Hi, Im currently I freshman in highschool swimming at 1:07 100 ***. I need to drop one more second in order to make it to state with an auto cut. Does anyone have any advice on what i should concentrate on in practice?
Breaststroke is a very heavily leg-dependent stroke. Squats are great for the walls and general leg strength, but I would recommend working on your abducter and adducter muscles (inner and outer thighs, I think). These exercises are relatively similar to the movements in the breaststroke kick. Here's a link to some weight machines that focus on these muscles/movements (I like the seated ones (transverse)): www.exrx.net/.../Hip.html
Breaststroke is a very heavily leg-dependent stroke. Squats are great for the walls and general leg strength, but I would recommend working on your abducter and adducter muscles (inner and outer thighs, I think). These exercises are relatively similar to the movements in the breaststroke kick. Here's a link to some weight machines that focus on these muscles/movements (I like the seated ones (transverse)): www.exrx.net/.../Hip.html
