First comment on RUclips ever. I'm a relatively new triathlete and had sinky legs. 2 hour run, got it. 100m swim...heart rate 180. Fastest 100m was 2:08. Did literally ten minutes of drills from the things in this video; chest up, belly in, fewer kicks timed with the catch and my first 100m after was 1:44. That's 24 seconds in one session. Faster, easier, and HR was at least 30 beats lower. Revelation. THANK YOU!!
Excellent video. Thank you! Learning free style swimming at age 70 has been daunting but I haven't given up. I apply these tips little by little with lots of patience. The breathing was my big challenge and now I finally am feeling more at home in the water. I can swim 14 laps with breaks of back stroke swimming intermittently. I feel like a bird who learned how to fly!
You are an inspiration to all! Keep at it. Having taken up swimming at 40+, I felt I could've done it sooner. But it certainly ain't too late to teach old dogs new tricks, as long as the dog is willing to watch RUclips videos and practice drills! 😊
try Adam ocean Walker’s video’s...I’m 68/ 10 years swimming, self-taught with real issues from major open-heart surgery (shortness of breath/ no power available) +quietly applied changes to my technique +can go long distance (2km is usual) in a meditative state of mind...love it..total time-out.
This is so awesome and great to hear. I’m 62 and I just started my 4th season of real effort to swim laps freestyle since age 48. Each season was 3-6 months of genuine effort with swim classes , private coaching and practice practice, practice. Ive been a hiker , mountain biker, some cycling and short distance runner (5-10 km) since my early 30’s. Thought I’d try to do a mini triathlon at age 50 and was blown away how hard it was for me to freestyle 😮😒😌 So needless to say , 50 came and went without the accomplishment of reaching any goals of a triathlon. So now I’m 62 and no longer reach for a triathlon but I do want to tackle this beast of a challenge for myself in the water with freestyle. I’ve restarted swimming for the 4th time with genuine effort a month ago and with what I’ve previously learned and what I’ve gained with these amazing RUclips videos , I am slowly starting to see smidgens of a difference with ease of my technique with strokes , kicks and breath. Right now I can do 25 m and feel I’m gliding smoothly through the water . I can swim under water 12-13 m with one breath. Goal for now - * swim 200 m freestyle without breaks * swim under water 25 m with one breath. Thank you for inspiration and sharing ❤️
I rarely comment on RUclips videos, but I would like to thank you for your swimming tips. 2 weeks ago, I was struggling to swim more than 50 metres freestyle because I was getting out of breath. Yesterday, I comfortably swam 100m in under 2 minutes. Your technique made a huge difference in how relaxed and enjoyable my stroke has become. Cheers mate.
I’m also exhausted after 25 meters BUT I’ve only had 2 lessons and I’m working on remembering technique , breathing etc, etc , determined to put it all together in time.
Exhaling through my nose has made a big difference! Thanks, I was tired after 15 meters originally. I can now complete the 25 meter length of the pool and I'm not exhausted. Getting easier every time I'm in the pool. Awesome videos, thanks very much! Cheers
You’re kicking too hard, and your brain has launched into survival mode instead of swim mode. Slow down, swimming should be easy. You’ll never sink and drown. Humans float. Experiment with your buoyancy until you understand this fact. You have to be a good swimmer to get underwater and stay there. Once you know that the water will hold you, start moving and take it easy. Roll to air and figure how to time your breathing to your stroke. Use a 2 beat kick so you don’t get tired. If anything I’m saying isn’t understood find a video that explains it. Total Immersion is probably the best of the best. Terry Laughlin is a swim God.
@majormchendersson5274 what about relaxing the upper limbs (arms).....I tried something today where I completely relaxed up arms in the reach, catch, pull --- and it seemed to be less tired/anxious after the usual 25-50 m swim. It'll try again tomorrow to see if this is something (being too tense).
@RickMartinRUclips yes definitely. The more you relax the better.. Arm should fall into the water then fully stretch and pull.. Breathing real relaxed also
I just started freestyle .. it’s is a progression for me.. After learning how to properly breathe with my fins on, then w/o my fins learning how to keep my legs from dropping, then 15 meters, now at 25 meters..focusing many aspects of the high elbow stroke( my head, fingers first, the catch and pull) . So I’m sticking with it and am always excited I’ve gotten as far as I have. Yes, at first I was exhausted after the first weeks of finishing a 25 meter lap, but each day I’m less tired… more energized because of it being easier….I’m recently retired, 69 years old, and would love to show my 3 grandchildren not to fear the pool . Hang in there.. enjoy your progress!😉
It's important to remember: Your legs take up the most oxygen in swim by a significant amount. Kick will only provide around 10% of your speed. If you're getting tired at 50 or even 25, don't even worry about kicks. If you really need to work on kicks, just do it with a kickboard. It'll make your practice much more efficient. As you get better, then work on kicks.
