Swimming anyone???

[nyquist2000]

yah, i dun really kick one...just twist the body can liao

You mean body rotate or body roll right? If twist... I think you need to be hospitalised. kekeke kidding.

 

[nyquist2000]

i used a float... :X
never kick
haha

TI actually is for lazy people who like do use minium effort for maximum result. Well... you never need a float at all and your body balancing is important for those starting to learn TI. In fact, the book said that knowing your balancing point is first to begin with before you proceed on. Different people got different balancing point and we need to find out where is our balancing point.

 

[sanjikun]

TI actually is for lazy people who like do use minium effort for maximum result. Well... you never need a float at all and your body balancing is important for those starting to learn TI. In fact, the book said that knowing your balancing point is first to begin with before you proceed on. Different people got different balancing point and we need to find out where is our balancing point.

doing minimum and achieving maximum results sounds good!
so using a pull buoy to train is just counter-productive?

the library has the book and a lot of the videos as well...

yup went to do a search, library near me have loan them all out. (pasir ris, tamp)

went national library yesterday, and saw "Extraordinary Swimming for Every Body: A guide to swimming better than you ever imagined" a small-ish book, seems good with pics, but the book is non-borrowable(R section) and i cant stay long.

amazon has the "Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster, and Easier (Paperback)", larger dimension(size) wonder if there is a difference in content?


ty for help bro ny and yxy, me wants to learn swimming more efficiently

 

[mikezuper]

Me too, me too!

I was inconsistent in my strokes - sometimes I can swim fast, the next time swims slow and ran out of breath and form.

Thats why I believe in getting it correct with guidance once and for all

 

[nyquist2000]

doing minimum and achieving maximum results sounds good!
so using a pull buoy to train is just counter-productive?


yup went to do a search, library near me have loan them all out. (pasir ris, tamp)

went national library yesterday, and saw "Extraordinary Swimming for Every Body: A guide to swimming better than you ever imagined" a small-ish book, seems good with pics, but the book is non-borrowable(R section) and i cant stay long.

amazon has the "Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster, and Easier (Paperback)", larger dimension(size) wonder if there is a difference in content?


ty for help bro ny and yxy, me wants to learn swimming more efficiently

It would be better if you can get the video rather than the book cos picture say a thousand words and you can learn better that way.

 

[nyquist2000]

Me too, me too!

I was inconsistent in my strokes - sometimes I can swim fast, the next time swims slow and ran out of breath and form.

Thats why I believe in getting it correct with guidance once and for all

probably when you are tired , you tend to lose your form. See you soon.

 

[mikezuper]

probably when you are tired , you tend to lose your form. See you soon.

Hmm.. thats possible, see you soon!

 

[kettler]

is it possible for someone to forever cant swim? cos it seems im so stupid in trying to swim

secondary got swimming lessons - failed.
SAF swimming lessons - failed.
friend teach - failed.

OMG ............... realli sho stewpig meh ??????????????????????????

find a good coach.................... one to one .......... mus pay more $$$$$$$$$

but tink confirm will learn to swim ones rahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[thomastang29]

moderator pls move this thread to Sports Forum Thanks

 

[nyquist2000]

A word of caution. Do not use pull buoy often. Although pull buoy is good for you in focusing your arm without the need to kick at all, you will soon lost your sense of body balance and making your leg lazy.

 

[Cress_knightness]

Sorry I did not noticed you were there. Happy new year and may all Huat arh!!

Happy CNY to you too and may all swimmers here huat ar !!!

 

[charmingaladdin]

isit odd that i can swim the freestyle,backstroke but not the butterfly?n cos of that, i was a "diver" back in NS

 

[mikezuper]

isit odd that i can swim the freestyle,backstroke but not the butterfly?n cos of that, i was a "diver" back in NS

Not really - me too cant do a proper butterfly though I can do a decent Freestyle and good breast-stroke and ok back-stroke.

Maybe just havent got the right form and technique of doing it?

 

[nyquist2000]

isit odd that i can swim the freestyle,backstroke but not the butterfly?n cos of that, i was a "diver" back in NS

Butterfly involves hip and shoulder movement that is why is very different from other stroke. So the trick is when you bend down your hip, lean your shoulder forward (Downward) and vice versa. That will give you a execution of the dolphin kick. For start learning fly, this is where you should begin.

 

[nyquist2000]

Chest out, locked back and keep your body straight when doing your prone gliding. This is one of the most basic and yet the most important exercise in swimming.

 

[nyquist2000]

For those who do not have time to do running, swimming breast stroke help tone those leg muscle needed for your running.

 

[kettler]

For those who do not have time to do running, swimming breast stroke help tone those leg muscle needed for your running.

donch noe mus swim how mani thousands n thousands of laps neh ..........

nyquist kor kor ish the bestest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[nyquist2000]

In front crawl, body roll is important if you want your body to be slippery and fast. The rotation of the body come from the hip which in turn driven by the leg kicking action. Sound like total immersion?

 

[nyquist2000]

donch noe mus swim how mani thousands n thousands of laps neh ..........

nyquist kor kor ish the bestest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How is your training so far? Any improvement? Keep a log book to check your lap and timing. You seems to be able to swim 50 m per min consider ok la.

 

[nyquist2000]

This is one of another good drill to start with.
Object of this flutter kick is to make you realise which arm to pull at which leg kick.

This is what you can do:
1) Practise major flutter kick (Hard kick) x 5 sets (1 set range between 30 kicks to 40 kicks depending on your capability.

2) Practise minor flutter kick (soft kick) x 5 sets ( each set consist of 30 to 40 kicks)

And we will add the combination of the major and minor kick which I will share next week to show you how. Have fun training.