Do this trick for 20% INSTANT improvement of ankle mobility for swimming!

[@SkillsNT]

The best ankle routine for swimmers : Dry-land workout #2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pF7Ke4KtjLd0hJo

[@dhruvthakkar2604]

How much times a Week do you Suggest to do this?

[@SkillsNT]

@@dhruvthakkar2604 once or twice would be great

[@robohippy]

One other benefit about going pigeon toed when using the flutter kick or the dolphin kick, besides the extra ankle flexing or extending, is that the whole side of your foot becomes part of your paddle rather than just the toes.

[@chinmaybhonde4360]

Sir please tell some exercise for building up stamina and endurance

[@blakejohnson8674]

We need more people that gets to the point like this guy

[@dianecooper6779]

Thank you. Your swimming videos are amazingly helpful. Thanks a million for your free swimming lessons.

[@judetefourie6642]

I like your little "swim fast!" move at the end!-- nice touch :)

[@SkillsNT]

Thanks! 😊

[@SkillsNT]

Swimming camps: skillswimming.com/swimming-camp/

[@SherifEgypt]

Very useful stuff especially lately in your videos👍

[@SkillsNT]

Thank you! 😁

[@ArtVanDeLegh10]

This guy is an expert. He knows his stuff.

[@charliemorriss4785]

Amazing video. Truly helped my ankles

[@barrymiller99]

You are remarkably good. Thank you.

[@daddyboy1814]

This is a huge gift, thanks much.

[@TheMskemo]

Thank you from the heart for the translation into Arabic and thank you for the great content it provides👍

[@My_kawaii]

Thanks, this was so helpful🧜🏼‍♀️

[@rafaelpineiromiranda]

Thank you!

[@OutrageIsNow]

This is great! Do you have one for dorsiflexion?

[@truebluesg7249]

Epic video

[@SkillsNT]

Thanks!!

[@tamsir3175]

very useful tips

[@fr000styyy8]

Me as a fins swimmer be like: 🙂

[@SkillsNT]

😯

[@toyin.dindoinlove9236]

I don't get it.,be like? What does that even mean?

[@791isaiah]

@@toyin.dindoinlove9236I guess he wears fins all the time

[@OhioMeAnUong]

lol I feel that

[@swerne01]

Obviously by internally rotating at the hip the side of the big toe comes down to the floor and the foot is now at an angle where the heel is not under directly under the foot but to the outside of it. That's what's letting the foot touch the floor not that your ankle joint somehow became more flexible. That's not saying that keeping the hips a little internally rotated might not make you a faster swimmer just that your ankle joint flexibility did not change. At 2:47 in the video watch the woman nearer to the camera. Note that her kneecaps are pointed straight at the sky, not at each other. That means her hips are NOT in internal rotation. As far as actively using your lower leg muscles to point your toes at any time during any swimming stroke, I have looked as hard as I could for any EMG studies of the lower legs during swimming to show what muscles fire and when. Not only could I not find any studies of this, I cannot even find any studies simultaneously measuring the contraction of the quads, the hamstrings and the gluteals. Without studies like this no one knows for sure what muscles fire, when they fire,or what they're really doing. If you know of any studies like this, please let us all know. To really swim at the highest possible level this is critical information.

[@TheMskemo]

شكرا لك من القلب على الترجمة إلى اللغة العربية 👍

[@shaunloh8352]

Hi, may i know if fins will help out in ankle or leg movement? And what kind of fins would you recommend?

[@jackjude]

Yes, there great for that purpose. I use Fina Gold Zoomers, they are small ...with a profile like Bart Simpson's head. They don't alter you technique too much or interfere with timing your catch - basically you can swim normally with them. I find larger fins are good for drills with a float or snorkel 👍👍

[@ruusamatilda4483]

I wouldn't say that swimmers bend their ankles more than ballerinas. Ballet dancers point their feet as much as they can, but the line of your foot has to be straight and rotating hips inwards is absolutely forbidden for aesthetic reasons and safety. It's also considered cheating. Many dancers stretch and train their ankles every day but because of their physics it isn’t always possible to get those overextensions. Still a good video and really helpful for swimmers!

[@fkeopfkeop]

Your right. However rotating internally can decrease the area pushing water backwards.

[@SkillsNT]

It increases it because your toes are in a better position and the sides of your feet have a bigger and planar area than the top of your feet.

