Eliminate Egg Beater Kick in Treading Water with These 3 TIPS!
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Hey Swimmers - I believe that EVERYONE can swim without fear and with 100% confidence. We just need to maintain our comfort levels and learn to eliminate fear. You see, it is our engrained psychology of fear that is preventing us from learning to swim / learning to tread water, it is not our inability physically or incorrect technique.
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THIS IS GOLD!! I learned to swim years ago but never mastered egg beater. To this day I still sink when trying it. I eventually settled on something similar to this but this is actually much better.
Hi Gilberto! Thank you so much! If you have not already, make sure to check out the full video: czcams.com/video/x3qJSaXLt_U/video.html
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I am excited to support you with NOT sinking! Remember to stay as relaxed as possible - most of our floating ability comes from relaxation and breath control [taking a deep breath] and is not technique related.
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Stay in touch on your progress and thank you again for watching and commenting!
Coach Jeff and Meredith
This is the only way i can comfortably tread water for a long time without much effort. I've tried breaststroke, doggy paddle, egg beater. And I'm learning how to swim for the 1st time at 33 yrs old
Egg better farted on me
If you are tall and slim its almost impossible..I think it has the body for it...or rather different bodies have the best style of treading water that goes with it
@@Omar_PS9inchhs different body types do have an easier time than others but EVERYONE is capable!
Many times we should begin with supportive flotation and slowly reduce out of it. See our recent videos for more help on that!
Would love to help support you learning anyway we can so please stay in touch!
Coach Jeff
I had no idea you could tread water like this. I just started public (beginner) swimming lessons, and in our 4th session we were brought to the dive tank with life jackets on and shown how to tread water for about 10-15 minutes. After that we were instructed to take our jackets off, jump into the deep water and try to tread for 30 seconds. I was NOT ready, but did it anyway and promptly started to sink after I resurfaced (trying the egg beater).
After watching this video, I was able to do the chair pose on my second try. I'm now able to tread for about 15 seconds doing a flutterkick, but knowing that I can relax back into the chair position if I get too tired has made me relax more in the water. Thank you so much for posting this!
Thank you for the comment and welcome to the channel - unfortunately, this type of story is far too common. Adult swim instruction is lacking and it is making the process intimidating for many many people.
If you have 45 minutes, I HIGHLY suggest watching my full special on treading water: czcams.com/video/bPd6BOhGQzc/video.html
Keep checking back with the channel as we have some exciting announcements coming in March with how you can be learn to swim us virtually or in person!
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Please let me know how I Can help your treading and learning! Remember, ALWAYS relax and ALWAYS take a full and deep diaphragmatic breath - its the air in your lungs combined with your relaxation which will help you tread water!
Coach Jeff
Honestly there is no better tutorial out there. I looked at his video once and literally started tread/swimming the next day and this is years after trying with another swim instructor and on my own.
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@caribeswim Hi Coach! Something that would help is tips on how to do seal rolls. Rolling from front float to back float. And how to get back on your feet from floating.
Definitely work for me!! I can hold it for 30 seconds, thanks coach!
LETSSS GOOOOO!!! Great work, Azizshaf! Love hearing that! How else can we help you in your swimming?
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Welcome to the channel!
Coach Jeff and Coach Mer
That's so helpful. I tried the straight back sit and the egg beater to no success. Need to try this
Hi Shanik - thank you for watching and commenting. Make sure to check out the full video, if you have not: czcams.com/video/x3qJSaXLt_U/video.html
I would love to hear how it works for you so stay in touch! Why do you think new swimmers are taught egg beater?
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Keep Swimming,
Coach Jeff and Mer
Any success?
This is my go to technique for treading water. I learned treading in a 5 ft deep pool, I’m 6 ft. So naturally I really couldn’t use my legs effectively. I feel really comfortable with this technique
Hi Jogmas12! Thank you so much for commenting and using the technique! I am amped to hear that it is working for you! Make sure to check out our EPIC How to Tread video that is launching here in 24 hours or so!!
