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.
Looking back at the first page, George mentioned that he disagreed with points 1-3. But I get the impression that George is a naturally talented swimmer. As a less talented swimmer, when I'm swimming better, points 1-3 are part of the difference.
For instance, points 1 and 2 have to do with the nature of water: it flows under pressure. For a newer swimmer, if they think about pushing water backwards (often pushing too hard), then there will be wasted energy going into turbulence. By concentrating more on applying just the right amount of pressure ("gripping" the water), more of your effort will go into forward motion.
This is localized muscle fatigue. Indicates you're swimming "with your arms and legs" rather than "with your body."
For most of this season, a specific muscle group in my arms (or legs) would be the limitation in practice, so my heart rate didn't get high either. A week ago, my coach mentioned that my arm was crossing over during my pull. This made me realize that I was pulling with my hand too deep. When I started to make my pull more like a lat pull-down (and kept my elbows a lot closer to the surface of the water), that allowed more of my effort to be transferred to muscle groups that can take it. At the end of practice, I was tired from the fingers all the way to my back, and I could feel it in my abs too.
That also made me think about the "S-pull". Between the "lat pull-down" sort of motion and body roll, I naturally did a S-pull. When I *thought* about doing an S-pull, I was less efficient. I got caught up with where my hand was in the water, and would let my elbow drop, didn't use my back muscles, etc.
When people are talking about the arm postion during the pull, they are not mentioning if their comments are from the viewpoint of the coach (stationary on deck), or compared to your body (which is rolling side-to-side during the pull).
Looking back at the first page, George mentioned that he disagreed with points 1-3. But I get the impression that George is a naturally talented swimmer. As a less talented swimmer, when I'm swimming better, points 1-3 are part of the difference.
For instance, points 1 and 2 have to do with the nature of water: it flows under pressure. For a newer swimmer, if they think about pushing water backwards (often pushing too hard), then there will be wasted energy going into turbulence. By concentrating more on applying just the right amount of pressure ("gripping" the water), more of your effort will go into forward motion.
This is localized muscle fatigue. Indicates you're swimming "with your arms and legs" rather than "with your body."
For most of this season, a specific muscle group in my arms (or legs) would be the limitation in practice, so my heart rate didn't get high either. A week ago, my coach mentioned that my arm was crossing over during my pull. This made me realize that I was pulling with my hand too deep. When I started to make my pull more like a lat pull-down (and kept my elbows a lot closer to the surface of the water), that allowed more of my effort to be transferred to muscle groups that can take it. At the end of practice, I was tired from the fingers all the way to my back, and I could feel it in my abs too.
That also made me think about the "S-pull". Between the "lat pull-down" sort of motion and body roll, I naturally did a S-pull. When I *thought* about doing an S-pull, I was less efficient. I got caught up with where my hand was in the water, and would let my elbow drop, didn't use my back muscles, etc.
When people are talking about the arm postion during the pull, they are not mentioning if their comments are from the viewpoint of the coach (stationary on deck), or compared to your body (which is rolling side-to-side during the pull).
