How would you rank the muscle groups used in each stroke?
For example, I would assume freestyle uses the lats primarily, triceps and pectorals secondarily.
fly
1. core
2. lats
3. quads
I would add triceps for fly; I think they are more important than in backstroke.
Also the shoulder muscles -- the shoulders sometimes give out first, as you see when some swimmers struggle to lift their arms out of the water at the end of the 100 or 200 fly.
fly
1. core
2. lats
3. quads
I would add triceps for fly; I think they are more important than in backstroke.
Also the shoulder muscles -- the shoulders sometimes give out first, as you see when some swimmers struggle to lift their arms out of the water at the end of the 100 or 200 fly.
