I mostly swim freestyle, actually ... I only swim freestyle. I'm thinking it would be good to throw in a few others, mainly *** and back (forget fly). How much time should I dedicate to these strokes outside of my regular freestyle sets?
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Eric
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There are only two strokes that I do Crawl and Fly. The other two *** stroke and backstroke are not in my want to do category. I usually swim the fly one or two lengths at a time a few times while swimming.
I see this word bored, how in the world can any one become bored if you are thinking about your swimming stroke???
People who have been swimming for many decades probably have decided what they are best at and what they don't want to be bothered with any more, and that's fine for them. When I was a runner and then a bike racer, I learned I wasn't cut out for marathons or mountain biking.
I do think about my swim stroke constantly, but with only 11 years of continuous fitness swimming under my belt, it's all still new to me and I feel I owe it to myself to try every aspect of swimming and give it my best shot.
For example, I used to do the world's worst *** stroke, but now that I have learned to swim it properly in the last year or so, I want to focus on improvement and see how far I can get with it. Maybe in another decade, I'll decide it's not something I want to do any more, but I can't know that without trying.
There are only two strokes that I do Crawl and Fly. The other two *** stroke and backstroke are not in my want to do category. I usually swim the fly one or two lengths at a time a few times while swimming.
I see this word bored, how in the world can any one become bored if you are thinking about your swimming stroke???
People who have been swimming for many decades probably have decided what they are best at and what they don't want to be bothered with any more, and that's fine for them. When I was a runner and then a bike racer, I learned I wasn't cut out for marathons or mountain biking.
I do think about my swim stroke constantly, but with only 11 years of continuous fitness swimming under my belt, it's all still new to me and I feel I owe it to myself to try every aspect of swimming and give it my best shot.
For example, I used to do the world's worst *** stroke, but now that I have learned to swim it properly in the last year or so, I want to focus on improvement and see how far I can get with it. Maybe in another decade, I'll decide it's not something I want to do any more, but I can't know that without trying.
