when I swim at a middle distance race pace, like if im doing 5 x 100 on a quick interval my muscles get tired faster than my heart. I wont even be breathing hard but my arms are tired and causes my stroke techinque to go bad quick. Does anyone else have this problem.
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Hi blainesapprentice,
my coach Sean Fowler suggested the following a couple of weeks ago and I am working on it (I used to finishing my strokes early):
first, if you can't feel your pull at the end of your stroke, be sure that you are, in fact, finishing your pull before pulling up your elbows. many swimmers will pull up their elbows at 7 or 8 'o' clock. Be sure that your elbows don't come up before your hand points to 9 'o' clock.
second, be careful with hand paddles. they are good at strengthening hand pulls, but more focus these days is on the hand and forearm as a single unit. be careful not to adapt your stroke to emphasize the hand pulls to the detriment of the hand and forearm synchronous pull.
Check out the following video (particularly around 3:08)
www.youtube.com/watch
Now, Dr. Haljand seems to be advocating the I-Pull to the S-Pull in this video, and that's the way I'd swim it. But, more importantly, note that he has her press with her palm AND elbow (which is the end of the forearm). Also notice that he always keeps the hand and forearm inline. He deliberately worked to ensure that she kept her hand and forearm working as one tool. Hand paddles are good tools, but just be careful that they don't teach you to move your hands and forearms as separate units.
Good luck,:applaud:
Warren you said I wont even be breathing hard but my arms are tired. I think both are correlated; if you do not breath hard enough, your muscles will be tired because of lack of oxygen. (just look who's talking, I'm swiming like a locomotive in the water and giving advice to Warren) :rofl:
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Former Member
Hi blainesapprentice,
my coach Sean Fowler suggested the following a couple of weeks ago and I am working on it (I used to finishing my strokes early):
first, if you can't feel your pull at the end of your stroke, be sure that you are, in fact, finishing your pull before pulling up your elbows. many swimmers will pull up their elbows at 7 or 8 'o' clock. Be sure that your elbows don't come up before your hand points to 9 'o' clock.
second, be careful with hand paddles. they are good at strengthening hand pulls, but more focus these days is on the hand and forearm as a single unit. be careful not to adapt your stroke to emphasize the hand pulls to the detriment of the hand and forearm synchronous pull.
Check out the following video (particularly around 3:08)
www.youtube.com/watch
Now, Dr. Haljand seems to be advocating the I-Pull to the S-Pull in this video, and that's the way I'd swim it. But, more importantly, note that he has her press with her palm AND elbow (which is the end of the forearm). Also notice that he always keeps the hand and forearm inline. He deliberately worked to ensure that she kept her hand and forearm working as one tool. Hand paddles are good tools, but just be careful that they don't teach you to move your hands and forearms as separate units.
Good luck,:applaud:
Warren you said I wont even be breathing hard but my arms are tired. I think both are correlated; if you do not breath hard enough, your muscles will be tired because of lack of oxygen. (just look who's talking, I'm swiming like a locomotive in the water and giving advice to Warren) :rofl:
