Are Triathletes worth the dues they pay toward Masters Swimming?
I say we force all Triathletes to spend one day a week in the sprint lane, one day a week doing stroke (i.e. IM) work, and then make them focus on their starts and turns.
This invasion needs to be controlled.... :-)
John Smith
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Originally posted by geochuck
Conniekat8
Are you sure it was the four strokes or just that you spent more time in the water.
I'm very sure.
I didn't spend any more time in the water.
I used to do freestyle when coach called for other strokes, just because I didn't know them at the time.
As I stareted to learn them and do them more, instead of substituting those laps with freestyle, I found myself progressing faster - in freestyle.
Seems like it helped balance my body, and hit some of the muscles from different angles and improve my overall strength... which in turn helped my freestyle too.
I had shared that observation with my coach after I started noticing it, and he agreed, and commented, that's the way it;s supposed to work. Even though on the surface they look different, there are a lot of small components that are shared among the strokes, that benefit from hitting them from a different angle.
Gives you different areas of strength, and it gives you a different perspective as far as having the feel for the water.
Originally posted by geochuck
Conniekat8
Are you sure it was the four strokes or just that you spent more time in the water.
I'm very sure.
I didn't spend any more time in the water.
I used to do freestyle when coach called for other strokes, just because I didn't know them at the time.
As I stareted to learn them and do them more, instead of substituting those laps with freestyle, I found myself progressing faster - in freestyle.
Seems like it helped balance my body, and hit some of the muscles from different angles and improve my overall strength... which in turn helped my freestyle too.
I had shared that observation with my coach after I started noticing it, and he agreed, and commented, that's the way it;s supposed to work. Even though on the surface they look different, there are a lot of small components that are shared among the strokes, that benefit from hitting them from a different angle.
Gives you different areas of strength, and it gives you a different perspective as far as having the feel for the water.
