specifically fly and free? I've always liked backstroke. I want to add it to my repertoire even though I'll likely never be very good at it. I notice it seems to tax my shoulders and legs in ways my body isn't used to - but maybe this is a good thing if it is strengthening my weaknesses?
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I read something by a yoga person who said that since backstroke is the opposite of freestyle, you should always do some to balance out your muscles. I don't know if there's science to that, but I do like to warm-down with some backstroke after doing sprinting.
That's pretty wrong. For real balance, you need to do dryland. Backstroke and freestyle use most of the same muscles to do the work.
I read something by a yoga person who said that since backstroke is the opposite of freestyle, you should always do some to balance out your muscles. I don't know if there's science to that, but I do like to warm-down with some backstroke after doing sprinting.
That's pretty wrong. For real balance, you need to do dryland. Backstroke and freestyle use most of the same muscles to do the work.