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If we can support your swimming in anyway, let us know!
Keep Treading,
Coach Jeff and Mer
Yes! This is exactly how I managed to stay afloat. Just last month I tried going to deep parts of pool and whenever I sink, I try to go back to floating. So it finally dawned on me that going almost floating (with slightly diagonal than completely vertical) when leaning back really does the trick, even without moving the arms.
Great work! So glad this was helpful and you can tread water more efficiently!
Coach jeff
This was so perfect. I love you!
I am so glad you found value in the content! How else can we help you?
Coach JEff
Wow, simple and yet it works!
Thank you for your comment and thanks for sharing! In swimming, sometimes the easier a skill is, the more correct it is :).
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Thank you again
Coach Jeff
Thank you for providing such a great useful video
You are SO welcome! Welcome to the channel!
Coach Jeff
Love it!!! Thanks I’m going to try this Tuesday…
Thank you for the comment and welcome to the channel!
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My full tutorial can be found here: czcams.com/video/bPd6BOhGQzc/video.html
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Let me know how I can support your treading or learning further!
Coach Jeff
Thank you so much..i naturally m leaning back while trying to tread
Hi Rins2793 - this is completely normal and nothing to worry about. Much of the time, if you lean slightly back, the water can actually help support your head [which can make the process somewhat easier].
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What is one thing I can do to help, as your new "virtual" swim coach?
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Coach Jeff
Nice!
Thank you!
Idk how to tread and im going to a swimming pool with my friends tomorrow. Wish me luck with this😅
Hi LGShiro_FPS - Thanks for your comment and I would highly recommend staying in an area you can touch to stay safe. Coach Meredith and I are here to support your learn to swim experience in anyway we can.
To learn to tread water better try this:
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Let me know how else I can support! You GOT this! Most importantly, KEEP SWIMMING!
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Underrated very much ❤
Never know about this technique. Will try. It looks much easier than the rest. Tq soooooo much❤
Awesome! Let me know how it works for you! We are here to support you anyway we can!
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Keep Treading,
Coach Jeff
This is awesome, I’ll give it a shot at my next class
Thank you for the comment and welcome to the channel! Let me know how it works for you and any support you may need!
Thanks!
Coach Jeff
we are doing a 5 pound brick while doing eggbeater for 1 minute in deep end, hopefully this helps, still nervous tho!
Make sure to stay as relaxed as possible and take a deep breath while in the water.... the more air you have in your lungs, the more help you will get in buoyancy.
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Let me know how it goes - make sure to watch the full episode here: czcams.com/video/bPd6BOhGQzc/video.html
Keep Swimming,
Coach Jeff
Will try it tomorrow!
Heck yes! Let me know how it goes! Welcome to the channel and I hope you find value in all of our content. Have you watched any of our long form content yet? Like czcams.com/video/bPd6BOhGQzc/video.html
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Keep Swimming,
Coach Jeff
I normally don't like shorts because of vad misleading information but this is actually really helpful! A lot of these techniques in the water require coordination and staying in rhythm. Thanks for the tip! Really helps out a lot!
Hi Commiekiller! Thank you for the comment and welcome to the channel! I appreciate the words and please continue enjoying our content - if you have any questions or need support along the way, don't hesitate to comment and reach out!
Keep Swimming,
Coach Jeff
Thanks I will try tomorrow
Hi Zanadmirer - Thank you for watching and commenting! Please report back on how your progress went after the watching the video, then make sure to watch this: czcams.com/video/bPd6BOhGQzc/video.html
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Keep Treading!
Coach Jeff
Thank Goodness someone said this. I struggled with egg beater as a beginner…wasn’t working for me
Thank you for your commend and welcome to the channel! You are 100% correct, egg beater is an advanced technique, not one that should be applied for beginners! I hope the video helps, remember, we have many long form videos that help with these techniques as well!