Dude. What a find. You explain things in a way i have not heard. I've only been swimming since September 2021 and have really been struggling. A lot of what you said adds up. Going to try and implement some of these... if i can remember them all while in the water.
This was so well put together. I am a runner trying to get over an injury so have decided to take up swimming in the view of possibly doing a triathlon. I can swim but have never learnt any technique whatsoever. When I freestyle in the pool I get overtaken by 80-year-old women doing breaststroke! The positive side is I burn a lot of calories and gain fitness! Thank you very much I'm going to subscribe to your channel.
started with 0 expectations more like "oh i'll probably hear the classic, you dont exhale right, you keep your head outside the water etc." and it was really useful. Can't wait to practice these. Subscribed!
This video helped me do my first 500m breast stroke non stop. before I saw this I was only able to go 50-100m before needing a rest. thanks for the help!
Brilliant presentation......even the accompanying ads are health related and excellent products...I tip my hat to you and will incorporate these lessons
I learnt freestyle swimming a year and a half ago at the age of 36, it took me about 6 months to get to the point of being able to swim 500m non stop without having to stop in between. I find all these things very useful HOWEVER in my opinion no swimming coach ever adresses the one true thing that's preventing you from being able to swim freestyle: You can't pull yourself through the water enough! I think it's that simple. You don't have the muscles on your shoulders and back to be able to pull yourself enough to be able to create enough speed to be able to float on the surface to be able to move through the water. You can learn how to kick properly, early vertical forearm, breathing, body position etc. but you still won't be able to pull yourself through the water. The only way to do that is by strenghtening your muscles in and out of the water. I think swimming coaches take this as self evident and don't address it. When I discovered the feeling of pulling water heavily with my arms it became clear that I can do no more than about 10 miserable pulls before being fully exhausted. After 1 and a half year of regular swimming the muscles on my arms, shoulders and neck visibly changed (some feel like steel!) and now I can swim freestyle forever even with a poor technique. Your arms, shoulders and upper back should hurt while you're learning how to swim freestyle, otherwise you'll never succeed. There's no easy way of learning this, only if you can endure some pain. For beginners there's no such thing as effortless swimming guys, that part comes after you've gone through the pain. Cheers and love to every swimmer out there!
My triathlon coach cannot emphasize enough the strength training sessions. Twice a week we have an hour of strength training with focus on exercises that build the muscles needed for swimming, running and cycling. So, the aim is not to gain a lot of muscle, which would have quite the opposite result. Also for triathlon you need A LOT of open water swimming, as swimming in a pool is one thing, swimming in open water is a different beast. I know, I had plenty of panic attacks and still can get over it all the time. :)
Not sure about this. I know someone who is not super athletic. She has good cardio but her upper body is not strong at all. Yet, she is able to swimming non-stop for 30 minutes like it's a stroll in a park.
Eh. I don’t know about that. I’ve seen plenty of lesser muscled folk move through the water continuously and almost effortlessly for 500, 1000, even 1500 meters. The frail elderly as well. Lung capacity, aerobic capacity, and being a comfortable swimmer matter most. And of course, having decent technique. Though from what I’ve seen, there’s a lot you can get away with form wise, assuming it’s freestyle. Glad you found swimming and enjoy your next workout!
This is so useful. I am a runner who wants to add a day of swimming to my training for cross training. I have never really done swimming for exercise so my technique is very inefficient. I can’t wait to try these tips.
Your suggestions help me a ton!!! Before I can only swim 25m, at the end of it, my heart was racing and my body was working hard to get air. Your video makes me realize that I have been kicking too hard. The moment I slow down in my kicking, I can swim further as I'm able to keep my heart rate low. I also constantly tell myself to relax. Today, I was able to swim 100m for the first time! That's a huge improvement in just one week!!! Thank you so much!
That is so nice to hear! I am a new swimmer myself and I do struggle. The max I can do is 2 laps of 25 then I got to stop. I see your comment was about 1 year ago. I am curious to learn about your progress if you don't mind. Cheers
@nathaliamedina5470 I switched over to use breast stroke instead of freestyle. Then, I can swim forever. It's a slower stroke, but that's okay with me. Good job in learning such an important life skill! Keep up the god work!
