Breastroker wrote:
> by doing drills to speed up the limbs, the pull and kick can be made
> faster, decreasing the time component. More POWER is the result!
This was in the context of breaststroke, but I'm sure it applies to other strokes as well. What drills are there to work on RPMs? When I try to speed up my turnover (especially free, but back and *** to a lesser extent, we'll forget about fly since I can't even swim that slowly) my stroke mechanics fall apart.
I'm a skinny guy (well, my arms are), so given my strength I don't think my pull is going to get much faster. That means I have to recover faster, right?
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If you have the equipment available, swimming 25's on a surgical tubing tow will train the speed/coordination aspect of your stroke. It won't make you stronger, but it trains the muscles to move quicker without losing good form. Its a surprisingly big obstacle to learn how to just move a little quicker.
Otherwise I'd agree with LindsayNB above. Turnover/speed has to come from the core- body rotation and kick sort of drives arm speed, so its easier to concentrate on those components and allow your arms to follow.
If you have the equipment available, swimming 25's on a surgical tubing tow will train the speed/coordination aspect of your stroke. It won't make you stronger, but it trains the muscles to move quicker without losing good form. Its a surprisingly big obstacle to learn how to just move a little quicker.
Otherwise I'd agree with LindsayNB above. Turnover/speed has to come from the core- body rotation and kick sort of drives arm speed, so its easier to concentrate on those components and allow your arms to follow.