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If we can help further, let me know!
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This is so helpful, thx!
So happy to hear that! Welcome to the channel and enjoy our long form videos as well.
What goals can we help you accomplish?
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Keep Swimming,
Coach Jeff
This is just how I've always naturally treaded water when I seen the egg beater technique I was like OMG I'm doing it wrong!?!?!!
There is no such thing as right and wrong as long as you are accomplishing the result! This is incredibly important > > remember, our goal of treading water is to keep our head above water so we can breath. Whatever technique helps us do that, is what we want to do!
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Keep practicing and treading,
Coach Jeff
My right ear enjoyed this very much!!! ❤
Hi Wanderlust! Thank you for watching and commenting, although, I am not sure what you mean by, "Your right ear" haha can you share more!
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Looking forward to helping support your swimming journey!
Coach Jeff
@@caribeswim hey its just a humorous way of saying that the sound is only audible to the right ear 😊
Nice tutorial, all the best!
@@wanderlust0120 - I thought so but wanted to make sure - super weird about audio, thanks for pointing out!
Keep treading,
Coach Jeff
i will definitely try this next time
Thank you for the comment and please share your experience when you do go to the pool next and use this technique!
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If you want to expand on that, check out our FULL episode here: czcams.com/video/bPd6BOhGQzc/video.html
Looking forward to hearing back!
Coach Jeff Wood
I tried it today. It works!!! It was so easy, I felt like I was cheating 😅
LETSSSS GOOOOO!!! thank you for the comment and welcome to the channel!
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Coach Jeff
More air in the lungs helps!
Great advice and thank you for the comment!
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Keep Swimming,
Coach Jeff Wood
Thank you for this
You are so welcome! What part of the video did you find most helpful?
Don't forget to watch our long format videos as well - this one is the absolute BEST for treading water: czcams.com/video/bPd6BOhGQzc/video.html
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Keep Swimming,
Coach Jeff
thank you so much now i know how to tread water!
Heck YES @jacangvill! That is SO EPIC! What part was the most helpful?
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Please share the channel - 52% of adults cannot tread well enough to save their life! We CAN change that!
Congratulations - you should be insanely proud!
Coach Jeff and Coach Mer
Amen Brother!!!
Thank you for your comment and agreed! Glad you found the video helpful!
Coach Jeff
personally I love egg beater, when I first get in the pool I swim a casual lap or two, then I just tread water for like 10 minutes to warm up!
That is awesome! Egg beater kick is def the most efficient kick for those swimmers who can take the time and learn the expertise. Our content wants to focus mainly on the NEW swimmer or one with HIGH fear and shifting the perspective that those new swimmers have to learn such a complicated movement!
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Please let us know how we can support your swimming! Thank you for the comment and keep going!
Coach Jeff Wood
Good advice, will try it for sure
Thank you for the comment and welcome to the channel! I am so excited to hear how it goes, please do report back!
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What part of the advice did you find most helpful?
Keep Swimming,
Coach Jeff & Coach Meredith
I can't wait to go to the pool and try this technique.
Heck yes!! Keep us posted on your progress and welcome to the channel! Lots more tips where this came from :)
@@caribeswim
I tried this while I was swimming in Greece in Aegean sea and it works like a charm!
That is AWESOME news! So glad it worked! What is next for your swimming?
@@caribeswim Freestyle swimming technique. I'm getting better at it but I get too tired quickly.
@@acidfather great - we will hit that in our upcoming 30 day series! Stay tuned, we have a few great long format freestyle videos already made as well!
We will get you there, remember, in freestyle, less is more. Try swimming without kicking, it will be surprising how much longer you can swim and most likely with more efficiency!
So you’re telling me I can empty this eggbeater from my Amazon cart? 😅
Yes do it!! Our channel will teach you many ways to tread water that do not include egg beater... Or if you want to learn egg beater, we have the deluxe version :)
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Is there anything we can help you with with treading water?