Your videos prepared me to IronMan :) 2 months of practice with your tips and from being tired after 1 pool I was able to finish 3.8km in 1h 21mins. Awesome content of yours, thanks :)
@SugarLandFishingBros Everyday for 1 month (that was my worst discipline so I focused on that) and after that ~3times a week mixed with bike. Last month of prep included ~2hrs of training a day, 6 days a week. And before IronMan 1.5 week of rest
@pawetarsaa9904 hey pawel, great insight. I am training for an Ironman in October and can currently only swim 120 meters or so without being completely gassed. Luckily I can comfortably bike for 2-3 hours and run 10-13 miles. I am mostly worried about the swim. Do you think I can scale up all the way to 2.4 miles in a little less than 4 months or so?
@SugarLandFishingBros It's definitely possible. Watch videos, see your mistakes, apply corrections. I had the feeling that I need to build proper muscles endurance, so I have noticed all my initial mistakes (like very bad breathing, not being aligned with the water, using legs too much) and after that, I started swimming for muscles growth. One of the most important things for me was that I always had some kind of goal when entering the pool. Sometimes 80x25 overall, sometimes 60x25 in 1 hour and at the beginning 40x25 overall. I have never left the pool without achieving it. Sometimes I felt like shit after the training but it was worth it
First comment on RUclips ever. I'm a relatively new triathlete and had sinky legs. 2 hour run, got it. 100m swim...heart rate 180. Fastest 100m was 2:08. Did literally ten minutes of drills from the things in this video; chest up, belly in, fewer kicks timed with the catch and my first 100m after was 1:44. That's 24 seconds in one session. Faster, easier, and HR was at least 30 beats lower. Revelation. THANK YOU!!
I have sinky legs too...head position helps a TON with this. If you look down your legs will stop being super sinky...
@David P 1:01 for 100m? Are you a triathlete or a swimmer?
Great to hear! I think i need to try these....very new to triathlon also!
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@David P ur slow I swim a 57sec 100m free get fast loser
100? I’m exhausted at 25!
Antonio Avila 😂😂😂😂 this is me
Try another sport
@bigjohnson9606 you are the definition of an asshole
I cant even do 12.5
Alan H thanks for sharing!
I go to gym for swimming only. 54 years old quit smoking after 35 years. Getting better slowly.
I want to quit smoking too. I am 23 smoking since 6-7 years
@AbhishekPatel-ps9pz do it. Best decision ever :)
38 years old, smoked for 20 years. quit 7 months ago and been swimming 1.5 hours everyday. down from 227lbs to 205 and counting...
❤❤❤
@Adeus555 awesome..many months to lose that wieght? I just started swimming 2hr every day. Just stared doing a mile
I accidentally volunteered myself for the 200 free and I never done it before.. y’all wish me luck 😔
Good Luck!
MyLifeAs Val just volunteered for for the 50 fly for the first time wish me luck 🤪
good luck it’s not that bad i just was last place and behind by like five seconds 😂😂😂 but don’t worry haha i’m terrible i’m freestyle
MyLifeAs Val It’s not all thst bad. I do 800/1500 free all the time. Don’t sprint too hard at the start and try to be consistent.
😂😂 the ambition!
Excellent video. Thank you! Learning free style swimming at age 70 has been daunting but I haven't given up. I apply these tips little by little with lots of patience. The breathing was my big challenge and now I finally am feeling more at home in the water. I can swim 14 laps with breaks of back stroke swimming intermittently. I feel like a bird who learned how to fly!
You go girl!!!! You got this 💞
You are an inspiration to all! Keep at it. Having taken up swimming at 40+, I felt I could've done it sooner. But it certainly ain't too late to teach old dogs new tricks, as long as the dog is willing to watch RUclips videos and practice drills! 😊
try Adam ocean Walker’s video’s...I’m 68/ 10 years swimming, self-taught with real issues from major open-heart surgery (shortness of breath/ no power available) +quietly applied changes to my technique +can go long distance (2km is usual) in a meditative state of mind...love it..total time-out.
This is so awesome and great to hear. I’m 62 and I just started my 4th season of real effort to swim laps freestyle since age 48.
Each season was 3-6 months of genuine effort with swim classes , private coaching and practice practice, practice.
Ive been a hiker , mountain biker, some cycling and short distance runner (5-10 km) since my early 30’s.
