New swimmer.....basically just learned back stroke 2-3 months ago. I cannot figure out the timing of my stroke, I feel like my hands get stuck at my hips? When exactly should my one arm be starting recovery phase? In other words, should my arms always be 180 degrees from each other?
Actually I'm finding those muscles to not help much at all! Speed skating is very similar to swim in the correct technique makes a HUGE difference. For whatever reason, my skater legs are not very good at kicking, firstly I lack the ankle flexibility conducive to good kicking (I've been working a lot on that, but training your ankles to loosen up after 53 years is not an overnight process). Secondly, the predominate muscles for skating are the glutes and quads, it seems my hamstrings a very under developed?
Actually I'm finding those muscles to not help much at all! Speed skating is very similar to swim in the correct technique makes a HUGE difference. For whatever reason, my skater legs are not very good at kicking, firstly I lack the ankle flexibility conducive to good kicking (I've been working a lot on that, but training your ankles to loosen up after 53 years is not an overnight process). Secondly, the predominate muscles for skating are the glutes and quads, it seems my hamstrings a very under developed?
