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Print this entrySwimming Pic of the Week - November 17, 2011
Butterfly! Look for the levers in the body in this image.
When I say "levers," can you tell me what I'm talking about?
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Hello Glenn ! Maybe you refer to arms position which in lateral, descending and hemi-flexed movement determine the body elevation for breathing, like two big "levers" reached as far is possible and in internal rotation at the beginning of the stroke ? |
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SIMPLY, THE HANDS POSITIONS LIKE LEVERS IN PLANE WING LEVERS |
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I think the forearms are an obvious lever, but I've stared at this picture since it was posted trying to figure out the back-half of the body. There's something that happens with the hips/thighs/legs, but I haven't been able to wrap my mind around it and figure it out. I think there are other levers besides just the forearms. |
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chest down,...butt up!!! |
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It seems to me that she has set the
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She stole my butterfly! I want it back! |
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