Thought I’d try to do a mini triathlon at age 50 and was blown away how hard it was for me to freestyle 😮😒😌
So needless to say , 50 came and went without the accomplishment of reaching any goals of a triathlon.
So now I’m 62 and no longer reach for a triathlon but I do want to tackle this beast of a challenge for myself in the water with freestyle.
I’ve restarted swimming for the 4th time with genuine effort a month ago and with what I’ve previously learned and what I’ve gained with these amazing RUclips videos , I am slowly starting to see smidgens of a difference with ease of my technique with strokes , kicks and breath.
Right now I can do 25 m and feel I’m gliding smoothly through the water .
I can swim under water 12-13 m with one breath.
Goal for now -
* swim 200 m freestyle without breaks
* swim under water 25 m with one breath.
Thank you for inspiration and sharing ❤️
Amazing!
I rarely comment on RUclips videos, but I would like to thank you for your swimming tips. 2 weeks ago, I was struggling to swim more than 50 metres freestyle because I was getting out of breath. Yesterday, I comfortably swam 100m in under 2 minutes. Your technique made a huge difference in how relaxed and enjoyable my stroke has become. Cheers mate.
finally someone else also thought swimming "downhill" cannot really be related or applied into the water
I’m also exhausted after 25 meters BUT I’ve only had 2 lessons and I’m working on
remembering technique , breathing etc, etc , determined to put it all together in time.
After 3 years, I am still watching it and savouring it: Master Effortless your session on this topic is the best ever !
The fact you go to the effort to provide these succinct videos for free is incredible! Thanks mate!
He’s got 195k subscribers. It’s for monetisation.
You are the best at teaching swimming on RUclips, period
Exhaling through my nose has made a big difference! Thanks, I was tired after 15 meters originally. I can now complete the 25 meter length of the pool and I'm not exhausted. Getting easier every time I'm in the pool. Awesome videos, thanks very much! Cheers
I'm gonna focus on thta from now on i can swim 25 but I'm literally dying after so imma try exhaling through my nose
@lazarebedukadze7244 any improvements after a month???? I’m so scared to start exhaling through my nose!!!!!
@lazarebedukadze7244 how about now
I can barely do 25 yards before gasping for breath
Ramy G slow down your pace and kick less
You’re kicking too hard, and your brain has launched into survival mode instead of swim mode. Slow down, swimming should be easy. You’ll never sink and drown. Humans float. Experiment with your buoyancy until you understand this fact. You have to be a good swimmer to get underwater and stay there. Once you know that the water will hold you, start moving and take it easy. Roll to air and figure how to time your breathing to your stroke. Use a 2 beat kick so you don’t get tired. If anything I’m saying isn’t understood find a video that explains it. Total Immersion is probably the best of the best. Terry Laughlin is a swim God.
Relax more.. Timing is the key. Put your head in the water more and don't fight the water. Inhale thru mouth exhale easy thru nose. You will get there
@majormchendersson5274 what about relaxing the upper limbs (arms).....I tried something today where I completely relaxed up arms in the reach, catch, pull --- and it seemed to be less tired/anxious after the usual 25-50 m swim. It'll try again tomorrow to see if this is something (being too tense).
@RickMartinRUclips yes definitely. The more you relax the better.. Arm should fall into the water then fully stretch and pull.. Breathing real relaxed also
6 min into this video and I've already received more valuable advice than on any previous swimming technique video. Thanks.
For a second I thought Dan Carter was teaching me how to swim
I just started freestyle .. it’s is a progression for me.. After learning how to properly breathe with my fins on, then w/o my fins learning how to keep my legs from dropping, then 15 meters, now at 25 meters..focusing many aspects of the high elbow stroke( my head, fingers first, the catch and pull) . So I’m sticking with it and am always excited I’ve gotten as far as I have. Yes, at first I was exhausted after the first weeks of finishing a 25 meter lap, but each day I’m less tired… more energized because of it being easier….I’m recently retired, 69 years old, and would love to show my 3 grandchildren not to fear the pool . Hang in there.. enjoy your progress!😉
Doing my first 6x100 tomorrow…these are BRILLIANT tips…thank you!
legitimately something finally clicked for me after watching this, gamechanger... thank you
The nose thing is a revelation to me. Thanks
same
It's important to remember: Your legs take up the most oxygen in swim by a significant amount. Kick will only provide around 10% of your speed. If you're getting tired at 50 or even 25, don't even worry about kicks. If you really need to work on kicks, just do it with a kickboard. It'll make your practice much more efficient. As you get better, then work on kicks.
