Thank you so much for your feedback! If you haven’t already done so, be sure to spread the word, subscribe, and share what you love to help support the channel. Thank you for watching, enjoy your practice, and continue to keep me posted on your progress! 🙏🙌🏊♀️ -Coach Mandy
I tried this before and my body was coming nicely on the surface. I engage my core more while swimming and this made me so comfortable while swimming and actually I am enjoying my swimming now. I like your tips, thanks for sharing.
thank you coach M. i always train my hip driven rotation and my lower back alignment, but i couldn’t provide an explanation of why i was so weak in this compartment. now i can understand.
Probably one the most helpful videos I have watched. Finding out my that I have low profile has helped me to improve my swimming. I incorporated this with dead-man’s float from TI, and I must say, we continue to learn. Thank you.
This is 100% correct and priceless info. I tested this and have a low profile. My weaknesses are as you listed reaching too high in the water instead of swimming downhill (currently working to correct) and my neck used to not be as relaxed ( i have worked on this but still struggle sometimes during hard sets when i get tired and my stroke starts to fall apart a bit). Thank you for this video 😊
done this with several swimmers and of course, myself. men and particularly,muscular men always have a low profile and most women have a high profile.. it's mainly about specific gravity and coach mandy's suggestions help solve the problem and it is a problem with males.
The audio is really good on this video. Please make sure you use the same techniques on all parts of your videos. It seems like when you're voicing over pool clips, the audio goes in a different source and it's really hard to hear.
I tried this and turns out I have a loooowwww profile. Unsurprisingly my rotation is great never had a problem swimming flat but I feel like I am swimming uphill a lot and have actually been working on extending deeper since my fingertips tend to float up as I extend. Great video and explains a lot ❤
Ravish Khundiwala it looks like you are probably lifting your head when trying to breathe. This places your mouth lower in the water which makes it harder to breathe. Practice relaxing your neck and stay as low as possible. The video I have shared below will really help with your practice. I would advise implementing this rehearsal to help with where you need to be! Click the video below: ua-cam.com/video/mMbSXbUf3d0/v-deo.html Let me know if this helps! Enjoy 🏊🏼♂️🙌🏽 -Coach Mandy
I've always wondered if it is possible to not have a floating point when you try to plank with your face up? Every coach i've known saids that it is different for everybody but everyone has his floating point, but I have really long and heavy legs (cyclist background) and for the love of god can't seem to find that point. Is it possible that I just don't have one? I seem to remember Ryan Lochte saying that he also doesn't have one...
@@SWIMVICE No just the legs. I also have a chronic hamstring issue which makes it impossible for me to train my kick hard so i can't really use that to keep my legs up. Do you have any tips or excercises so i can make my kick as effective but relaxed as possible despitd my complications?
devidia okay, that makes more sense. You have a low profile which 9 times out of 10 most guys have (its very common). Nothing wrong with it at all. It’s just important to know so you are able to prioritize specific things to practice to keep your entire body line on the surface. I have a freestyle stability play list going through a majority of these priorities in video. I also have a community post info graphic on this very topic (tap on the community tab of the SWIMVICE home channel page). Here is the playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLtkHLt3sCyVrK9sbp6pvXMrenbBHlGF6V.html Also, I am going to be a launching a video this week on foam rolling for your legs so stay tuned! Kicking harder will not make your legs rise, it actually does the exact opposite and it’s physically harder to sustain. Hope this helps answer your questions. 🏊🏼♂️🙌🏽🙏🏽 -Coach Mandy
I would have to disagree with a low profile being a benefit, I would rather be a floater! My legs sink like a brick to the bottom of the pool, in fact they don't get far off the bottom in the first place. I have been practicing TI for 18 months mostly with the Effortless Endurance course and a 1 day workshop but I always feel like my legs are too low in the water and there is way too much drag. I tried varying how deep I spear but I seemed to make more progress overall if I aim more or less horizontal. Spearing deeper made my chest sink lower and probably raised my hips, but overall it seemed harder to move through the water and also made it much harder to breathe. I struggle with breathing anyway, but when my chest goes deeper I end up lifting my head to reach the air because if I just turn my mouth is still under water. Help please!
