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Pic of the Week - October 28, 2005

Posted by Coach Black on Oct 28, 2005 09:45AM (4,360 views)
Take a look at Misty recovering her arms in this picture. As always, let us know what you think.

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Responses

Responded Oct 28, 2005 07:56PM

Could the watch possibly give her super-powers? I need a watch like that...
Responded Nov 03, 2005 11:41AM

Well, it si not "super-powers", it is hard work.
As she says, the little things you do with your hands and wrists plus her low and early breath, are key factors for her relaxed recovery.
Responded Nov 03, 2005 08:57PM

I notice she is wearing a watch and all I can think is that she must be alone in the pool. I remember being told that watches hurt other swimmers so I don't let my swimmers wear them. (Anyone know if that is true?)
Responded Nov 04, 2005 11:24AM

Tyler
I really don't think that watches can hurt other swimmers. This is an image of Misty in her DVD "Go Swim Butterfly" and you are correct, she is alone in the pool.

Kind regards
Tomas
Responded Nov 04, 2005 11:32AM

Actually she has her super power magnetic patches underneath the watch. Just Kidding.

This was a shot of Misty alone so I think she just left her watch on. I don't know if she swims with it normally. I do like the pic with the watch on, it gives a cool visual cue.
Responded Nov 08, 2005 09:44AM

I swim with wearing a watch normally as well. And I haven't ever hurt anyone with it. If someone with wearing it hurted others, he would have produced same result even with no watch. Since it's so attached and fixed on a wrist that it has no difference to beat someone by their arms! Go Swim!

Responded Nov 08, 2005 09:54AM

Judson and Ethan
I wish you a happy day.
I don't care at all about Misty's watch.
I have a problem with my stroke rate turnover, it is extremely slow. I give it up in the back, I breath low and early but my stroke rate does not improves.
Some people have been telling me that I should consider a program of weight lifting...but I am so behind in my technique that for me it simply makes no sense.
Can you give my some tips?

Kind regards
Tomas
Responded Nov 09, 2005 11:16AM

Tomas, dryland training done properly can increase fitness which can make all swimming better. It sounds like you're approaching the stroke correctly, or at least searching around good ideas. Again, if you're working on technique in the pool, there's NO better time to gain your strength, and fitness OUT of the pool. Now is a perfect time for dryland training.
Responded Nov 11, 2005 03:12PM

Hi Glenn
Thanks a bunch!!!!
It seams I will end up lifting weights...despite my second thoughts about it.
For strength I was considereing surgical tubing (tethered swimming), it just seams more natural.
Just a final question.
Is butterfly a power stroke or is it a rythm and timing stroke?

Best wishes
Tomás
Responded Nov 14, 2005 09:26AM

Tomas,
I think that you are on the right track with the surgical tubing. It will give you swimming specific strength, which you can take with you into the pool. You can get some pretty cheap here.

Butterfly is different things to different swimmers. Some like Ian Crocker come at it from more of a power stroke angle. So much so that he doesn't swim the 200 fly, he opts for the more power oreinted sprint events. Then you have swimmers like Misty Hyman who is one of the most rhythmic fliers around. She constantly talks about establishing timing and rhythm while swimming fly. So to not answer your question, both.

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