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>>vp wrote:
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>>>When doing the stroke with inhaling, I need to turn my whole body ( head, hip, legs...) to the
>>>side that I inhale, right ?
>>
>>Not for breathing. The head turn for breathing is independent of any body role that you do. There
>>is debate about how much body role is optimal, but whatever amount you use, it should be the same
>>on both sides.
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> Thanks for the reply. I misunderstand here. On the side that I inhale ( right side ) , do I need
> to turn my head and my body, or just the head ?
For breathing, just turn your head. Let's say you breath on the right hand side. Then as you turn
your head to breath, you will also be stretching forward with your left arm and rolling a bit to
the left. But this roll has nothing to do with your breathing, because you would do it whether you
were breathing or not. You also do this roll on the other side when you stretch forward with your
right arm.
>>>How about for strokes that I exhale ? Do I need to turn my body also ?
>>
>>You exhale underwater. It sounds like you might be holding your breath. Don't hold your breath.
>>Begin exhaling immediately.
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>
> I do exhale under the water. I inhale on the right side then exhale under the water. My question
> is when my *left* arm is at the end of the pull phase, my right arm is extending in the front, do
> I need to turn my body a little bit to the left side for "efficiency" ?
You roll onto the side of the arm that is stretching forward.
> IOW, does my body need to keep turning left and right when I am extending my right and left arms,
> correspondingly ?
Yes. Not a big roll.
martin