Keep Treading,
Coach Jeff
can you make a video explaining how to come up from the water after diving vertically feet first into the deep end without exerting urself and the proper way. i come up everytime but i dont know how my body is doing it i just feel the water push me up and start swimming. its just a thing my body knows from when i was younger but now that ive havent been swiming for a while im starting ro wonder what ur actually supposed to do to come back up and how to prevent from sinking
Thank you for the comment and yes, this is a video that we can make. Possibly in the next 3-5 weeks we can add it into our mix.
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Thanks man
Hi Jmaurice72! You are so welcome - What part of the video did you find most helpful? How else can I support your treading water or learn to swim experience?
Thank you for commenting and welcome to the channel!
Coach Jeff
why did they teach us egg beater in swimming classes that were supposed to be like for water survival >_< this makes so much more sense.
I guess that the surface area is probably helpful not for buoyancy directly, but for stability, which affects energy expenditure.
Hi JBCA - Thank you for watching and supporting the channel! Our entire learn to swim system is broken and filled with "swim instructors" who do not specialize in teaching swimming. Egg Beater is meant for water polo players to gain vertical advantage when playing, it was not designed for someone learning to swim to ensure your head stays above water to breathe. Also, learning to swim is learning how to survive - its crazy we try to isolate a single skill and call is survival. Anyway, thank you for creating the space for my rant :)
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I panic today on back float in the deep end I feel like once you can’t master the deep end all your motivation goes away 😢
Hi Selema1 - thank you for your comment and welcome to the channel! First off, I totally understand your feeling - do NOT give up hope. We can help you! We are 2 days from launching a free ebook that is of massive help and we also have a suite of free content in our library here on CZcams that WILL help!
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do you float better if the legs were a bit spread wider?
Hi - thank you for your comment and welcome to the channel! That is a matter of preference and body type. I would say, give it a try, if it is easier for you to have your legs wider, than 100% start doing that.
The main focus here is the knees up and being in a more horizontal & vertical position, instead of completely vertical!
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Hope this helps! Let me know how it goes!
Coach Jeff
Thank you!!!!!
You are SO welcome! Come back tomorrow [Saturday] at 9:00 Am and we are releasing our MEGA Treading water Masterclass. The LAST treading water video you will ever need!
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Keep treading,
Coach Jeff
I agree with this guy egg beater is really hard for beginners this is perfect beginners tip to learn to tread water
Thank you, Naziraaidaralieva - sometimes coaches want to teach what THEY know for competitive swimmers but the majority of people who need to learn this technique, are not competitive swimmers!
I am glad that the content is helping you and that you agree! Is there anything I can do to support your swimming journey?
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Thank you again!
Coach Jeff
@@caribeswim thank you this video was really helpful to learn treading water!
You are so welcome! Stay in touch and let us know how we can help further :)
Love it!
Thank you for commenting! If we can offer you any advice for learning to swim / tread water, please do let us know!
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Coach Jeff
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Thanks for your comment - I am hopeful you found value in the content of the video!
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If I can be of service with your swimming, let me know!
Coach Jef
I’m male, 5’10 and 56kg. Float like have rocks in my pockets. My friend who is female, 5’7 and 56kg, floats like styrofoam. I do a lot of running and sports, while she is the least active healthy person I know. I never realised the impact bodyfat content had on buoyancy
Thank you for your comment - the truth is that we ALL have unique floating positions - they are not all "perfect" with our arms and legs on top of the water. When we look at relative density, muscle is more dense relative to water. Whereas adipose tissue is less dense relative to water. With that said, extremely muscular people can still float but we generally have to include much deeper breaths, relaxation, & sometimes movement.
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Hope this helps >> If I can offer any further feedback or support, let me know!
Thank you for the comment,
Coach Jeff Wood
egg beater is for water polo, getting way out of the water?
