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What Muscles Does Swimming Work? Swimmers Body Explained.
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Swimming is the ultimate full body workout, engaging all major body muscles with low impact on your joints and tendons. Whether you're exploring stroke techniques like the butterfly stroke, swimming breaststroke, or freestyle, each stroke requires a balance of upper body muscles, core muscles, and lower body muscles to propel you through the water. Understanding what muscles does swimming work-from the latissimus dorsi and chest muscles to the leg muscles and abdominal muscles-is essential for achieving a balanced swimmer's body while enhancing your muscle growth and overall fitness.
Every swimming stroke works unique muscle groups, making swimming a whole body workout that strengthens and tones your body muscles. For example, freestyle combines the flutter kick with powerful arm strokes to engage the chest muscles, arm muscles, and leg muscles. The butterfly stroke relies on coordination between the upper body muscles, core muscles, and glutes, while swimming breaststroke activates the inner thighs and shoulders during its signature frog kick. These dynamic movements not only improve endurance but also promote muscle growth and stability, making swimming an excellent body workout.
To maximize your swimming workout and enhance the muscles used in swimming, integrating strength training and resistance training is key. Dry-land exercises targeting all muscle groups-from the upper body muscles to the core muscles and lower body muscles-can improve propulsion, build strength, and prevent injury. Whether you're perfecting your stroke techniques, increasing your endurance, or simply aiming for a stronger, leaner physique, swimming offers a versatile and effective path to fitness. Ready to elevate your training? Discover more exercises designed to target different muscle groups and take your swimming to the next level!
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⏱Time stamps
00:00 Intro
01:11 What muscles does swimming work
02:07 Why do swimmers look so good
02:34 Muscles used In Freestyle
03:48 Muscles used In Breaststroke
04:58 Muscles used In Butterfly
06:29 Muscles used In Backstroke
08:34 Outro
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  • @vidorizkyp674
    @vidorizkyp674 3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I have a problem, today I swam and realized after breath in my head goes very low almost close to the floor. And another problem, I dont really move forward.

    • @vidorizkyp674
      @vidorizkyp674 3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks for some of ur youtube videos. The way you took the video helps me a lot on my swimming rhythm. Finally I did glide for the first time in my entire life. I am 32. But I need to work out with my head sinking after breath in if I compared to this video

  • @cherylcharles1474
    @cherylcharles1474 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is the best video I’ve ever seen to teach someone how to swim and breathe. I am so ready. I was doing a breathing techniques with you moving my arms with you. I am so ready when I go on vacation in August thank you so very much. looking forward to more videos

  • @AndreCerrado-c3k
    @AndreCerrado-c3k 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    what a great guide been meaning to get my own set of fins!

  • @vidorizkyp674
    @vidorizkyp674 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi coach, which one is the right one. Our hands should touch our cheeks or ears more? Or behind the ears?

  • @zamfirescumonica7630
    @zamfirescumonica7630 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Trying to progress my swimming 😊

  • @zamfirescumonica7630
    @zamfirescumonica7630 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The best explanations! Thank you

  • @johnjohnson6323
    @johnjohnson6323 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    36 y/o. USA. I love your videos. You are a great swim teacher. Thank You so much.

  • @Bouzytsy_Laitra2
    @Bouzytsy_Laitra2 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    will get back tomorrow and update if I can float

  • @vinhsanity
    @vinhsanity 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My legs drag me down quickly

  • @preciousmichael9506
    @preciousmichael9506 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    5:10

  • @rehnyelegreene7770
    @rehnyelegreene7770 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hold your breath.. you'll float. It's no secret

  • @dashiellv
    @dashiellv 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You are crossing the midline when entering the hands.

    • @danswimnyc
      @danswimnyc 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Good eye 👁️

  • @Danilyn_Livao
    @Danilyn_Livao 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Awesome insight, Dan! Now I have a better understanding of how swimming works my muscles-thanks for the info! 💙

  • @teddystv675
    @teddystv675 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    thank u so much ,I'll try to swim backstroke .

  • @nihoor8471
    @nihoor8471 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I liked the vdo ❤

  • @silvia1998
    @silvia1998 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I will use the fins😢

  • @nihoor8471
    @nihoor8471 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Which drill is best for abbs?

    • @danswimnyc
      @danswimnyc 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Planks are the best for swimming!

  • @tejaskamble1213
    @tejaskamble1213 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great help! Thanks ❤

    • @danswimnyc
      @danswimnyc 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Glad it helped!😊

  • @ГюльнараЛи
    @ГюльнараЛи 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Супер!

