One of the lifeguards at the pool told me today that he noticed that my right elbow clears the water higher than my left elbow. I have been aware of this for a while but haven't done anything about it.
In fact, I am all right-body. I breathe only to the right. My right arm is more developed than my left arm. My right arm pulls effortlessly past the hip whereas my left tails off near the waist. My right leg kicks with a strong THUMP THUMP and my left with a whimper.
What exercises should I be doing in the pool to correct this imbalance?
What exercises should I be doing out of the pool?
sincerely Syd
PS. I borrowed the term 'ugly' side from another thread. It was coined by someone else (sorry, can't remember who) and used to refer to the weak side.
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Everyone favors one side for breathing ...and the head motion combined with the arm coming down can give the feeling that the stroke feels heavier one on side over the other. Thorpe has a very balanced underwater stroke...but sometimes from the surface it seems as if he has a lope.
www.youtube.com/watch
It's a very natural rhythm
If it truly is ugly as you described...A good way to even this out might be done with some bilateral breathing.
Or better yet, try swimming one lap breathing on your pretty side...and one lap on your ugly side.
As long as the lope doesn't get splashy or take away forward momentum...it shouldn't be a cause for concern.
In fact, your underwater may be balanced quite well.
Everyone favors one side for breathing ...and the head motion combined with the arm coming down can give the feeling that the stroke feels heavier one on side over the other. Thorpe has a very balanced underwater stroke...but sometimes from the surface it seems as if he has a lope.
www.youtube.com/watch
It's a very natural rhythm
If it truly is ugly as you described...A good way to even this out might be done with some bilateral breathing.
Or better yet, try swimming one lap breathing on your pretty side...and one lap on your ugly side.
As long as the lope doesn't get splashy or take away forward momentum...it shouldn't be a cause for concern.
In fact, your underwater may be balanced quite well.
