As technical as the swimming sport can be, it can generally be tough to narrow down solutions to a question that is asked often: What should I concentrate on in order to improve my triathlon swim capabilities? Here are five steps that you can take to improve your swim for an upcoming triathlon. These do not necessarily fit into any specific order, and they will go a very long way when it comes to helping you achieve your personal swimming goals regardless of whether you are just beginning or are attempting to go professional.
1 – Improve your hand entry in order to improve your triathlon swimming ability. Slice your hand down into the water right around the line of your goggles, driving it forward. Many swimmers will attempt to get as much air time as they possibly can simply by reaching their hand out before they enter into the water. It is actually much more efficient for you to go through the water with your hand as you are rotating from one side toward the other side.
2 – Improve your head position in order to improve your triathlon swimming ability. You should keep looking straight down when you are swimming in the freestyle form. It is vitally important that you keep your head completely down with a small part of the back of your head poking out of the water. As you rotate throughout the water, try not to move your head when the rest of your body is rotating.
3 – Improve your pull in order to improve your triathlon swimming ability. When you are swimming in freestyle, your hands need to pull all the way past your hips. The last portion of the stroke before your recovery, which is when hands come out of the water, should include an acceleration behind you rather than up and out of the water.
4 – Improve your kick in order to improve your triathlon swimming ability. You should try to minimize your kick as you work on your training for swimming. Most people are going to try to kick extra hard in order to make up for a lack of balance while in the water. You should be minimizing your kick in order to improve your balance as well as to conserve energy.
5 – Improve your training intensity in order to improve your triathlon swimming ability. The best way that you can measure the intensity of your training is to count your heart rate following every swim. Estimate your heart rates by counting your pulse for six seconds, then add a zero to the count and you will have the approximate heart rate per minute for your training.
These five tips are simple and straight forward but they really go along way when it comes to increasing your capabilities as a swimmer in a triathlon event.
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Originally posted 2009-07-24 05:38:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Swimming is a sport that can be extremely technical, and as a result, determining how you can concentrate on improving your triathlon swimming capabilities is often difficult. Here are five steps that you should be taking in order to improve your swimming capabilities for an upcoming triathlon. There is no real specific order to these tips, and all five can go a truly long way when it comes to helping you achieve your own personal goals for swimming, regardless of what they are or what your experience level is.
