It is not a stretch to say that breaststroke is about 1/3 of my IM. I know my timing if off, but my kick really stinks. I have no excuse; I have a short axis body type and strong legs from running and weights. What can I do to fix my kick? Thanks!!
Hey Fortress,
Don't know if you have tried it, but here's something that helps straighten my kick out when it is screwy... kick on your back. The focus should be on your knees NOT breaking the surface of the water. So from your shoulder to your knee should be a nice straight line. You can also think about not letting your knees get too far apart. Good luck!
My breaststroke is similarly suffering right now (although the kick is doing fine). Something is seriously messed up with my pull, streamline, or timing (likely a combination). How do I know this? Last week I was going the same speed doing 25's kick and 25's swim. Yes, adding the arms in did NOTHING to my stroke. And it was more tiring. Blech! Then last night we did 2x200, 100 easy fr, 2x200 and I did all the 200's ***. It nearly killed me. What hurt most? My arms. Dangit.
Hey Fortress,
Don't know if you have tried it, but here's something that helps straighten my kick out when it is screwy... kick on your back. The focus should be on your knees NOT breaking the surface of the water. So from your shoulder to your knee should be a nice straight line. You can also think about not letting your knees get too far apart. Good luck!
My breaststroke is similarly suffering right now (although the kick is doing fine). Something is seriously messed up with my pull, streamline, or timing (likely a combination). How do I know this? Last week I was going the same speed doing 25's kick and 25's swim. Yes, adding the arms in did NOTHING to my stroke. And it was more tiring. Blech! Then last night we did 2x200, 100 easy fr, 2x200 and I did all the 200's ***. It nearly killed me. What hurt most? My arms. Dangit.
