Breaststroke can exercise which muscles

May 10, 2023
We know that swimmers are in great shape, with obvious muscle lines, and breaststroke is our most common stroke, so what muscles can breaststroke exercise?

Exercise the legs

Quadriceps, hamstrings and calf triceps

When breaststroke is performed, the thighs should be fully expanded and contracted, so this action uses more thigh quadriceps, so it can strengthen the strength of the legs and help eliminate the inner thigh fat.

Exercise arms

Biceps, triceps and brachioradialis

Breaststroke stroke, the upper arm biceps, triceps and brachialis to force more, can make the arm line proportional, eliminate the butterfly sleeves, good shape arm line.

Exercise waist and abdomen

Abdominal muscles, erector spinae and iliopsoas muscle

Breaststroke swimming upper limbs and lower limbs are in motion, the middle articulation of the waist and abdomen, in order to maintain stability, will contract to maintain stability, bearing the top and bottom. It can eliminate the fat of the waist and abdomen.

Exercise shoulder and back

Back latissimus dorsi, deltoid muscle

The action of breaststroke arm stroke requires the participation of the latissimus dorsi and deltoid muscles, especially the action of retraction close to the body, which can exercise the back muscles very well.

Exercise chest

Pectoralis major muscle

The resistance given by the water can increase the intensity of the exercise, effectively stimulate the pectoralis major muscle, increase the dimension of the chest muscles, and shape a better chest shape.
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