It is an advanced technique that is used by water polo players. I do think there are much simpler techniques to learn for beginners and mainly egg beater is a more advanced skill.
lol lean back ima try it! i can float on my back with no effort but never could tread
Thanks for the comment and share your success, once you visit the pool! Its a simple strategy that helps SO MANY beginners :)
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Thanks,
Coach Jeff
But if you wanna tread water for a workout then you would wanna do more motion right?
Yes, if you are looking for exercise and less about comfort / survival technique than you would want to be more active in the movements!
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Thank you for your comment!
Coach Jeff Wood
True. I easily get tired of that egg beater kick
Welcome to the channel! Egg Beater can be difficult if we are not incredibly efficient - as beginners, its important to do the technique that comes most naturally and that can be sustained... most of the time that is not egg beater for beginners.
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Keep Swimming,
Coach Jeff
100 agree coach
Thank you for the comment! Best of luck with your teaching program in NYC. I founded The Swim Revolution in Atlanta 12 years ago so completely understand the joy of this industry.
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As an industry, we need to be making swimming LESS complex, not more. So glad to see you doing that - keep up the great work! If I am in NYC sometime, would love to grab coffee.
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Coach Jeff
With that third tip you might as well back float.
They are certainly close but back floating does serve a different purpose and a full float is harder to get into and out of!
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Thanks!
Coach Jeff
@@caribeswim I consider myself a pretty good swimmer. However, I can’t seem to master the dolphin kick.
Hi Innocent1714 - This is a motion that is generated first from the upper body, almost like a wave moving from your head to toes. I have not done a video on dolphin kick as it is more advanced that our average viewer and does not have a ton of real life application for recreational swimmers.
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I might add a tutorial in the future so keep checking back! We also offer private virtual coaching, if you would like a video analyzed or reviewed so I can personally review your technique.
Let me know what is best or how I can help more!
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Coach Jeff
Thanks for this useful tip❤
Hi Pinoyinausie - of course and thank you for commenting and watching! If I can support your swim journey in anyway, please let me know!
Keep Swimming and Treading,
Coach Jeff
@@caribeswim I’m struggling with freestyle swimming hope you can have a simpler and better tips on how to do it without running out of breath. Breathing is one struggle for me too. Thank you very much and more power to your channel 👍🙏
I totally hear you. The Foundation of swimming is relaxation and breath control. They ARE the deciding factors of how successful or less than successful we are with swimming any stroke, including Freestyle. This has to do with our ability to learn how to work WITH the water, instead of fighting against it. Relaxation & Breath control allows us to be more buoyant, relative to the water vs. if we: force movements, aren't relaxed, or do not have air in our lungs. The ladder makes us more dense.
This is incredibly important as it changes how we approach swimming all together.
Most programs want to push technique until they are blue in the face. The problem with this theory is that ALL THE TECHNIQUE in the world, cannot overcome lack of relaxation or no air in our lungs.
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I say all this to say, focus on implementing meditation or at least Box Breathing [4 second diaphragm breath expanding stomach inhale, 4 second pull breath up to chest and hold at top, 4 second exhale, 4 second hold at bottom] repeating 5-10 times BEFORE you swim.
Once we can relax more, we are more buoyant and therefore can focus more on simple techniques that make large impact.
If you film a 30 second segment of you swimming and send to Jeff@caribeswim.com I am happy to provide a free analysis as well.
Hope this helps! Until then, Keep Swimming,
Coach Jeff
Hey, I tried this technique today but I still couldn't tread water, I don't understand what might be the problem, I took a proper diaphragmatic breath and tried the chair drill while leaning back my upper body, and sculling together too, still I sank in the water. I can backfloat easily now but still can't tread water, especially in the deeper end, I get extremely anxious and short of breath in the deepwater but I can easily relax in shallow water which is why I tried this in shallow water only. Are there any other things I should consider? Any more exercises for relaxing better in the water?
Much of this has to do with fear of deep water and entering into a fight / flight state. I would love to offer more exclusive support inside of our free community here: www.skool.com/caribeswim/about
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I am excited to help your swimming and look forward to seeing you in the community!
