I have 2 questions for the group. 1) has anyone ever experienced fatigue/tightness of one stroking arm, while the other side seems to be relaxed/loose? My left arm seems to get tight and my upper back muscles seem to tighten from time to time when I swim freestyle...not all the time but enough to make me wonder why.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
2) This has been a topic of debate with a friend of mine and myself. He believes that a person should slip their hand back into the water fairly soon as the recovering hand passes the head and drive it to the catch position through the water.
I use to be a believer in this until the last year or so, when I finally realized that it is more difficult to stay relaxed. I am starting to think the recovering arm should enter farther down the pool.
What do you all think? Soon as it passes the head or farther out over the water?
Thanks,
John
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I usually breath to my right and it is my left arm that seems to get tight. I have had different people tell me that they don't see a lot wrong with the underwater porition, so I am wondering if it had to do with muscles just being tight or not getting properly warmed up....
I usually breath to my right and it is my left arm that seems to get tight. I have had different people tell me that they don't see a lot wrong with the underwater porition, so I am wondering if it had to do with muscles just being tight or not getting properly warmed up....