[@klodigymhoxha2374]

So is good or bad Hip internal rotation

[@inz_uzi]

I have decent ankle flexibility and mobility (for a beginner) but I have problems with coordination - to relax and to flex the calves in the right moment. Too many things to coordinate... 🙂

[@SkillsNT]

Yes it's difficult but I've found that slowing down things and then speeding them up once you get the movement right, helps

[@inz_uzi]

@@SkillsNT Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately pools are still closed in my country and lakes are freezing cold so watching youtube is the closest thing to swimming I can get...

[@inz_uzi]

@@SkillsNT I forgot to mention I like your videos very much. Lots of solid information. Actually I wrote the first comment mostly to help you with YT stats - that's a small thing I can do in return for your hard work. Thanks again.

[@SkillsNT]

@@inz_uzi I really appreciate it! Yes you do help. I feel your pain about the pools being closed. Hopefully they'll open soon and we will get to enjoy swimming again

[@oumayman8640]

Merci beaucoup pour la vidéo

[@SkillsNT]

De ríen!

[@kabes1776]

Should I do this for all my dolphin kicks/underwaters and even while swimming butterfly? Is it a skill to implement into basically any movement in swimming using the legs like this?

[@keybearer26]

Do you have any exercises for increase dorsiflexion? When I dorsiflex with my fins it hurts

[@SkillsNT]

Yes, Tibialis Raise. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX-2kISgfKamlc0

[@usemous]

thank u

[@MikVision]

my natural ancle rotation is super wide to the oudside explains why I'm a breaststroker

[@TheMskemo]

شكرا لك من القلب على الترجمة إلى اللغة العربية

[@comentarios0016]

no entiendo por qué en el vídeo decís que se puede pensar que la rotación interna es algo bueno pero no para nadar, y a continuación dices qué muchos buenos nadadores lo hacen. ¿ entonces en qué quedamos? ¿ se debe rotar internamente la cadera para patear durante el nado y ganar efectividad o no? Aparte de esto, muchas gracias por el vídeo porque cuando respondas a mi duda, seguramente me serà muy útil!

[@SkillsNT]

Dije que algunos pueden pensar que no es bueno para nadar pero "au contraire" (al contrario) Si lo es!

[@comentarios0016]

@@SkillsNT lo suponia...disculpas por mi inglés y muchas gracias! Ayer hice entreno de piernas y lo puse en práctica con éxito!

[@arbestcrontisb4248]

Amazing video as usual. I hope pools get reopened soon here in Italy....I haven't been swimming for more than 6 months 😭😭😭

[@SkillsNT]

😖 I hope they open soon too!

[@kushbansal8684]

Shivam Tewari!

[@leesanghwa8175]

AI를 이용해서 번역한 한글 자막처럼 보이네요. 한국어 사용자 분들을 위해, 이 댓글을 남깁니다. mobility : 이동성(x), 가동성(o) point your toes: 발가락을 가리키다(x), 발목을 반듯하게 펴다(o) trick: 트릭, 비결(o) hip: 엉덩이(x), 고관절(o) range of motion: 동작 범위(x), 가동 범위(o) hip internal rotation: 고관절 안쪽 돌림 calf muscle: 종아리 근육 plantar flexion: 발바닥 쪽으로 굽힌 상태 fin: 지느러미(x), 오리발(o) work: 훈련하다, 연마하다

[@cypresspeter2008]

I believe I have poor plantar flexion due to high arches.

[@jonathangrueso8583]

Dios mío en cámara lenta los pies parecen que no tuviera huesos, como un pedazo de caucho parecen de lo flexible

[@ciarastrommen1096]

i noticed in your thumbnail that instead of having ankle mobility you just turned your ankles toward the ground.

[@chinmaybhonde4360]

Hi swimmer for nagpur

[@melemmalemnganba4133]

Hahaha I remember my diving time

[@breadbuttertoast5854]

Can u be my coach or what?

[@anomalistic3046]

Have you ever gotten ankle pains from swimming?

[@abdaldeem3515]

Good brther Good you swimme naes,,,,then key,,,,iraq

[@NomadBale]

Except ballerinas *extrarotate* the hips 😂

[@stanTrX]

My ankle in the back hurts because of swimming :/

[@HuongNguyen-st7tb]

❤

[@liukang85]

Look at how their knees bend... oO idk if that flexibility is healthy to strive for

[@zurachonishvili3952]

Aaaagh the voice at 0:40

[@YuDali2009]

i want bigger feet.

[@RiverS2091]

I disagree your not soposed to actively point your toes wile dolphin kicking this will actually decrease range of motion because you are keeping them still