The Breastroke Lane, This is a place for breastrokers Unite
some call it EVIL STROKE,
It's a weird stroke, Inspired from frogs
lot's of resistance, takes strength & technique
it helps to have strong legs & feet that turn out
you get slower intervals & have a built in advantage in IMs
figure out your order and make the sets
you spend much of your time underwater, holding your breath while your lungs are about to burst.
chat some between sets and on easy kicks
talk to each other
What did you do in practice today?
the breastroke lane
The Middle Distance Lane
The Backstroke Lane
The Butterfly Lane
The SDK Lane
The Taper Lane
The Distance Lane
The IM Lane
The Sprint Free Lane
The Pool Deck
Resurrecting this thread because I like talking about breaststroke and answering questions.Any breaststrokers or would be breaststrokers who want to converse?
There is not a quick fix, and you need to go slow to avoid straining ligaments and tendons. A good start is to lie prone, bend your knees to bring your heels up as close to your rear as possible. Now turn your feet out as far as you can using only the leg muscles, without moving your knees. Hold for 30 sec and do it 2X/day for a week. If you can do that without pain, then the next week reach back with your hands to grab your feet and pull gently to increase the stretch.Again do that 30 sec 2X/day and as it gets easier pull a little harder.
There is not a quick fix, and you need to go slow to avoid straining ligaments and tendons. A good start is to lie prone, bend your knees to bring your heels up as close to your rear as possible. Now turn your feet out as far as you can using only the leg muscles, without moving your knees. Hold for 30 sec and do it 2X/day for a week. If you can do that without pain, then the next week reach back with your hands to grab your feet and pull gently to increase the stretch.Again do that 30 sec 2X/day and as it gets easier pull a little harder.
