What do YOU need to do to have a major swimming breakthrough?"
I started this thread over in the work outs section which I think doesn't get as much traffic as the general discussion board
so here's the link
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
but my point is,
No matter what, the time between right now and your focus meet is going to pass, and the things you do to prepare for your meet is of the UTMOST importance.
the choices you make
the chances you take
swim hard in practice
rehearse racing
I want to read your story about your breakthrough.
Decide it starts today
that this season will be your best season EVER
What do you need to do to make this true?
Ande
Should be in your Inbox. Notice the starts and turns. We practice these constantly, and it's not just to avoid actually having to do any actual swimming. Honest :)
How about posting for all to see. I'd love to watch it.:bolt:
After blowing up a shoulder two years ago with a similar stroke mistake I think this is a pretty bad idea. I support this from anecdotal experience. My one "good" shoulder is the one that hurts throughout most days because of this mistake over 2 years ago.
Can I ask you to give this a try during your next workout?
I've been doing this recently and my front-crawl training times per 100 metres have improved dramatically.
When your right hand enters, slice it to the right, vigorously. Then pull as normal. Then do the same with the left arm. (Slicing to the left)
It's quite tiring, and difficult to keep up during a long swim.
Can you please give it a try, then and report your findings here? I'm really keen to know what you think. Thanks.
Can I ask you to give this a try during your next workout?
I've been doing this recently and my front-crawl training times per 100 metres have improved dramatically.
When your right hand enters, slice it to the right, vigorously. Then pull as normal. Then do the same with the left arm. (Slicing to the left)
It's quite tiring, and difficult to keep up during a long swim.
Can you please give it a try, then and report your findings here? I'm really keen to know what you think. Thanks.
After blowing up a shoulder two years ago with a similar stroke mistake I think this is a pretty bad idea. You don't want to be putting a ton of pressure on the pull when your arms are outside of your shoulders. Its just not a good power position to be in and its asking for injuries. I would bet the reason for your increases may be that doing this move fixed another problem you were already having with your stroke. This probably slows you down less than that other problem.
...I've been doing this recently and my front-crawl training times per 100 metres have improved dramatically.
When your right hand enters, slice it to the right, vigorously. Then pull as normal. Then do the same with the left arm. (Slicing to the left)
...
If this is actually improving your speed, it suggests to me that the slicing action is simply bringing your hand into the position that it should be in to start the pull. In other words, it suggests that your hand is "crossing over" in front of your head before entry. Try recovering your arm so that your hand enters in front of your shoulder. If you think you are already recovering your arm properly, GET A VIDEO AND PROVE IT. Have someone video you from the end of the land as you swim towards, and away from, the camera. This will reval your hand entry position.
Look at the hand entry position at about :50 and again at about 2:01 in this video:
www.youtube.com/watch
In general, if you think that you have made a change to your stroke, get a video and prove it. A very small change to the hand entry position is going to feel like a huge change to you. I'd bet that you could make a change that would feel significant to you that would barely be detectable on the camera. If you are crossing over, when you fix it, it is going to feel "wrong" for a while.