  • @mariar6370
    @mariar6370 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The best guide on swimming anatomy for beginners! To the point. Thanks for the work, Dan!

  • @temitopealoba4378
    @temitopealoba4378 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Okay everyone let’s subscribe to the channel 😊😅😮😢🎉😂❤ it’s helping my children to see their dreams

  • @rosemaryhazen5260
    @rosemaryhazen5260 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is it better to exhale thru your mouth or nose?

  • @lilymanet8540
    @lilymanet8540 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much Dan for this video! These are exactly the main points Mark touched on with me yesterday and it is very helpful that i can revisit those points through your videos! You guys are amazing and can’t thank you enough for all the help and guidance! 🙏 -Lireydis

  • @lilshaz8378
    @lilshaz8378 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Finally got to 4 strokes before I come up for air. Also finally learned to flip turn but that takes me back to 2 strokes so I can catch up on my breathing. Can’t sink to save my life which could be a good thing.

  • @kruathaicookeryschool6872
    @kruathaicookeryschool6872 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing 🙏🙏

  • @CharlesWalker-x5t
    @CharlesWalker-x5t หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love swimming even in high School ,on the swim team ..Great exercise 😊

  • @nihoor8471
    @nihoor8471 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Best coaching

  • @RmgGmr-i2t
    @RmgGmr-i2t หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is it harder for tall people to float?

  • @perleromanesti6310
    @perleromanesti6310 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks a lot, really helpful for me as a beginner

  • @robohippy
    @robohippy หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well, no one makes them the way I think they should be made.... I don't really like the longer fins, mostly because when I see people using them at the pool (I swim over arm side stroke and am on my side most of the time, so I see everything) they tend to initiate the down kick with their ankles at about 30 degrees flexed and I call that "runner's foot". The only fin out there that is "ergonomically correct" are the Positive Drive Fins/PDFs from Finis. They have a little bit of fin on the big toe side, and more fin on the little toe side. This naturally turns your feet inward, which is the optimal position for max propulsion. What they don't have that I want is tiny holes in them so you can feel the water flowing between your toes as you kick to the front and back sides of your body. This is one of those "feedback" things I think is necessary to improve your power, and to make sure you are kicking down as well as up. I need to punch some small holes in my PDFs for that flow. I have heard that using fins can improve ankle flexibility. I guess this is true if your ankles are loose when you kick, the fin will just put a little pressure on your ankle. I do use a snorkel for most of my kicking laps. I make sure to vary cadence and amplitude on my laps, going faster and bigger kicks. It is important to have race pace laps as well. I do like a snorkel too.

    • @danswimnyc
      @danswimnyc หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey there! You bring up some excellent points about fins and technique. I agree that fins won't necessarily "fix" a kick if the technique is off at its core. For swimmers who initiate their kick incorrectly-especially if kicking from the ankle at a flexed 30 degrees-fins can reinforce poor habits. That's why it's essential to focus on learning a proper kicking motion before relying on fins. If the fins just become a shortcut or a way to mask inefficient kicking, the issue will definitely show once the fins come off. But it's not always about the fins themselves. The problem often stems from improper weight distribution in the water rather than the fins' design. Drills like single-leg kicking with a fin (while keeping the other leg bent at 90 degrees) are great for improving balance and helping swimmers correct their kicking technique. Also, the "runner's foot" or "runner's kick" you mention doesn't always come down to flexibility alone-it often has to do with ankle strength, too. Fins can help in this area, as they improve leg endurance and strengthen muscles, eventually leading to a more consistent and powerful kick. So, while technique comes first, fins can play a supportive role in building the right strength and endurance to maintain that technique over longer distances. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! 🤝

  • @mariar6370
    @mariar6370 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gotta love swimming with fins ❤

  • @annamyers7653
    @annamyers7653 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fins are definitely a game changer. I use them every time I swim 😅

  • @ІринаРодецька
    @ІринаРодецька หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video Dan! I’ll try the drills with fins next time I’m at the pool. Thanks!

  • @robohippy
    @robohippy หลายเดือนก่อน

    I quit using a kick board years ago, and tool to using the snorkel. Then on another channel, the guy suggested using the kick board for the breathing stroke on the fly. The reasoning was that with the breathing stroke, you can't engage the core the same way you do on underwater or regular fly. To compensate for this, pretty much every fly swimmer lifts their heels slightly out of the water on the breathing stroke. That actually makes some sense. One other thing, feet and fins. The optimal foot position for dolphin and flutter kick is slightly toed in, and ankles rolled over. The propulsion in these 2 kicks comes from the side of the foot and not the toes. Our feet are very 3D, and not at all flat like frog feet. For fins, the only ergonomically correct fins that promote proper foot position are the Positive Drive Fins (PDFs) from Finis. The traditional frog feet make you point your toes out straight out behind you. The PDFs have a lot of fin on the little toe side, and very little fin on the big toe side. After figuring out that the gymnastic toe point didn't work, and going pigeon toed worked better, it cut my time in half for a length of the pool on my kicking laps. For those of us who have stiff ankles, the side benefit of going pigeon toed gives us another 10 to 20 degrees of toe point. I never could swim breast stroke without using a scissor kick. My feet will not stretch/point out to the sides at all for that kick...

