This is a funny thread.:rofl:
Globuggie and Ande:
I was a former gymnast and I can still do the SPLITS. But it is a party trick I only do to entertain my children (when I'm sufficiently warmed up). In fact, I think too much flexibility (apart from shoulders and ankles) is bad. I have a flexible, constantly arched back. Sometimes when I'm swimming I have to really concentrate on getting the arch out of my back so as not to break streamline. A friend from the lovely and inviting state of NC -- not Geek or Gull -- taught me the "suck in your stomach" drill for maintaining streamlines on free. Now I do need to work on my other splits... My 100 IM splits are a travesty. I'm sure I would be faster if I could do an elegant and refined butterfrog instead of the :frustrated: breaststroke.
This is a funny thread.:rofl:
Globuggie and Ande:
I was a former gymnast and I can still do the SPLITS. But it is a party trick I only do to entertain my children (when I'm sufficiently warmed up). In fact, I think too much flexibility (apart from shoulders and ankles) is bad. I have a flexible, constantly arched back. Sometimes when I'm swimming I have to really concentrate on getting the arch out of my back so as not to break streamline. A friend from the lovely and inviting state of NC -- not Geek or Gull -- taught me the "suck in your stomach" drill for maintaining streamlines on free. Now I do need to work on my other splits... My 100 IM splits are a travesty. I'm sure I would be faster if I could do an elegant and refined butterfrog instead of the :frustrated: breaststroke.
