I tried doing the breaststroke on my back yesterday - we used to do this when I was little and called it the back stroke, even though it isn't really THE back stroke. I noticed right away that it worked my inner thighs and my abs. I did 100 yards of it and realized I wouldn't be able to move today if I continued.
Just wondering if others have tried this. I really need ab work and plan to include a few hundred yards of this with my regular workouts. I've just been swimming since October but things are going well.
Marian
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The knees are about 4 to 6 inches apart when the feet are pulled up to the butt. The thighs remain in the streamline position at all times.
Matthias, keep weights 3-4 times a week. One day hard, then easy day, then two medium intensity. You have to swim and do lots of breaststroke drills to get the great feal for the water necessary to sprint. Even a little slipping of the hands will really slow you down.
Try not breathing every stroke in practice, concentrate on the pull, kick and glide, and the feel for the water. When you don't think about breathing you will apply a lot more power to the water.
mbriones,
People who pull their groin muscles ALWAYS start their kick too wide. This transfers all the power to the groin muscles, instead of the thighs. I can swim along a pool wall and not kick the wall. It is all about kicking the water backwards and not out to the side.
After the ankle snap, the entire body should be in streamline position, hopefully the body is also slightly underwater. I hold this for one second for the 200 brst, 0.5 seconds for the 100; and 0.2 seconds for the 50 sprint.
The knees are about 4 to 6 inches apart when the feet are pulled up to the butt. The thighs remain in the streamline position at all times.
Matthias, keep weights 3-4 times a week. One day hard, then easy day, then two medium intensity. You have to swim and do lots of breaststroke drills to get the great feal for the water necessary to sprint. Even a little slipping of the hands will really slow you down.
Try not breathing every stroke in practice, concentrate on the pull, kick and glide, and the feel for the water. When you don't think about breathing you will apply a lot more power to the water.
mbriones,
People who pull their groin muscles ALWAYS start their kick too wide. This transfers all the power to the groin muscles, instead of the thighs. I can swim along a pool wall and not kick the wall. It is all about kicking the water backwards and not out to the side.
After the ankle snap, the entire body should be in streamline position, hopefully the body is also slightly underwater. I hold this for one second for the 200 brst, 0.5 seconds for the 100; and 0.2 seconds for the 50 sprint.