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I can travel feet on a breath hold, back stroke, and float on my back while still but treading over ten seconds is where I start looking like I need rescue 😂 I will try this.
Thank you for your comment! Treading is not an easy skill but I am excited to help you master it!
Report back on your progress and how I can help further!
Coach Jeff
Worked for me!
Hi Abosedeg4806! Thank you for your comment and SO excited to hear that this worked for you.
How else may we support you learning to tread water?
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Keep Treading,
Coach Jeff
my swim instructor said egg beater is the easisest way to tread water and that it takes 0 energy and she could probably tread water while egg beting for about 14-15 hours
Thank you for your comment! This MIGHT be true for a professional but that does not mean it applies for swimmers who are first learning the skill. I actually have a live video on our channel where I treaded for 18 hours straight LIVE. Check it out!
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Hope this helps - if I can be of service, let me know!
Coach Jeff
How do you avoid water pushing you completely backwards when you lean slightly back
Any movement in the water is generated by us, unless there is a current. We want to use our hands to create a sculling motion to help propel us forward, not backwards.
Hope this helps!
Bro I am not that buoyant.
Anyone can do this. You need to learn how to relax more in the water and take a FULL Breath from your Diaphragm. We are releasing a new video on Friday that will be the BIBLE of Treading Water. It will give you all the steps towards accomplishing this and finding the buoyancy you are looking for.
I have taught thousands with this method - you can learn too!
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Hopefully I will hear from you then!
Coach Jeff
How to move forward with that move??
Thank you for your comment - our goal in treading is not necessarily to move forward but to stay in one place. If you are looking to move forward, I would exit the chair position and use your hands to propel you forward.
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Let me know what other questions you have!
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what if I have negative buoyancy, I immediately sink even if I am on my back like a star fish, my legs will sink.
Hi Julianblacksmith8539 - thank you for your comment and welcome to the channel! The truth is that most adults believe they are negative buoyant when in fact they are tense or their body position is incorrect in the water -or- they have not taken a deep enough breath.
There are many myths about "sinkers" vs "floaters" but its simply not true.
Do this:
1. Take a diaphragmatic breath
2. Ensure you are 100% relaxed, if you are not, go to shallow water, if you are still not, get our flotation belt
3. Gain necessary exposure in this position - usually a minimum of 1-3 hours in shallow water before moving to deep water.
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NOW, with that said, some people are under 10% body fat and this does present a challenge but not impossible as I have taught professional athletes this and it still works!
I hope this helps! Continue subscribing to the channel and we can get you treading in no time!
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Ok now do it with your hands above the water
Thank you for your comment - you want your hands near the surface but not necessarily above the water.
I hope this helps!
Coach Jeff
@@caribeswimhey perfect, for the people that need to learn how to tread water with hands above the water how do you suggest they do that?
Is there a name to this technique? Also , Sir can you do a video how to come out of that position to a doggy paddle ?
The technique is called chair drill - you can find my full tutorial here:czcams.com/video/bPd6BOhGQzc/video.html
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Thanks,
Coach Jeff
Do you have to move your hands really hard or do you do it calmly
Great question - your entire foundation of treading water and indeed learning to swim is built on relaxation. The more you can relax and work WITH the water, the better you will be. Think of it like this: When we use forceful movements, we create tension in our muscles. More tension in our muscles makes us more dense. The more we relax, the less dense we become.
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Hope this helps! Let me know how I can help further!
Coach Jeff Wood
Would have been great if the hand actions were shown as well
100% agree - limited by time in the shorts but we have the full version available in our long form videos as well!
I did not know we could do like this 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Heck yes! How did it go?
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Thank you!
