What do you think of this guy's freestyle? I found it looking for advice on the proper freestyle stroke.
The stroke looks relaxed. I am not sure about the wide angle of his arms on the entry and extension.
YouTube - Sample stroke
Thanks.
David
Please see the following link. When the PDF file opens, go to page 6. You will see a graph of force vs. velocity for a male freestyle Olympic medalist. At the peak velocity the average propulsive force numbers from this study are in agreement with the propulsive force numbers reported in the previous post.
The propulsive force numbers you reported are quite a bit higher.
OK, the hands (I guess excuding forearms) do not provide much propulsive force and may work out to show only 33 watts. This is suprisingly low, but perhaps accurate.
My point was the person as a whole is probably in the vacinity of 1 hp of power output when in full sprint mode. I guess the breakdown is 33 watts to the hands during the pull and around 700 watts to the legs and to the recoverying arms.
Please see the following link. When the PDF file opens, go to page 6. You will see a graph of force vs. velocity for a male freestyle Olympic medalist. At the peak velocity the average propulsive force numbers from this study are in agreement with the propulsive force numbers reported in the previous post.
The propulsive force numbers you reported are quite a bit higher.
OK, the hands (I guess excuding forearms) do not provide much propulsive force and may work out to show only 33 watts. This is suprisingly low, but perhaps accurate.
My point was the person as a whole is probably in the vacinity of 1 hp of power output when in full sprint mode. I guess the breakdown is 33 watts to the hands during the pull and around 700 watts to the legs and to the recoverying arms.
