@@ViníciusPrado-m8o Thanks. I know. My mistake. If it’s bothering turn off the audio and turn on the closed captioning. Again, thanks for the comment and watching the videos. I appreciate it.
Phew i thought for a minute this was going to be another video telling us to engage the core without explain how to do it. Thanks, i'll try out kick board and drag socks.
Thanks for the comment. I don't think there's been a video where I focus on core engagement where I didn't talk about how to get core engagement with at least one example.
@@Swimeasyspeed It's very useful thanks. A lot of coaches say engage your core by saying subjectve things like "you need to make the body taught but remain relaxed" which never makes sense in my brain. Warming up the core and getting my whole body active in the water has always been a challenge for me. It's fine during sprints but i loose the feel for the water during easy efforts.
@ A couple cues that can work are: bring the belly button up into the spine or try to lengthen out the distance from the belly button to the sternum. Ultimately, we are trying to get those “deep core” muscles to engage.
@@Swimeasyspeed This is where i get lost because if i bring my belly button to my spine (pulling the stomach in?) i can't breath. You mean posterior tilt the pelvis?
If you are bringing your belly button up into your spine and you can't breathe then you are trying too hard. Swimming is a sport of being engaged, but relaxed. Another way to think about it would be to "run tall." Anything to get you good posture and long on the water. I hope this helps.
While I agree that the coordination between this swimmer's upper body and lower body need serious improvement, I don't think him engaging his core will help his technique any more than wearing a girdle will. After slowing down the video, I noticed that his arms and his 6-beat kick are out-of-sync. For example, when he is pulling with his left arm, he is kicking down with his left leg, instead of his right leg. I only heard of doing this with a 2-beat kick. That's why masters coaches have us drill freestyle with 1 paddle and 1 fin, where the paddle and fin are on opposite sides, e.g. left paddle and right fin.
Thanks for checking out the video and for the comment. I appreciate it. Generally speaking, when we are looking at any athlete, it doesn't matter the sport, stability is the fundamental component. The second an athlete starts to lose stability they sacrifice power and efficiency. The core and having an engaged core that is coordinated with the rest of the body is key. Speaking specifically about this athlete, it's obvious that he hasn't done enough training. Nothing is coordinated. His core isn't very engaged or strong enough to compensate for the instability that he's displaying in the water, lack of coordination between his kick and pull and his poor body position. In addition, there's no connection between his hips and his shoulders when he pulls. This all points to a lack of engagement in the core. When we're talking about coordination up and down the movement or through the entire body we are talking the core. Technically, it's the transverse abdominal muscle that allows the brain to coordinate all of the limbs together. If it isn't engaged or the engagement is lacking then muscle recruitment/coordination will be diminished. The 1 paddle and 1 fin drill has been used for a long time by swim coaches and it can effective. But once the fundamentals have been established. I hope this helps and if you have any other questions, please let me know.
Sorry about that. When I was editing I forgot to turn off one of the channels. You can always just mute it and use the closed captioning. But thanks for letting me know.
good content bro, the audio is like duplicated tho
@@ViníciusPrado-m8o Thanks. I know. My mistake. If it’s bothering turn off the audio and turn on the closed captioning. Again, thanks for the comment and watching the videos. I appreciate it.
Phew i thought for a minute this was going to be another video telling us to engage the core without explain how to do it. Thanks, i'll try out kick board and drag socks.
Thanks for the comment. I don't think there's been a video where I focus on core engagement where I didn't talk about how to get core engagement with at least one example.
@@Swimeasyspeed It's very useful thanks. A lot of coaches say engage your core by saying subjectve things like "you need to make the body taught but remain relaxed" which never makes sense in my brain. Warming up the core and getting my whole body active in the water has always been a challenge for me. It's fine during sprints but i loose the feel for the water during easy efforts.
@ A couple cues that can work are: bring the belly button up into the spine or try to lengthen out the distance from the belly button to the sternum. Ultimately, we are trying to get those “deep core” muscles to engage.
@@Swimeasyspeed This is where i get lost because if i bring my belly button to my spine (pulling the stomach in?) i can't breath. You mean posterior tilt the pelvis?
If you are bringing your belly button up into your spine and you can't breathe then you are trying too hard. Swimming is a sport of being engaged, but relaxed. Another way to think about it would be to "run tall." Anything to get you good posture and long on the water. I hope this helps.
While I agree that the coordination between this swimmer's upper body and lower body need serious improvement, I don't think him engaging his core will help his technique any more than wearing a girdle will. After slowing down the video, I noticed that his arms and his 6-beat kick are out-of-sync. For example, when he is pulling with his left arm, he is kicking down with his left leg, instead of his right leg. I only heard of doing this with a 2-beat kick. That's why masters coaches have us drill freestyle with 1 paddle and 1 fin, where the paddle and fin are on opposite sides, e.g. left paddle and right fin.
Thanks for checking out the video and for the comment. I appreciate it. Generally speaking, when we are looking at any athlete, it doesn't matter the sport, stability is the fundamental component. The second an athlete starts to lose stability they sacrifice power and efficiency. The core and having an engaged core that is coordinated with the rest of the body is key.
Speaking specifically about this athlete, it's obvious that he hasn't done enough training. Nothing is coordinated. His core isn't very engaged or strong enough to compensate for the instability that he's displaying in the water, lack of coordination between his kick and pull and his poor body position. In addition, there's no connection between his hips and his shoulders when he pulls. This all points to a lack of engagement in the core. When we're talking about coordination up and down the movement or through the entire body we are talking the core. Technically, it's the transverse abdominal muscle that allows the brain to coordinate all of the limbs together. If it isn't engaged or the engagement is lacking then muscle recruitment/coordination will be diminished.
The 1 paddle and 1 fin drill has been used for a long time by swim coaches and it can effective. But once the fundamentals have been established.
I hope this helps and if you have any other questions, please let me know.
Arrrgh sorry, my ears can't handle this! The audio track has been doubled-up and time-shifted so that it's phasing.
Sorry about that. When I was editing I forgot to turn off one of the channels. You can always just mute it and use the closed captioning. But thanks for letting me know.