Froggy brother's and sisters:
Do you have any specific dry land exercises you do for your knees. I know extensions and curls are good to stabilise.
Anyone have any other tips?
Rich
Last time I actually trained a lot of breaststroke (1998), I'd do quad and hamstring strength exercises, and abductors/adductors with surgical tubing a few times a week. Then before each and every practice: stretch out quads and hamstrings (hamstrings in typical way w/ one up on a low table, bending towards it; quads both lying on my tummy one at a time and standing w/foot hooked on a chair or table). Stretching took about 20 min total. Then after each and every practice, ICE. I remember going to 98 LCM Nats and sitting in the hotel room after each day with big bags of ice on my knees. And then not swimming one single whipkick for 6 months after that meet. I was 23 at the time.
Take it easy on yourself, Rich. Even Allen says he does some pull with dolphin kick to spare his knees. And alas, Barb is right about the tiling... it really does stress the knees and open them up for injury.
Last time I actually trained a lot of breaststroke (1998), I'd do quad and hamstring strength exercises, and abductors/adductors with surgical tubing a few times a week. Then before each and every practice: stretch out quads and hamstrings (hamstrings in typical way w/ one up on a low table, bending towards it; quads both lying on my tummy one at a time and standing w/foot hooked on a chair or table). Stretching took about 20 min total. Then after each and every practice, ICE. I remember going to 98 LCM Nats and sitting in the hotel room after each day with big bags of ice on my knees. And then not swimming one single whipkick for 6 months after that meet. I was 23 at the time.
Take it easy on yourself, Rich. Even Allen says he does some pull with dolphin kick to spare his knees. And alas, Barb is right about the tiling... it really does stress the knees and open them up for injury.
