As I've mentioned many times before I have a few different programs i try to follow and adapt the training methods to my own situation...here is a great article that gives an overview of what I aspire to on a much abbreviated level...and given my penchant for good food/drink I've long ago given up on having my 6 pack back!
www.menshealthsa.co.za/index.php
Thanks for that article! The paragraph about body rotation helped me instantly start to fix a problem that I've been having with my left arm pull. It made me realize that I have really crappy rotation to my left.
The power in your stroke comes out of the rotation and the arms merely direct where you’re going.I've always tried to generate most of my power from the lats and across my back, instead of focusing more on using my abs and hips to do so. After reading the article, I put on the snorkel yesterday and this morning and really worked on getting a good balanced roll. Then I did a set this morning, sans snorkel, trying to maintain that and found that I was able to maintain a good pace (for me, ~1:15/100 Y for a broken 1650) with less fatigue.
I think it's going to make a big difference for my freestyle. I still have a lot of work to do on it, though. Now, I need to focus on keeping my head from waggling around while maintaining the same hip rotation.
As I've mentioned many times before I have a few different programs i try to follow and adapt the training methods to my own situation...here is a great article that gives an overview of what I aspire to on a much abbreviated level...and given my penchant for good food/drink I've long ago given up on having my 6 pack back!
www.menshealthsa.co.za/index.php
Thanks for that article! The paragraph about body rotation helped me instantly start to fix a problem that I've been having with my left arm pull. It made me realize that I have really crappy rotation to my left.
The power in your stroke comes out of the rotation and the arms merely direct where you’re going.I've always tried to generate most of my power from the lats and across my back, instead of focusing more on using my abs and hips to do so. After reading the article, I put on the snorkel yesterday and this morning and really worked on getting a good balanced roll. Then I did a set this morning, sans snorkel, trying to maintain that and found that I was able to maintain a good pace (for me, ~1:15/100 Y for a broken 1650) with less fatigue.
I think it's going to make a big difference for my freestyle. I still have a lot of work to do on it, though. Now, I need to focus on keeping my head from waggling around while maintaining the same hip rotation.
