5 Surprising Habits Slowing Down Your Freestyle!

[@siskatrainingsystems]

What is your swim score? Find out here! www.siskasystems.com ..did you find this video helpful? Let me know below 👇

[@robohippy]

I did take the quiz. I really don't like the standard questions because I need to explain a lot of things. I do not run at all since I had both hips and a knee replaced. I don't know how tall I am in metric terms, still a gringo/yankee.... I would guess age comes in here some where. As a side note, I would like to see what your weekly work out routine is. It would make for a good/interesting video, and get the white board!

[@artvandele4764]

Ditch the music, it takes away from your good message

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Appreciate the feedback, will remember this for the next one

[@msarikah]

Actually just turning it down a bit is better. Some of your viewers appreciate the background music to stay relaxed. ​@@siskatrainingsystems

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Ok great to know , will definitely turn it down significantly, I’m sorry the music was distracting this time

[@petersiska7510]

Thanks!

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Thanks Dad!

[@vikoviko1]

Great video Lucas!!!! This is awesome, clear, concise and to the point. Lots of shots and editing from outside and inside the pool amazing. I have subscribed

[@siskatrainingsystems]

I really appreciate this comment, thank you! Glad to have you with us🙏🤝

[@duliniwijayakoon6408]

I like your lessons Very useful. 100% helpful. Give us more and more videos. Thanks Siska

[@duliniwijayakoon6408]

100% helpful. Give more and more videos. Thanks a lot

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Thanks for that comment, glad you are following the channel, yes working on many more videos🙏

[@TheTrailRabbit]

Great tips, appreciate all the vids

[@siskatrainingsystems]

My pleasure! Glad you are with us🙏

[@winfreyjim]

Thanks! I watched your video last week of you helping the guy at the YMCA with a few similar drills and have been practicing all week on them with some definite improvement. Can't wait to hit the pool on Monday to add these other drills. Again, many thanks!

[@siskatrainingsystems]

That’s fantastic, I’m glad you are making progress! My pleasure!

[@rebekahtaylor459]

I like your shirt. St. Benedict, pray for us! ♥

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Thank you , Amen!

[@FranciscoSL]

Hello, it's okay, I'm Brazilian, I'm using subtitles because I don't know English, but I'm trying to follow your teachings. I started swimming 8 months ago and I started late, I'm 34 years old, I'm unmotivated by my lack of enthusiasm but watching your videos gave me hope for improvement. Thank you very much for helping us, I am very grateful and I wish you much success. I'm sorry if I didn't write it well and using a translator isn't possible to explain it very well.

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Thanks for that comment! It’s never too late to start swimming fast, stay consistent and don’t give up . Great things can be possible. Wish you all the best , glad to have you with us🙏👊

[@cuongta6462]

This is amazing tips, thanks alot 😂❤️

[@siskatrainingsystems]

I appreciate it, glad to help!🙏

[@kishorkunal21]

This is awesome ! Thanks a lot !!

[@siskatrainingsystems]

You are welcome, glad you enjoyed it!

[@mounamabrouk9151]

Thanks ❤❤❤❤❤

[@siskatrainingsystems]

I’m glad you found it helpful!

[@mounamabrouk9151]

@siskatrainingsystems I'm 64 and l'm trying hard to perfection my Freestyle. It's not easy. Thank you very much.

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Great to hear ! And these days 64 is still young😎 stay consistent with it and keep it simple, don’t try to fix too many things at once , focus on improving one area at a time , step by step 💪

[@KaraCashman]

Great video, thanks so much

[@siskatrainingsystems]

My pleasure!

[@Edgarsantosofficial1]

Florida in the area , lm training for Florida Panama iron man and your drills were explained well , music was good but drop a notch on the volume 🇧🇷🇺🇸🚴‍♂️🏊‍♂️🏃🏻

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Thanks for the feedback on the music, I will keep it in mind for the next video , all the best for Florida!

[@joeekaps5840]

Great advice 👍 The fins I use have straps and they always fall off. So irritating 😢How can I get the fins you use?

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Click the link in the description 🤝

[@robohippy]

A couple of points I differ on. For hand entry, in martial arts there is "knife hands" where the hand is aimed at penetrating, like a knife. If the hand is too loose, then it tends to cup slightly which is a higher drag position. Keep that thumb tucked in! Having your palm concaved slightly seems to increase the pull power. My guess is there are reasons for the paddle board and racing row boats having cupped oars. For kicking, if you have stiff ankles like me, I have to keep my ankle more rigid rather than relaxed. I haven't been able to sit with my butt on my heels for eons. I can tuck them in under my chair when I eat my breakfast though. Turning those toes in really helps add a few more degrees of toe point. If I keep my ankles loose, I have about a 30 degree flex the wrong way for my kick. Also, if you have floppy ankles, I have seen some that "follow through" too far to the point where they generate negative thrust. If you can get a video of yourself with hands on the wall while kicking, watch the bubble plumes to see where the water goes. This is a good indicator of how much thrust you are actually getting. I have seen some who can push bubble plumes down to the bottom of the 5 1/2 foot deep pool, but they really are not generating much thrust.

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Loose firmness is the key , just like in martial arts you have to know when to be quick and loose and then apply a firm hand at the right moment. I’m not implying in the video you have to keep your hand like a dead fish when entering the water I’m talking about taking hold of it and pulling the maximum amount of it to cause propulsion. This is a fine balance of being loose and firm at different moments of the stroke .. being rigid all the way through will cause a slip through and so will being loose ..as always I appreciate you

[@robohippy]

After pondering this during my last swim or two, I think it is a Goldilocks and the 3 Bears thing. Not too hard, not too soft, but just right. I really do see a lot of "over relaxed" hands in the pool for freestyle.

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Yes exactly!

[@AGT1025]

Can you give me advice. I have bowed legs and I feel like it is preventing me from getting good kicks during swimming, so slowing me down.

[@siskatrainingsystems]

You can still generate propulsion with your legs , just remember to kick from the hip and keep your legs straight. Let’s the ankles be floppy . Imagine you are initiating a whip starting from the hip , you can do it!

[@AGT1025]

@ I think that’s what I’m doing so I’ll keep trying. Thank you.

[@siskatrainingsystems]

I would have to see a video of you swimming to advice further ..

[@AGT1025]

@@siskatrainingsystems I’ll have to find someone to record me so I can send to you.

[@mdez159]

👍

[@siskatrainingsystems]

👊

[@metalgearsolid5881]

When I do the superman drill, my legs always sink. Is there such a thing as bones that are too dense that they don't float?

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Even my legs will sink if I’m not in motion, the point of the drill is that they will help you float while swimming, and all legs will float while moving 💪👊

[@davidallison9499]

Nice w b.

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Appreciate it!

[@Tatyana-b7s]

Can't understand what you are talking about with this music backwards. Please, don't do this again. Mixing lecturing and music is the worst idea in the world, it absolutely blows the mind😨

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Thanks for your feedback, I hear you, and will make some changes to future videos.

[@Tatyana-b7s]

@siskatrainingsystems 👍💖

[@davidallison9499]

Sculling boring. Waste of time!

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Maybe boring but if you want to be faster do it! 😎🤝😁

[@petersiska7510]

Thanks!

[@siskatrainingsystems]

Thanks Dad!