Swimming: Freestyle tempo high elbow position and catch

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[picpoule]

Your videos are great. Here's an idea: I think high elbow and anchor point for pull actually accelerates the push from the very powerful rotation of body core. It sometimes helps to understand the concept of this video if a swimmer thinks of pushing from core and high elbow pivoting to assisting the push.

[evanscoaching]

@picpoule This is an excellent point of view! Pivoting from the core...great concept!

[Hollix00]

Perhaps someone has some ideas for a problem: When I swim, after 50-100m I feel heavy exhaustion of my musc. teres major which causes me to swim very unrelaxed and my need for air dramaticallly increases. What can i do?

[evanscoaching]

@Hollix00 You should have a musculoskeletal examination for movement and stability from a PT or come see me in Tahoe if you're ever in the area. The assessment of functional movement is the first step to becomming a bettter and more efficient athlete.

[evanscoaching]

@Hollix00 You should have your mobility, flexiblity examined and then, a technique swimming session to coordinate those areas of restriction with any uncoordinate swimming mechanics.

[evanscoaching]

@Hollix00 It is impossible to help you with of course seeing how your body moves out of the water and in the water. It sounds however, more like a problem with your intensity of effort. Stay slow and smooth...There should not be "heavy exhaustion" with swimming.

[usernameproblem]

Learnt something new looks like a good drill. Gonna try it tomorrow.

[glesp123]

@evanscoaching Dear Coach, I think my question has escaped your attention. I am reposting it for your guidance.

I would like to ask about moving of shoulder and hip together in one line. What I do is that during catch, by feeling pressure of water on wrist and forearm using latissimus muscle/shoulder , some rotation comes automatically in my shoulder and hip also. but i do not put pressure on hip and shoulder on my own to make the Symmetry of shoulder and hip in one line. Is it right

[Hollix00]

@evanscoaching Thank you very much. Next week; I'll go to an ostheopath. I guess that matches you proposal. I would love to visit you but thats a bit too far (I'm from Germany ;)) Thanks for your suggestion

[keithdechief1]

@evanscoaching

Thanks for that - Is the foot propulsion achieved best by bending the ankles in sync with the kick (wavelike) or using the leg as a lever with pointed toes to paddle the propulsion ?

[evanscoaching]

@keithdechief1 Good points. Also, use the tops and bottoms of the feet for propulsion as well.