Little did I know that learning the backstroke IMMEDIATELY improved my freestyle. I was shocked! Basically with the backstroke you are rotating your body and using your core to drive power and to whip your arms out of the water. I guess I was not rotating my body enough with the freestyle because I took that same concept and applied it and my freestyle rotation was soooooooooo much easier and better! I'll take it! So I am thinking of adding a little bit of backstroke to my warmups almost as a drill to improve rotation.
Then this morning at 'oh dark o'clock, I was on the trainer for 60 mins:
I watched Righteous Kill. Eh, ok movie; it kept me distracted.
Interesting backstroke information. I too spent countless hours slumped in front of a computer each day and I am sure it couldn't hurt to try. The only time I do the backstroke is on my cool down and it is a half hearted attempt at best.
ReplyDeletegot the same diagnosis from my PT a few months back. are we all slupping?
ReplyDeletebackstroke info is good to know. Coach has me using pool toys (paddles, fins, buoys, etc) and they are working great too. I do love the backstroke, so I will have to try it.