In the overgrown jungle known as "the Fastest Age", this idea came up:
Originally posted by gull80
I thought that anchoring was more a figure of speech, although I did read in TI that your arms/shoulders are much less important than your core muscles (which I still find hard to believe).
I brought up the baseball pitcher analogy that is popular. Craig mentioned he knew of that example, but the pitcher gets to push off the ground. I gave a counter example of throwing in water polo (in an all-deep pool ;) ). At that point, we both got sucked back into... ah... another discussion.
I wanted to start this thread, to see if it would yield any interesting insights. I was talking to a Masters swimmer who went to a training camp at the Olympic Training Center, and she mentioned that the main emphasis was to engage the core muscles during your swim.
I'm certain that I am not using ideal power transfer. I hope that I am not misrepresenting Craig, in saying he is not sure about how this is done.
Is the core stronger or are the shoulder/arms stonger? Hmmmm
I don't think it is about which is stronger, but how they are used together. You can make your shoulders and arms as strong as you want, but without a strong core they will never be as strong as they can be together.
The stronger or the more stable your core is, the stronger your arms and shoulders will be. The core is where the power starts. If your core is weak or under used and it only follows what your shoulders and arms are doing... then all you are doing is using your shoulders and arms.
I can't say which one is stronger, but if you don't use them well together then your losing power.
Is the core stronger or are the shoulder/arms stonger? Hmmmm
I don't think it is about which is stronger, but how they are used together. You can make your shoulders and arms as strong as you want, but without a strong core they will never be as strong as they can be together.
The stronger or the more stable your core is, the stronger your arms and shoulders will be. The core is where the power starts. If your core is weak or under used and it only follows what your shoulders and arms are doing... then all you are doing is using your shoulders and arms.
I can't say which one is stronger, but if you don't use them well together then your losing power.
