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12-29-2001, 07:38 AM #1
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swimming techniques
I'm going swimming 3x a week now and I'm up to 2 miles a day. My question is what techniques (swim form) to use and what muscles do they concentrate on. Currently I'm mostly using the freestyle form and then I mix in the breaststroke. Thanks again.
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12-29-2001, 07:46 AM #2
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I also forgot to ask, what's the best way to get the chlorine smell out? I shampoo and soap myself to death and yet I still have that chlorine smell. Is there a special soap/shampoo I could buy?
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12-29-2001, 08:42 AM #3
I'm a bit confused about your first question. Are you asking for general tips on techniques? Some tips are: make sure that your fingers are closed and your hand is cupped, come up for breaths every 2 to 3 strokes, and flutter kick from the hips not the knees.
If you are swimming a few miles at a time you must be doing pretty good. I would say that freestyle and breast stoke are good, that's what I use when I swim. I also like the back stroke. I wish I was good at butterfly, but I'm not, so I don't work on it. Swimming is a total body workout, but concentrates mostly on your shoulders and cardio vascular system.
For more info, you could do a search on google.com. I just did one and found lots of stuff.
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12-29-2001, 08:43 AM #4
Oh yea, about the second question, that smell is hard to get rid of. I do use a special swimmer's shampoo that I bought at the drug store. Happy swimming.
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12-29-2001, 09:30 AM #5
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Thanks for the info., I suppose I wasn't really asking the type of technique, but more of what to use (freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly) to get the best results.
I'll have to look for that shampoo, thanks again.
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12-29-2001, 10:12 AM #6
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Originally posted by njp
Thanks for the info., I suppose I wasn't really asking the type of technique, but more of what to use (freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly) to get the best results.
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