Tim Spencer I definitely understand how you feel. If you see the example I show I’m not perfectly on the surface either I sit pretty low since I am leaner than I used to be. There are still benefits to this position. To answer your question why your head position sits lower is because you’re pressing too much from your chest which then makes your head position sit lower in the water and then when you try to breathe all you see is water so you don’t want to press your face down you want to release the tension from your neck and allow the water to support your face. - Coach M
@@SWIMVICE Does the 2 beat kick still work well if you have sinky legs? I swim quite slowly (2:20/100m, 40SPM) with a low stroke rate because I get too out of breath if I try to increase it and it feels like I am rushing. In what is supposed to be the "glide" phase while the arm is recovering, especially on a breathing stroke, I feel my legs sinking and the instinct is to open the legs wide to gain stability. My kick is ineffective anyway but I think my poor 2-beat is better overall than my poor 6-beat, but maybe leads to more sinking? I have been trying to think about my balance while swimming to keep the chest down and legs up, but it doesn't seem to be helping and I end up with backache in the lower back. I have back problems anyway and quite a tight arch in the lower back so I don't know what to do while swimming to be balanced and streamlined while not aggravating my back. If I relax then my legs sink even more.
@@timspencer9650 From what you are describing the route of the issue is not your kick...it is the fact that you are over rotating which is a significant balance issue. This causes the legs to splay and your lower back to arch. Once your arm exits the water is essentially stacked on top of your other shoulder you are sinking. Your body will react by trying to balance externally to keep you as high up as possible. Where to start is to focus on balance and how you start off the wall. Here are a couple videos to get you in the right mindset, context, and understanding of how you will need to be positioned first before addressing the timing of your kick. Click below: How the Push Off Affects Your Speed in Swimming! 1.ua-cam.com/video/PjZ1Zg2NLzs/v-deo.html The Scapular Plane ( this will help you understand the over rotation point ): 2.ua-cam.com/video/aETk2PJ-l1s/v-deo.html Try out these skills in and out of the pool and let me know how it goes. Enjoy your training and keep me posted on your progress Tim! -Coach Mandy
@@SWIMVICE Interesting, thank you. I have heard much about "scapular plane" before but never any advice about the push off. i never paid much attention to it since I am not racing and the further i go with the push, the less I actually swim! Might be a bit off topic but when I push off with even moderate force, if I look down so my spine is in line, the water pressure makes my goggles leak or dislodges them. I have to look forward so the pressure pushes them onto my face instead. I have used various goggles but always the same problem. No idea how racers can dive in and not lose their goggles. Is there a trick, other than just making them really tight?
henrik i wherever you feel comfortable. I showed both ways with the arms just floating and with them extended. As long as you are not putting too much attention to your arms to balance. This way you feel your true profile in the water. I have a lower profile as well as you can see in the video. -Coach M
@@SWIMVICE Thanks, tested this a bit today and I definitely have a low profile. Had my arms bent with the hands below my head, just like shown in 1:42 and my legs dropped down. I have spent a lot of time on balance earlier on, and still do drills on it from time to time. I can now mostly get a decent balance but this requires arms extended in front and keeping my back flat with abs and lower back to stabilize it.
henrik i yes you are headed on the right path. Keep your consistency up and you will feel your balance not only improve, but will feel much more natural. Great work! -Coach M
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Wow...I've never heard of this before...You are light years ahead of the other swim channels that I've watched...will definitely try this tomorrow...
Thank you so much for your feedback!
If you haven’t already done so, be sure to spread the word, subscribe, and share what you love to help support the channel. Thank you for watching, enjoy your practice, and continue to keep me posted on your progress! 🙏🙌🏊♀️ -Coach Mandy
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I totally agree Mónica with your comments
Thank you Alfonso 🙌🙏🏊♂️✊
I tried this before and my body was coming nicely on the surface. I engage my core more while swimming and this made me so comfortable while swimming and actually I am enjoying my swimming now. I like your tips, thanks for sharing.
thank you coach M. i always train my hip driven rotation and my lower back alignment, but i couldn’t provide an explanation of why i was so weak in this compartment. now i can understand.
