DJRed wrote:
orphious wrote:
I find that triathletes would be better served to increase their distance per stroke and then worry about increasing their stroke rate. Increasing both will obviously make anyone faster.
Increasing stroke rate alone may not make you faster if you dont get any distance in your stroke. You can stroke as fast you want and get no where,.
Not necessary on point to this thread, but as a sucky swimmer and decent runner, I will tell everyone that saying "just get more distance per stroke" is the same as telling a slower runner to "just run faster each mile".
The reason I don't get more DPS is because I suck at swimming. Whatever it is that makes me slow in the water is also the reason why I take 25 strokes per 25 yards. Telling me to get more DPS is telling me to just swim faster.
I CAN'T.
Yeah, it's kind of like having this conversation with a runner...
Helper: You can get your stride rate up to 180 per minute can't you?
Runner: I think so, yeah. That's pretty easy.
Helper: Well, now you've just got to get your stride length up to that of a world-class Kenyan and you're on your way!
Runner: Of course! I get it now. Thank you.