I stopped kicking. Doing just 1 beat small kick just for balance.
Went from 25m to 200m in 10 days
I'm a beginner, I'm doing all of these things wrong haha. Thank you.
I feel like this video speaks to me personally... Been swiming for 4 months and trying to improve my techniques 🙌
Dude. What a find. You explain things in a way i have not heard. I've only been swimming since September 2021 and have really been struggling. A lot of what you said adds up. Going to try and implement some of these... if i can remember them all while in the water.
One of the most helpful videos I’ve seen! Thank you so much!
This was so well put together. I am a runner trying to get over an injury so have decided to take up swimming in the view of possibly doing a triathlon. I can swim but have never learnt any technique whatsoever. When I freestyle in the pool I get overtaken by 80-year-old women doing breaststroke! The positive side is I burn a lot of calories and gain fitness!
Thank you very much I'm going to subscribe to your channel.
Love watching the underwater, (and above water) strokes of a proper swimmer. Thanks for the tips.
started with 0 expectations more like "oh i'll probably hear the classic, you dont exhale right, you keep your head outside the water etc." and it was really useful. Can't wait to practice these. Subscribed!
Pause was the thing i was missing, balance improved a lot with pause. Thanks a lot man 🤗
my max is 150 and it made me absolutely exhausted but with your tips I'll hopefully get to 200 comfortably
Had an ah-ha moment when heard about the snorkle
wowww the BEST video I've ever seen so far that addresses my exhausting too fast issue! THANK YOU!
Nice videos with tips we don’t find anywhere else !
This video was exactly what I needed. I am going to watch it again and give all the suggestions a try. Super helpful!! Thank you. 😁😁
I've learned a few of these on my own with time - I had a very hard time w/ breathing - getting better. I appreciate this topic. Thanks.
This video helped me do my first 500m breast stroke non stop. before I saw this I was only able to go 50-100m before needing a rest. thanks for the help!
Brilliant presentation......even the accompanying ads are health related and excellent products...I tip my hat to you and will incorporate these lessons
brilliant advice, this guys videos covers so much on all levels.
That’s the video I needed! Thank you :)
I learnt freestyle swimming a year and a half ago at the age of 36, it took me about 6 months to get to the point of being able to swim 500m non stop without having to stop in between. I find all these things very useful HOWEVER in my opinion no swimming coach ever adresses the one true thing that's preventing you from being able to swim freestyle: You can't pull yourself through the water enough!
I think it's that simple.
You don't have the muscles on your shoulders and back to be able to pull yourself enough to be able to create enough speed to be able to float on the surface to be able to move through the water. You can learn how to kick properly, early vertical forearm, breathing, body position etc. but you still won't be able to pull yourself through the water. The only way to do that is by strenghtening your muscles in and out of the water. I think swimming coaches take this as self evident and don't address it. When I discovered the feeling of pulling water heavily with my arms it became clear that I can do no more than about 10 miserable pulls before being fully exhausted.
After 1 and a half year of regular swimming the muscles on my arms, shoulders and neck visibly changed (some feel like steel!) and now I can swim freestyle forever even with a poor technique. Your arms, shoulders and upper back should hurt while you're learning how to swim freestyle, otherwise you'll never succeed. There's no easy way of learning this, only if you can endure some pain. For beginners there's no such thing as effortless swimming guys, that part comes after you've gone through the pain.
Cheers and love to every swimmer out there!
Wow, thanks for sharing this :))
My triathlon coach cannot emphasize enough the strength training sessions. Twice a week we have an hour of strength training with focus on exercises that build the muscles needed for swimming, running and cycling. So, the aim is not to gain a lot of muscle, which would have quite the opposite result. Also for triathlon you need A LOT of open water swimming, as swimming in a pool is one thing, swimming in open water is a different beast. I know, I had plenty of panic attacks and still can get over it all the time. :)
Not sure about this. I know someone who is not super athletic. She has good cardio but her upper body is not strong at all. Yet, she is able to swimming non-stop for 30 minutes like it's a stroll in a park.
Eh. I don’t know about that. I’ve seen plenty of lesser muscled folk move through the water continuously and almost effortlessly for 500, 1000, even 1500 meters. The frail elderly as well. Lung capacity, aerobic capacity, and being a comfortable swimmer matter most. And of course, having decent technique. Though from what I’ve seen, there’s a lot you can get away with form wise, assuming it’s freestyle.
Glad you found swimming and enjoy your next workout!
