Do this trick for 20% INSTANT improvement of ankle mobility for swimming! - Skills N' Talents
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Date: 2022-07-18
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fred
Obviously by internally rotating at the hip the side of the big toe comes down to the floor and the foot is now at an angle where the heel is not under directly under the foot but to the outside of it. That's what's letting the foot touch the floor not that your ankle joint somehow became more flexible. That's not saying that keeping the hips a little internally rotated might not make you a faster swimmer just that your ankle joint flexibility did not change. At 2: 47 in the video watch the woman nearer to the camera. Note that her kneecaps are pointed straight at the sky, not at each other. That means her hips are NOT in internal rotation. As far as actively using your lower leg muscles to point your toes at any time during any swimming stroke, I have looked as hard as I could for any EMG studies of the lower legs during swimming to show what muscles fire and when. Not only could I not find any studies of this, I cannot even find any studies simultaneously measuring the contraction of the quads, the hamstrings and the gluteals. Without studies like this no one knows for sure what muscles fire, when they fire, or what they're really doing. If you know of any studies like this, please let us all know. To really swim at the highest possible level this is critical information.
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Obviously by internally rotating at the hip the side of the big toe comes down to the floor and the foot is now at an angle where the heel is not under directly under the foot but to the outside of it. That's what's letting the foot touch the floor not that your ankle joint somehow became more flexible. That's not saying that keeping the hips a little internally rotated might not make you a faster swimmer just that your ankle joint flexibility did not change. At 2: 47 in the video watch the woman nearer to the camera. Note that her kneecaps are pointed straight at the sky, not at each other. That means her hips are NOT in internal rotation. As far as actively using your lower leg muscles to point your toes at any time during any swimming stroke, I have looked as hard as I could for any EMG studies of the lower legs during swimming to show what muscles fire and when. Not only could I not find any studies of this, I cannot even find any studies simultaneously measuring the contraction of the quads, the hamstrings and the gluteals. Without studies like this no one knows for sure what muscles fire, when they fire, or what they're really doing. If you know of any studies like this, please let us all know. To really swim at the highest possible level this is critical information.
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Ruusa
I wouldn't say that swimmers bend their ankles more than ballerinas. Ballet dancers point their feet as much as they can, but the line of your foot has to be straight and rotating hips inwards is absolutely forbidden for aesthetic reasons and safety. It's also considered cheating. Many dancers stretch and train their ankles every day but because of their physics it isnt always possible to get those overextensions. Still a good video and really helpful for swimmers!
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I wouldn't say that swimmers bend their ankles more than ballerinas. Ballet dancers point their feet as much as they can, but the line of your foot has to be straight and rotating hips inwards is absolutely forbidden for aesthetic reasons and safety. It's also considered cheating. Many dancers stretch and train their ankles every day but because of their physics it isnt always possible to get those overextensions. Still a good video and really helpful for swimmers!
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AQWorlds
My left arm pulls more water than my right and dont feel any soreness in arms or shoulder because my right shoulder is dislocated.
When I kick, my legs naturally comes to the surface of the water, most of the time I am kicking the surface of the water and not getting any propulsion, is it because my butt is big or shoulder I arc my back or look foward more to sink my legs down a little bit?
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My left arm pulls more water than my right and dont feel any soreness in arms or shoulder because my right shoulder is dislocated.
When I kick, my legs naturally comes to the surface of the water, most of the time I am kicking the surface of the water and not getting any propulsion, is it because my butt is big or shoulder I arc my back or look foward more to sink my legs down a little bit?
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robohippy
One other benefit about going pigeon toed when using the flutter kick or the dolphin kick, besides the extra ankle flexing or extending, is that the whole side of your foot becomes part of your paddle rather than just the toes.
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One other benefit about going pigeon toed when using the flutter kick or the dolphin kick, besides the extra ankle flexing or extending, is that the whole side of your foot becomes part of your paddle rather than just the toes.
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Mariusz
I have decent ankle flexibility and mobility (for a beginner) but I have problems with coordination - to relax and to flex the calves in the right moment. Too many things to coordinate.
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I have decent ankle flexibility and mobility (for a beginner) but I have problems with coordination - to relax and to flex the calves in the right moment. Too many things to coordinate.
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Kabes
Should I do this for all my dolphin kicks/underwaters and even while swimming butterfly? Is it a skill to implement into basically any movement in swimming using the legs like this?
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Should I do this for all my dolphin kicks/underwaters and even while swimming butterfly? Is it a skill to implement into basically any movement in swimming using the legs like this?
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Arbest
Amazing video as usual. I hope pools get reopened soon here in Italy. I haven't been swimming for more than 6 months
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Amazing video as usual. I hope pools get reopened soon here in Italy. I haven't been swimming for more than 6 months
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BetaDre. TV
they dont do this. its an illusion caused by the water. dont try this, you will just hurt your knee cap.
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they dont do this. its an illusion caused by the water. dont try this, you will just hurt your knee cap.
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Shaun
Hi, may i know if fins will help out in ankle or leg movement? And what kind of fins would you recommend?
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Hi, may i know if fins will help out in ankle or leg movement? And what kind of fins would you recommend?
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Keemo
Thank you from the heart for the translation into Arabic and thank you for the great content it provides
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Thank you from the heart for the translation into Arabic and thank you for the great content it provides
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diane
Thank you. Your swimming videos are amazingly helpful. Thanks a million for your free swimming lessons.
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Thank you. Your swimming videos are amazingly helpful. Thanks a million for your free swimming lessons.
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