Luca Gian yes everyone’s priorities are slightly shifted based on a swimmers profile. Glad you were able to find it! -Coach M
Probably one the most helpful videos I have watched. Finding out my that I have low profile has helped me to improve my swimming. I incorporated this with dead-man’s float from TI, and I must say, we continue to learn. Thank you.
This is 100% correct and priceless info. I tested this and have a low profile. My weaknesses are as you listed reaching too high in the water instead of swimming downhill (currently working to correct) and my neck used to not be as relaxed ( i have worked on this but still struggle sometimes during hard sets when i get tired and my stroke starts to fall apart a bit). Thank you for this video 😊
You’re welcome and thank you so much for your support. I’m glad this video helped with your training! 🙌🏽🏊🏽♀️🙏🏽😄 -Coach Mandy
done this with several swimmers and of course, myself. men and particularly,muscular men always have a low profile and most women have a high profile.. it's mainly about specific gravity and coach mandy's suggestions help solve the problem and it is a problem with males.
The audio is really good on this video. Please make sure you use the same techniques on all parts of your videos. It seems like when you're voicing over pool clips, the audio goes in a different source and it's really hard to hear.
I tried this and turns out I have a loooowwww profile. Unsurprisingly my rotation is great never had a problem swimming flat but I feel like I am swimming uphill a lot and have actually been working on extending deeper since my fingertips tend to float up as I extend. Great video and explains a lot ❤
Hi Mandy, Nice Information
If you have any questions about your training, drop a comment, and I will be sure to answer them as soon as I can! -Coach Mandy
Thank you mam
I have a problem about breathing, I have a bad habit for breathing, when I swimming, my head is not going in under water, please give any tips.
Ravish Khundiwala it looks like you are probably lifting your head when trying to breathe. This places your mouth lower in the water which makes it harder to breathe. Practice relaxing your neck and stay as low as possible. The video I have shared below will really help with your practice. I would advise implementing this rehearsal to help with where you need to be! Click the video below:
ua-cam.com/video/mMbSXbUf3d0/v-deo.html
Let me know if this helps! Enjoy 🏊🏼♂️🙌🏽 -Coach Mandy
Thank you Mandy mam
I confuse between "Extend Arms Downhill" and "Avoid Reaching Too High". Could you please explain more about "Avoid Reaching Too High"
I have never tried this test. I will be interested in seeing what I am.
I've always wondered if it is possible to not have a floating point when you try to plank with your face up? Every coach i've known saids that it is different for everybody but everyone has his floating point, but I have really long and heavy legs (cyclist background) and for the love of god can't seem to find that point. Is it possible that I just don't have one? I seem to remember Ryan Lochte saying that he also doesn't have one...
devidia yes, you are correct. Looks like you have a low profile or do you mean your entire body sinks to the bottom of the pool?
@@SWIMVICE No just the legs. I also have a chronic hamstring issue which makes it impossible for me to train my kick hard so i can't really use that to keep my legs up. Do you have any tips or excercises so i can make my kick as effective but relaxed as possible despitd my complications?
devidia okay, that makes more sense. You have a low profile which 9 times out of 10 most guys have (its very common). Nothing wrong with it at all. It’s just important to know so you are able to prioritize specific things to practice to keep your entire body line on the surface. I have a freestyle stability play list going through a majority of these priorities in video. I also have a community post info graphic on this very topic (tap on the community tab of the SWIMVICE home channel page). Here is the playlist:
ua-cam.com/play/PLtkHLt3sCyVrK9sbp6pvXMrenbBHlGF6V.html
Also, I am going to be a launching a video this week on foam rolling for your legs so stay tuned! Kicking harder will not make your legs rise, it actually does the exact opposite and it’s physically harder to sustain.
Hope this helps answer your questions. 🏊🏼♂️🙌🏽🙏🏽 -Coach Mandy
Must the test be done in a pool/pool water? Can an Aquatic Profile test be done in the ocean/salt water?
I will do the test and let you know.
Farid Betchikh great!
