The Effects of Breaststroke Kick Electromyography Muscle Activity

This paper evaluates the efficiency of using a downward breaststroke kick in a sample of eight elite swimmers.Using a downward breaststroke kick increases the one stroke velocity and max speed but also increases production of lactate acid.Utilizing the downward breaststroke kick we find the 100-meter and 100-yard breaststroke times decrease from 1:05.10s to 1:01.97s and find the downward breaststroke kick increases muscle activity of the quadriceps,biceps,and calves.The increases in performance were observed from measuring the world class swimmers are highly correlated to duration of the kick aerodynamic buoyant force in breaststroke.

The Downward Breaststroke Kick Makes Fast Speed and Increased Lactate Acid

In this study,we assess the effectiveness of utilizing a downward breaststroke kick with regard to the overall time,max speed and velocity per stroke when using a downward breaststroke kick technique.We analyzed breaststroke kick of knee angles from 8 elite world class swimmers.The downward breaststroke kick used in breaststroke competitions resulted in improvements average of 100 yard or 100 meter breaststroke from 1:05.10 s to 1:01.97 s.Increases in performance max speed and velocity per stroke among 9 elite world class swimmers are highly correlated to duration of the kick aerodynamic buoyant farce in breaststroke.The downward breaststroke kick also resulted in an increase in lactate acid.