So I was swimming today and something came to me. On the catch and pull, I imagined myself **crawling along the ground, grabbing the dirt and pulling myself along. ** You wouldn’t do that with a straight arm that would lift you off the ground, you’d do it with your elbow bent, scooting yourself along the ground, and you’d grab a big grip of the dirt (water) and pull all the way back with that arm to get the most distance out of it before doing the same with your next pull.
Funny, I used to mentally play Linkin Park’s “Crawling” during long swim sessions a few years ago in order to remind myself of form. Maybe I should start that up again.
Yeah, I just now figured this out too. Just need to work in the glide and build more strength. It is harder on the muscles doing the high elbow at first because there is more resistance or so it seems to me. Ever since I’ve started incorporating it (about a week ago) I’ve felt faster and stronger in the water. I have to consciously keep on top of it, though, because it breaks down quickly when I start to get tired.
