Swimming will re-train your muscle and mind

Swimming will re-train your muscle and mind

Swimming is  an excellent aerobic sport to get involved with. It is a great way to tone up those muscles with out building  bulk. The more y... 12:12:00

Swimming is  an excellent aerobic sport to get involved with. It is a great way to tone up those muscles with out building  bulk. The more you know about a sport the better you get. You need to know which muscles to strengthen  in order to improve at your favorite sport. I will not be listing every name of every muscle involved but  I will list the general areas and muscle groups that benefit from the different strokes. The question then  would be "What muscles do you utilize when swimming?".




Things You'll Need

•     Your brain
•     A muscle diagram  of the human body unless you already know the muscles of the human body by       heart.

Swimming  is mainly an upper body work out. It also helps to tone up those lower body muscles. The four strokes of  swimming are of course Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly. With a work out including the  combination of all 4 strokes you will work out every muscle in the body.

Method;

Each stroke is  different but they all exercise the same main muscle groups. These main muscle groups include the biceps, triceps,  gluteus, abdominals, hamstrings, quadriceps, calf muscles, back muscles, shoulder  muscles, neck muscles, chest muscles and respiratory muscles.

Why is it  that all the strokes work out the same muscles but you may be better at one stroke than another? They may  all work out the same muscles but because each stroke has its own unique movement corresponding  to it one stroke may work out a muscle more than another. For example you may be better at back stroke  than at free style because your back muscle is stronger than your chest muscles.

Freestyle Stroke:

Freestyle Stroke

Freestyle, also known as the front crawl, involves leg kicks, pulling and pushing arm and shoulder movements and torso rotation movements all done with the chest in the water. Though the stroke takes advantage of all your muscles it will concentrate on your biceps, triceps, shoulder muscles, chest muscle or
pectoralis muscles (chest), trapezius muscle, the deltoids, the gluteus, the latissimus dorsi, the hip flexors and respiratory muscles. This stroke works out the quadriceps more than the hamstring muscles.

Backstroke:

Backstroke

The backstroke  or the back crawl is pretty much done using the same movement as freestyle but with your back in the  water. Because this stroke has many of the same movements as freestyle many of the same muscles are  worked out. However, back stroke gives an intense work out to all of your back muscles and also provides  a descent work out for your hamstrings. Other muscles that are worked out include the biceps, triceps,  your shoulder muscles, abdominals, chest muscles, neck muscles, calf muscles and hip flexors. The  backstroke also exercises the respiratory muscles but since your head is faced out of the water it is easier  to breath.

Breaststroke:

Breaststroke

This stroke  is done with the chest facing the water and does not involve hip rotation. It is one of the best strokes to  exercise the leg muscles. The stroke involves a frog kick motion for the legs and an outward circular  sweeping motion for the arms. The water resistance encountered by this stroke provides an excellent  work out for the muscles of the inner and outer thigh, the calf muscle and the triceps. Once again the breast  stroke works out all of your muscles. I just listed the ones the stroke has the most impact on.

Butterfly Stroke:

Butterfly Stroke

The butterfly  stroke is also done with the chest facing the water and is one of the more challenging strokes. The arm  movement of this stroke is done by extending both arms in a semicircle movement above the water at the same  time followed by a pulling motion in the water. The legs make a kicking motion and both legs are kicked at the  same time. Your body makes a wave like motion when performing the stroke. This stroke is very beneficial  to the gluteus muscles, the abdominals, back muscles, the shoulder muscles, the quadriceps, the hamstrings,  the biceps, and the triceps. Butterfly also is a great exercise for your respiratory muscles. This stroke  also works out all of the muscles in the body.

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