Backstrokers unite.
We know every detail of the ceilings where we train unless it's the sky which is ever changing.
We SDK every day. It's breath taking.
We go forwards in reverse.
We get to flip over on turns. We gotta stay on our back.
We swim back. We kick back.
Aaron's the man
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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
So why the difference with backstroke?
The only thing I can think of is that stroke rates in backstroke are distinctly lower than in freestyle so maybe it is more natural or efficient to breathe twice/cycle?
By breathing every stroke, I can take more SDK's off each wall in backstroke than I can in any other stroke. My current practice protocol is 11 SDK's off each wall and no more than 9 strokes per 25 yards. I seem to have hit some kind of personal limit because after many months of this same protocol, I've never gotten used to it - around the 125 mark of any backstroke swim, I feel like I've been punched hard in the chest. Doesn't stop me though :D
So why the difference with backstroke?
The only thing I can think of is that stroke rates in backstroke are distinctly lower than in freestyle so maybe it is more natural or efficient to breathe twice/cycle?
By breathing every stroke, I can take more SDK's off each wall in backstroke than I can in any other stroke. My current practice protocol is 11 SDK's off each wall and no more than 9 strokes per 25 yards. I seem to have hit some kind of personal limit because after many months of this same protocol, I've never gotten used to it - around the 125 mark of any backstroke swim, I feel like I've been punched hard in the chest. Doesn't stop me though :D
