The first one minute Video with the attached commentary has corrected so much frustration around my balancing on my back. I was always trying to kick harder and trying to figure out the "right" head position. Just holding abs tight and keeping head still bought immediate improvements. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I love the fact that you combine pool with lots of dry land work. Engaging core + abs, dry land rehearsals. Its been real helpful. Many thanks all the way from India. Eagerly awaiting your book to be delivered.
This is a good question. You will draw your belly in-which is the transverse abdominis muscle. To breathe, the main muscle is the diaphragm which is not needed when drawing in the belly. Be sure you're not holding your breath to do this practice. You wont be doing abdominal, deep breathing when swimming, nor when doing this exercise.
The first one minute Video with the attached commentary has corrected so much frustration around my balancing on my back. I was always trying to kick harder and trying to figure out the "right" head position. Just holding abs tight and keeping head still bought immediate improvements. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I love the fact that you combine pool with lots of dry land work. Engaging core + abs, dry land rehearsals. Its been real helpful. Many thanks all the way from India. Eagerly awaiting your book to be delivered.
Plus been reading through how you are responding to peoples questuons to give inputs. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
So how can you breath if you're hold your abs in?
This is a good question. You will draw your belly in-which is the transverse abdominis muscle.
To breathe, the main muscle is the diaphragm which is not needed when drawing in the belly. Be sure you're not holding your breath to do this practice. You wont be doing abdominal, deep breathing when swimming, nor when doing this exercise.