ideally, you should have almost the same stroke rate as you did before, so breathing shouldn't be drastically different. I am assuming that your stroke rate slowed down quite a bit while you were improving your count.
Don't forget, the goal is to swim faster (or the same speed with less effort). You slow down your stroke rate to learn how to get stroke length, but then you work to get back to your normal stroke rate while trying to keep the length.
So although you are taking fewer breaths per length, eventually you are also taking less time to finish the length. :cool:
Hi Alex,
Ideally, you should have almost the same stroke rate as you did before, so breathing shouldn't be drastically different. I am assuming that your stroke rate slowed down quite a bit while you were improving your count.
Don't forget, the goal is to swim faster (or the same speed with less effort). You slow down your stroke rate to learn how to get stroke length, but then you work to get back to your normal stroke rate while trying to keep the length.
So although you are taking fewer breaths per length, eventually you are also taking less time to finish the length. :cool:
