Hi all!
I am very greatful for all tips from all of you on how to avoid groin injuries from swimming breaststroke.:toohurt:
I am 37 years old and have been swimming masters now for 3,5 years after a 16 year long break from competitive swimming. I have recently (6 months ago) started to train breaststroke more seriously than before (did IM and fly in the past) but noticed that I was more competitive on the breaststroke than on the other strokes and thought I would give it a go.
My times from last year are 31.2 seconds on 50m *** and 1.09.1 on 100m...I believe I have good potential to lower those times considerably, especially on 100 since I did those times without any previous breaststroke training at all....if I just could get rid of those groin injuries that is...
I train 5-7 swimming practices a week and 1-3 weightlifting practices a week.
All tips are highly appreciated!:notworthy:
Thx!
/Per
Former Member
until i figured out how to swim *** stroke correctly i never realized how closely related it was to the fly(and i loathe the fly)-but when you think of it both use a wave motion that suits its self nicely to dolphin kicks
what has me wondering thought is when i see kids at AG practice and they are doing *** stroke arms+flutter kick drills-how can you coordinate those 2 very different movements?
I, too, am a breaststroker, who returned to swimming after about a 15 year layoff and I'm 36. I started swimming masters about 4 years ago, and over the last 2 I've been tailoring my workouts more to breaststroke than I used to. When I first started doing this, I had some knee pains, and also some groin pain. Usually when this happened, I would cease kicking for a while until the area healed, and then slowly get back at it. Now, I can do half of a 3,000m workout breaststroke, and haven't had any knee or groin pain in almost a year. I think after your body gets used to using these muscles and the general strain that a breaststroke kick puts on the legs, you'll find you have fewer issues.
I think it's been stated already, but warming up VERY slowly with breaststroke, especially the kick is very important, and some stretching will also help, but only when your muscles have warmed up.
Basically, I'm was in the same boat you're in now about a year and a half ago, and I no longer have any issues with training, so keep at it, and you'll be fine, just stop and rest the legs when you experience any pain or soreness...
Yesterday I got injured on my left knee, I'm not sure if it is from the tough *** kick set I did yesterday or from the weight lifting...
The only thing I know is that I can't swim breaststroke, obviously including 200im and 400im which are my events
It hurts even when I push off the wall, and while stretching, not that much though. Well, I'm not doing any set that involves breaststroke for one week, also I have to change my weight's routine, and stop doing some stretches. :shakeshead:
--------------------------------------Anyway
Talking about the close relationship between fly and ***...Anyone have seen Erik Vendt's breastroke style???
www.youtube.com/watch
He is almost flying; I don't like that style though, mine is closer to phelps style....
www.youtube.com/watch
Talking about the close relationship between fly and ***...Anyone have seen Erik Vendt's breastroke style???
www.youtube.com/watch
He is almost flying; I don't like that style though, mine is closer to phelps style....
www.youtube.com/watch
when you compare the two, watch the elbows - I think that is where you will notice a difference.....
I'm sorry to hear about your knee, I think hurting your knee ranks higher on the *** stroke injury list than the groin muscles :(
Vendt seems to me to have a really unusual pull with very little true insweep.I'd like to get an underwater view of him.
This is the best one I could find:
www.youtube.com/watch
look at it between 44-49 seconds
br
Per
