Triathletes that were not necessarily swimmers when they were growing up normally feel at a huge weakness to those that were swimmers most of their life. There may be this battle to make sure you do not lose an excessive amount of distance in the swimming so that you can try to make it up afterwards in the bicycle and the run.
Well the trick to learning how to swim like all these triathletes that will swim like they've been doing it all their life is to train like those swimmers did when they were younger.
Age group and developmental swimmers spend the vast majority of their time on technique and pretty little time on conditioning and stamina. Swimming is a skill which takes time for you to learn. For a triathlete that struggles during the swim, you'll be best served by selecting this same method.
Commit 50% to 75% of your workout concentrated totally on technique and you will then find yourself starting to swim quicker with less energy expended. This can help you not only to keep up better over the swim segment but additionally to be much more rested once you get to the bike portion of the race.
Here are four great drills that can greatly improve your swimming for your triathlon
1. Kicking #11 position - Lay face down in the water with your arms in a superman position and kick without a kick board. Your ears should be even with or a little down below your arms. When doing this focus on trying to make your hips float to the surface.
2. Catch Up Drill - holding a kick board in front of you, stroke with one arm. Then hold the kick board with the other arm and stroke with the other arm. Continually push the kick board towards the far wall.
3. Zipper Drill - Swim freestyle and drag your thumb up your side from your hips to your arm pit on your recovery and then continue straight and place your hand in the water in front of your shoulder.
4. 10 Kick Switch - Lay on your left side in the water with your left arm extended above your head and your right arm at your side. Kick 10 kicks and then do an arm pull and a recovery and end up on your right side with your right hand above your head and your left arm at your side.
Every one of these drills can be performed for a few hundred yards each, at the beginning of each practice and will have a great impact on your triathlon swim.
Well the trick to learning how to swim like all these triathletes that will swim like they've been doing it all their life is to train like those swimmers did when they were younger.
Age group and developmental swimmers spend the vast majority of their time on technique and pretty little time on conditioning and stamina. Swimming is a skill which takes time for you to learn. For a triathlete that struggles during the swim, you'll be best served by selecting this same method.
Commit 50% to 75% of your workout concentrated totally on technique and you will then find yourself starting to swim quicker with less energy expended. This can help you not only to keep up better over the swim segment but additionally to be much more rested once you get to the bike portion of the race.
Here are four great drills that can greatly improve your swimming for your triathlon
1. Kicking #11 position - Lay face down in the water with your arms in a superman position and kick without a kick board. Your ears should be even with or a little down below your arms. When doing this focus on trying to make your hips float to the surface.
2. Catch Up Drill - holding a kick board in front of you, stroke with one arm. Then hold the kick board with the other arm and stroke with the other arm. Continually push the kick board towards the far wall.
3. Zipper Drill - Swim freestyle and drag your thumb up your side from your hips to your arm pit on your recovery and then continue straight and place your hand in the water in front of your shoulder.
4. 10 Kick Switch - Lay on your left side in the water with your left arm extended above your head and your right arm at your side. Kick 10 kicks and then do an arm pull and a recovery and end up on your right side with your right hand above your head and your left arm at your side.
Every one of these drills can be performed for a few hundred yards each, at the beginning of each practice and will have a great impact on your triathlon swim.
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Freestyle Swimming Drills can make your triathlon much easier and faster. To learn more about how to swim easy and swim fast, visit Scott Alexander at triForceSwimming.com
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