Dear Gary,
What are your thoughts on the interconnectedness of Scapular / Shoulder mobility and the High Elbow you talk of?
Is not the capacity to achieve the high elbow constrained by shoulder/scapula mobility in conjunction with rotation/timing?
What I have seen with many triathletes is the "limited capacity" as shown above, am not saying this cannot be developed but it way less than swimmers 95% of time. I have observed in good swimmers the point of commencement of High Elbow with their rotation is such that the angle shown above in red is quite closed (extension and retraction).
Triathletes lacking the mobility to internally rotate the shoulder at that High Elbow commencement due to closure of the above angle seem to resolve the only way to address this is by changing the timing of their stroke in relation to their rotation.
Is this an appropriate way to consider the constraints around what you are saying?
Many thanks,
David
David T-D
http://www.tilburydavis.com
What are your thoughts on the interconnectedness of Scapular / Shoulder mobility and the High Elbow you talk of?
Is not the capacity to achieve the high elbow constrained by shoulder/scapula mobility in conjunction with rotation/timing?
What I have seen with many triathletes is the "limited capacity" as shown above, am not saying this cannot be developed but it way less than swimmers 95% of time. I have observed in good swimmers the point of commencement of High Elbow with their rotation is such that the angle shown above in red is quite closed (extension and retraction).
Triathletes lacking the mobility to internally rotate the shoulder at that High Elbow commencement due to closure of the above angle seem to resolve the only way to address this is by changing the timing of their stroke in relation to their rotation.
Is this an appropriate way to consider the constraints around what you are saying?
Many thanks,
David
David T-D
http://www.tilburydavis.com