So so true well said.ive been looking for the effortless feel but like anything physical its gotta hurt to get anywhere.
Taking lots of notes 📝
I watch all of your videos and absolutely love them👍👌
Thanks man! Great video and content!
The first video I watch from this channel, and you earned a "like" and a subscription!
Thanks! Stoked to try some of these
You videos clips are so good. Well done indeed.
What a brilliant video
Great video!
Like the timing catch to kick same side! Great tips.
This video is helpfull for every one ,,, thanks a lot, man ,,,
I loved this video... thank you for the free content!
This is so useful. I am a runner who wants to add a day of swimming to my training for cross training. I have never really done swimming for exercise so my technique is very inefficient. I can’t wait to try these tips.
Helped a ton!
Thank you. I am a beginner and have found your videos to be exceptional
Great video , thanks
REALLY helpful, thanks 😊
This is brilliant.
Great video thanks.
Brilliant video ! Always so insightful and concise.
Thats were very helpful thanks alot 😅
Excellent video
Thank you. Extremely well organised presentation of the issues. VERY much appreciated.
good tips, thank you, will try!
Great video.
Your suggestions help me a ton!!! Before I can only swim 25m, at the end of it, my heart was racing and my body was working hard to get air. Your video makes me realize that I have been kicking too hard. The moment I slow down in my kicking, I can swim further as I'm able to keep my heart rate low. I also constantly tell myself to relax. Today, I was able to swim 100m for the first time! That's a huge improvement in just one week!!! Thank you so much!
That is so nice to hear! I am a new swimmer myself and I do struggle. The max I can do is 2 laps of 25 then I got to stop.
I see your comment was about 1 year ago. I am curious to learn about your progress if you don't mind.
Cheers
@nathaliamedina5470 I switched over to use breast stroke instead of freestyle. Then, I can swim forever. It's a slower stroke, but that's okay with me. Good job in learning such an important life skill! Keep up the god work!
Dude thank you so much! The nose thing and turning the kick level thing is so helpful! Thank you for making this video!
Another good video 👌
Very informative… Thank you.
This is super helpful.
bro your crawl stroke is CRUISINGGGG. I love it!
Very good tips.
Thank you for this: really helpful advice!
thanks man
This was great. Thanks so much for all the time and effort you put into the videos. Can’t wait to put these tips into practice.
Helps lot thanks heaps
Thank you, very useful video
Great tips! Cheers!
Very helpful.
Tak!
Excellent explanation, thank you!
Succinct. On the point. Really helpful.
Thanks for advice
Nice information
Loved the skewer analogy in relation to body alignment, very helpful. Thanks.
Starting to see improvement because of this channel. Very useful tips, thank you.
nice, ty
Thanks very much. Very good 😊
Very will teacher
excellent comment!
Well Done!
Thank you! I watch your videos everyday and subscribed to your virtual clinic.
Your videos prepared me to IronMan :) 2 months of practice with your tips and from being tired after 1 pool I was able to finish 3.8km in 1h 21mins. Awesome content of yours, thanks :)
How often did you swim?
@SugarLandFishingBros Everyday for 1 month (that was my worst discipline so I focused on that) and after that ~3times a week mixed with bike. Last month of prep included ~2hrs of training a day, 6 days a week. And before IronMan 1.5 week of rest
@pawetarsaa9904 hey pawel, great insight. I am training for an Ironman in October and can currently only swim 120 meters or so without being completely gassed. Luckily I can comfortably bike for 2-3 hours and run 10-13 miles. I am mostly worried about the swim. Do you think I can scale up all the way to 2.4 miles in a little less than 4 months or so?
@SugarLandFishingBros It's definitely possible. Watch videos, see your mistakes, apply corrections. I had the feeling that I need to build proper muscles endurance, so I have noticed all my initial mistakes (like very bad breathing, not being aligned with the water, using legs too much) and after that, I started swimming for muscles growth. One of the most important things for me was that I always had some kind of goal when entering the pool. Sometimes 80x25 overall, sometimes 60x25 in 1 hour and at the beginning 40x25 overall. I have never left the pool without achieving it. Sometimes I felt like shit after the training but it was worth it
Menace
Great ideas. Thank you.
Thanks for the advices!
wowowow,, Brilliant.. Thank you.
Brilliant explanations!
Brilliant tips! thank you!
Thank you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
very useful!
Thanks!
As it was told in the other videos, it really helps to imagine you are being pulled from your top in the direction of swimming.