It was all about the under water pull. I like for the swimmers to realize their muscles. I had them feel the stretching of the arm muscles as I pulled their arm slightly upward from the forearm. By their faces it seems like they have never stretched their lat muscle ever. (This kind of concerns me).
In the water we spent the whole time working on stretching, then we incorporated a stretch into a grab (or catch). Swimming long is really important, and this sense of stretch provided another way to demonstrate to the swimmers what I want them to feel in the stretch portion of the stroke, and that they can create a lot of power by catching water from this stretch position.
Short and Sweet tonight.
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