So first half of the catch is lat activated, and then the catch propulsion phase is triceps activated? While swimming freestyle if you get sore first on your shoulders is sign you have a bad technic? Thanks for any tips on the catch and muscle activation.
Hi! Typically the freestyle swim stroke is broken up into 3 main phases. Catch, propulsion and recovery. Some models have more but in general. Your lats are used in a lot of the movement and the tricep is engaged also but importantly has a big impact on the last part of the propulsion phase. In regards to the shoulder it could be a few reasons: 1) flexibility. To achieve a true catch position it requires your shoulders to be quite mobile. Therefore, if there is not enough flexibility in the joint pain can occur. 2) new stimulus. When first introducing a high catch position if the body is unfamiliar to this new technique, it will take time for the body to adjust which can cause extra pressure to be placed on the shoulder as you first start to adopt a new technique. we always recommend with any changes that you make them small and gradual. 3) feedback. we recommend that you have a friend watch you or film you so that you can make sure that you are adopting the correct technique as sometimes it can be difficult to truly understand what you’re doing in the water purely from internal feedback. Hope this helps.
So first half of the catch is lat activated, and then the catch propulsion phase is triceps activated? While swimming freestyle if you get sore first on your shoulders is sign you have a bad technic? Thanks for any tips on the catch and muscle activation.
Hi! Typically the freestyle swim stroke is broken up into 3 main phases. Catch, propulsion and recovery. Some models have more but in general.
Your lats are used in a lot of the movement and the tricep is engaged also but importantly has a big impact on the last part of the propulsion phase.
In regards to the shoulder it could be a few reasons:
1) flexibility. To achieve a true catch position it requires your shoulders to be quite mobile. Therefore, if there is not enough flexibility in the joint pain can occur.
2) new stimulus. When first introducing a high catch position if the body is unfamiliar to this new technique, it will take time for the body to adjust which can cause extra pressure to be placed on the shoulder as you first start to adopt a new technique. we always recommend with any changes that you make them small and gradual.
3) feedback. we recommend that you have a friend watch you or film you so that you can make sure that you are adopting the correct technique as sometimes it can be difficult to truly understand what you’re doing in the water purely from internal feedback.
Hope this helps.