I would have to disagree with a low profile being a benefit, I would rather be a floater! My legs sink like a brick to the bottom of the pool, in fact they don't get far off the bottom in the first place. I have been practicing TI for 18 months mostly with the Effortless Endurance course and a 1 day workshop but I always feel like my legs are too low in the water and there is way too much drag. I tried varying how deep I spear but I seemed to make more progress overall if I aim more or less horizontal. Spearing deeper made my chest sink lower and probably raised my hips, but overall it seemed harder to move through the water and also made it much harder to breathe. I struggle with breathing anyway, but when my chest goes deeper I end up lifting my head to reach the air because if I just turn my mouth is still under water. Help please!
Same with me
Tim Spencer I definitely understand how you feel. If you see the example I show I’m not perfectly on the surface either I sit pretty low since I am leaner than I used to be. There are still benefits to this position. To answer your question why your head position sits lower is because you’re pressing too much from your chest which then makes your head position sit lower in the water and then when you try to breathe all you see is water so you don’t want to press your face down you want to release the tension from your neck and allow the water to support your face. - Coach M
@@SWIMVICE Does the 2 beat kick still work well if you have sinky legs? I swim quite slowly (2:20/100m, 40SPM) with a low stroke rate because I get too out of breath if I try to increase it and it feels like I am rushing. In what is supposed to be the "glide" phase while the arm is recovering, especially on a breathing stroke, I feel my legs sinking and the instinct is to open the legs wide to gain stability. My kick is ineffective anyway but I think my poor 2-beat is better overall than my poor 6-beat, but maybe leads to more sinking?
I have been trying to think about my balance while swimming to keep the chest down and legs up, but it doesn't seem to be helping and I end up with backache in the lower back. I have back problems anyway and quite a tight arch in the lower back so I don't know what to do while swimming to be balanced and streamlined while not aggravating my back. If I relax then my legs sink even more.
@@timspencer9650 From what you are describing the route of the issue is not your kick...it is the fact that you are over rotating which is a significant balance issue. This causes the legs to splay and your lower back to arch. Once your arm exits the water is essentially stacked on top of your other shoulder you are sinking. Your body will react by trying to balance externally to keep you as high up as possible. Where to start is to focus on balance and how you start off the wall. Here are a couple videos to get you in the right mindset, context, and understanding of how you will need to be positioned first before addressing the timing of your kick. Click below:
How the Push Off Affects Your Speed in Swimming!
1.ua-cam.com/video/PjZ1Zg2NLzs/v-deo.html
The Scapular Plane ( this will help you understand the over rotation point ):
2.ua-cam.com/video/aETk2PJ-l1s/v-deo.html
Try out these skills in and out of the pool and let me know how it goes. Enjoy your training and keep me posted on your progress Tim! -Coach Mandy
@@SWIMVICE Interesting, thank you. I have heard much about "scapular plane" before but never any advice about the push off. i never paid much attention to it since I am not racing and the further i go with the push, the less I actually swim! Might be a bit off topic but when I push off with even moderate force, if I look down so my spine is in line, the water pressure makes my goggles leak or dislodges them. I have to look forward so the pressure pushes them onto my face instead. I have used various goggles but always the same problem. No idea how racers can dive in and not lose their goggles. Is there a trick, other than just making them really tight?
What is your age ?
Wow..this is new. Mine is touching the ground..
joel guys typically have a low profile but is definitely managed in freestyle 🙌🏽🏊🏼♂️👍🏽 -Coach Mandy
Where should your arms be when you do this test? I find it much easier with my arms extended in front.
henrik i wherever you feel comfortable. I showed both ways with the arms just floating and with them extended. As long as you are not putting too much attention to your arms to balance. This way you feel your true profile in the water. I have a lower profile as well as you can see in the video. -Coach M
@@SWIMVICE Thanks, tested this a bit today and I definitely have a low profile. Had my arms bent with the hands below my head, just like shown in 1:42 and my legs dropped down. I have spent a lot of time on balance earlier on, and still do drills on it from time to time. I can now mostly get a decent balance but this requires arms extended in front and keeping my back flat with abs and lower back to stabilize it.
henrik i yes you are headed on the right path. Keep your consistency up and you will feel your balance not only improve, but will feel much more natural. Great work! -Coach M
I am sinking like a needle 😭
Yi Jia It’s okay! I have outlined the benefits to having a lower profile towards the second half of the video. It’s not bad! -Coach M 👍🏼😄🏊🏼♂️🙌🏽