  • @prabhakardesai8103
    @prabhakardesai8103 หลายเดือนก่อน

    At age 76 learning breaststroke, with both knees replacement… My left leg bends a little less than right one. And my moving forward is restricted a little. How can I solve this problem ?

  • @venugopalimmadi7118
    @venugopalimmadi7118 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great tips sir. Thank you again

  • @ayushpandey1215
    @ayushpandey1215 หลายเดือนก่อน

    th-cam.com/users/shortsjAzpFVzsth0?feature=shared

  • @WHAT-gm1xm
    @WHAT-gm1xm หลายเดือนก่อน

    it is hard for me 😢

  • @capricepascoerealtor519
    @capricepascoerealtor519 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Helpful… Thank you 🎉😊

    • @danswimnyc
      @danswimnyc หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for the feedback! Don't forget to subscribe!

  • @robohippy
    @robohippy หลายเดือนก่อน

    I tried for years to breathe every 3rd arm pull with freestyle. I could never get past 100 yards before I was gasping. I have to breathe on every other arm pull. I guess this is part of why I swim the gallop style of freestyle rather than the even beat freestyle. With backstroke, I have to breathe every arm pull. don't know why. Maybe I just burn a lot of O2.

    • @danswimnyc
      @danswimnyc หลายเดือนก่อน

      It sounds like you’ve put in a lot of effort to find what works best for you! There’s no one right way to breathe, so it’s good that you’re adjusting to your own rhythm. Breathing every other stroke is actually common among many top swimmers, including open water pros like Gregorio Paltrinieri and Ana Marcela Cunha. It helps maintain a steady oxygen flow, especially over long distances. The gallop style is also widely used by swimmers with a dominant side, so you’re not alone in using it! For backstroke, try focusing on longer, slower exhales to see if it helps you feel more relaxed. You’re doing great-keep it up and don't overthink it! Let me know if you need any more help.

    • @robohippy
      @robohippy หลายเดือนก่อน

      As far as having a dominant side, I swim one length breathing on one side, and the next length breathing on the other side. I am more bilateral than most people, in part because of playing a lot of handball as a kid and doing competition Hacky Sack/footbag (the generic term) which requires a lot of equal use of both sides of the body. I have tried longer and slower strokes with back stroke, and also tried a faster arm cycle, but both end up needing the breath on every stroke. Just the way I burn oxygen I think.

  • @lindachengartstudio
    @lindachengartstudio หลายเดือนก่อน

    i finally learned how to chill like that today! I wish I’ve learned it sooner.

  • @curtistinephillips2791
    @curtistinephillips2791 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When I learned proper positioning and relaxation when floating I could float with ease Before that I was trying to hard and actually thought I could not float 😆

    • @danswimnyc
      @danswimnyc หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hear you! It’s amazing how much easier floating gets when you relax and let the water do the work. So glad you found that feeling in the water!

  • @brigadierwilliamwildebeest1112
    @brigadierwilliamwildebeest1112 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video loaded with tips!

    • @danswimnyc
      @danswimnyc หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it! Don't forget to subscribe!

  • @MuhammadNazmul-j5y
    @MuhammadNazmul-j5y 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:35 ummm 💀💀

  • @Jessie-J
    @Jessie-J 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A true teacher created this video. Thank you

    • @danswimnyc
      @danswimnyc หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for the feedback! Glad you found the video useful.

  • @joeekaps5840
    @joeekaps5840 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's extremely easy to float, however it can be challenging if you don't know how.

    • @danswimnyc
      @danswimnyc หลายเดือนก่อน

      For sure! Proper body position is the key to floating.

  • @michelek3879
    @michelek3879 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If I did this down at my local pool the lifeguards would probably jump in thinking I'm drowning

  • @calebkelechi4517
    @calebkelechi4517 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How is this done and for how long will you stay afloat?

  • @WHAT-gm1xm
    @WHAT-gm1xm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My breaststroke is suck 😢 how can I improve my frog kick I use Kickboard can you help me