Underwater Kick - with Michael Phelps & Lenny Krayzelburg

"Personal Best - Backstroke with Lenny, Michael and Ryan" combines the talent of three World Champions into a single DVD with expert analysis, insight into further developing your backstroke skills and world-class instruction on different backstroke techniques. Who better to learn the fundamentals of the backstroke from than three World Champions? Lenny Krayzelburg, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, three of the greatest backstrokers of all time, collaborate for an unprecedented and insightful look at what it takes to continue developing your backstroke skills.

[dookiemanik]

Can you upload the rest of the video? It ends abruptly

[POLChelseaFC]

I don't think their will ever be a better swimmer than Michael.

[jimmyuk]

Phelps has double joint on knee and ankle so that why he is best of underwater dolphin kick

[Polarcupcheck]

That is just sick how Phelp's knee bends like that. Lenny proves you don't need for great underwater work, though. Lenny was great.

[jonisginger]

I wish my ankles were made of Play Doh.

[MickChickenn]

When doing underwaters, think of yourself like you are some strange aquatic creature that he a very rigid body from the ribcage up, and are very whip-like from the waist down. How much you should bend is just something to be experimented with.

[leomdk]

1:15 ... "the upper body does not move" ... *his upper body IS moving*. Up and down. Quite obviously. :) Sure, the energy starts from the core, but your chest is attached to your core. It's gonna move, just like MP's upper body does in the video. Trying to keep the chest rigid and still just stifles the movement of the core. Don't take my word for it - watch the video.

[aSmjUiCe]

I tried this and i look like a worm that has salt in it.

[Swimbrath]

His legs confuse me... How far apart do they need to be? I usually just keep them close when I start

[ShadowMachetes]

@ihaveabox Slowly exhaling through your nose keeps water from going up it.

[g]

pause the video at EXACTLY 1:19. look at phelps' knees. you are usually told not to bend them that much. how much SHOULD you bend your knees??

[whatup]

Don't mean to burst you't bubble but it's called underwater dolphin kick. :)

[psmonster]

Lochte is better under water kicker. In short course Lochte seems to have longer under waters then Phelps does.

[FlameDevily]

Look how relaxed there feet are, its disgusting and amazing at the same time.does phelps hav a 50 uw time like lochte?

[coincidentalkarma]

double jointed or rubber man. it stinks. his feet are huge, his knees and toes are like rubber. amazing. then again people with abnormal ranges of flexibility always excel. Peter Sampras could touch his shoulder blades together which allowed him to use his arm like a whip and serve 130 mph aces over and over againl.

[whatup]

You are supposed to have them together but this video isnt the best

[Yurec]

fuckin' slo-mo. Real speed is a better

[whatup]

well actually this video is wrong, very wrong you do have upper body movement but you just move your tummy so you'r knees don't bend and if you don't you go way slower.