I don't understand the following comments:
1. "Too many swimmers focus on pushing their hand back at the end of the stroke, which just delays getting it back to the power position".
2. ""hand's aren't pushing back far enough" knowing it was obsolete "
One of my favorite freestyle instructional videos of Lindsay Benco stresses "completing the stroke all the way past your hip".
Has emphasis on this phase of the stroke become obsolete, and a quicker recovery considered more efficient?
Also the coach yells, "Thumbs down your sides!" Does this still apply?
Thanks for your advice,
Georgio :drown:
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your triceps which are small muscles. The thinking here is that these smaller muscles won't give you as much propulsion as larger muscles which can be engaged earlier in the stroke and so you should shorten up the stroke to use the large muscles more.
ummm yeah...
A. The tricep is not a small muscle
B. The tricep is engaged throughout the pull. The long head of the tri helps to extend the shoulder (accessory muscle for the extension). Then drives the back half of the pull.
I think there are more important things to think about like:
A. Distance per stroke vs. turnover rate
B. Body roll during the entry/pull.
You want to set the lever, pull strong and finish with power.
BTW how many strokes per length(25y or m) are you taking?
your triceps which are small muscles. The thinking here is that these smaller muscles won't give you as much propulsion as larger muscles which can be engaged earlier in the stroke and so you should shorten up the stroke to use the large muscles more.
ummm yeah...
A. The tricep is not a small muscle
B. The tricep is engaged throughout the pull. The long head of the tri helps to extend the shoulder (accessory muscle for the extension). Then drives the back half of the pull.
I think there are more important things to think about like:
A. Distance per stroke vs. turnover rate
B. Body roll during the entry/pull.
You want to set the lever, pull strong and finish with power.
BTW how many strokes per length(25y or m) are you taking?