Coach Jeff
@@caribeswim ohhh I tried yesterday and I sank..... 😢😢 dont know why. Then I do basic treading instead, then lie and float on my back - the effortless position 😂😂
If you want to record yourself doing it and send to me at jeff@caribeswim.com - I will happily analyze to give you more proper feedback! Let me know :)
So I’m not crazy then. Someone tried teaching me the egg beater method and I just kept sinking, so I gave up on learning to swim. Maybe I’ll get back on it now.
Thank you for the comment and welcome to the channel! Do not give up on learning to swim - there are strategies MUCH simpler that work. Check out our full episode "The Bible of Treading Water" for a longer form version that will help you with this process.
Good luck and stay in touch,
Coach Jeff
My problem is I can float while I am holding inflated lungs but I will sink once I breathe out.How can I fix it ?Thanks in advance 😢
Thank you for your comment and welcome to the channel! You want to do a 50% exhale and 100% inhale. We always want to have access store of oxygen in our lungs to help with buoyancy!
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Hope this helps! Let me know how we can help further!
Coach Jeff
does that hand gesture technique play important role??
Thank you for your comment! Yes, sculling is important as it creates a downward force that helps to keep the body up.
Let me know how else I can help!
Coach Jeff
wow so true
Thank you and I am glad you agree! Super excited for you to swim, let me know how I can support or what we can do on the channel to help!
@@caribeswim you're welcome
Ur great
Thank you for the compliment and welcome to the channel! Is there anything we can do to help in your swim experience or learning to swim journey?
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Looking forward to supporting you however we can!
Coach Jeff
Ok so now how do u move
Hi Darkthemed7407 - Welcome to the channel and thank you for your question! We can still use our arms to move, the same as we would in a more vertical position. However, treading water is primarily not meant to be a technique used to move around the pool for great distances, treading water is more of a "stay in one area" technique.
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I hope this helps! If I can offer more support, just let me know :)
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Coach Jeff and Coach Mer
Dude when I try to do this I sink no matter what, different religions I guess.😂😂😂
We need to find more relaxation - I would love to help with more exclusive access to me and coach meredith inside our free community: www.skool.com/caribeswim/about
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I am excited to help your swimming and look forward to seeing you in the community!
Coach Jeff and Coach Meredith!
What to do with the arms?
Thank you for the comment and welcome to the channel! You want to, in a relaxed state, gently scull with them back and forth in smaller movements. I would invite you to watch our longer form content to extract all the value from this process!
Looking forward to hearing from you on your progress!
Coach Jeff and Coach Mer
Trying this 2day......wish me luck
Good luck! Keep us posted on how it goes and how we can support you!
Coach Jeff and Coach Meredith
@caribeswim getting better, still not smooth enough. I think I'll have to get a instructor
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Excellent advice! I hate the egg beater! 😅😂❤😅
Thank you Ashley! I appreciate you watching and commenting! If we can help you in your treading journey, let me know!
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Keep Treading,
Coach Jeff and Mer
What if i want to tread water for hours still the same technique?
Thank you for your comment - probably some form of this with variation. Hard to say exactly what to do without seeing your current ability / technique!
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Stay relaxed
Keep air in lungs
Lean slightly back.
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Hope this helps!
Coach Jeff
Waterpolo players shaking in their boots
Thanks for the comment! I imagine a water polo player is not coming to our channel to learn how to tread water! The context of these videos is for the non-professional who is looking to learn this incredible skill for the first time.
Imagine a new "cook" trying to prepare a beef wellington before knowing how to boil water. This is what the swim industry has done to brand new high fear adult swimmers who want to learn to swim / tread water - Learning egg beater kick before even knowing how to "be" in the water!
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Thank you for your comment and hope the video was helpful!
Coach Jeff Wood
Inflating the lungs is up to certain point, how do I take the next breath?
Thank you for your comment! You want to take a full inhale and exhale about 30 - 50%. The exhale should be quick as you will feel your bodies buoyancy reduce slightly when you do it. From there, get another big diaphragmatic inhale and repeat.
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I hope this helps! Do let me know how else I can support!
Coach Jeff
can you show how to move the hands
Hi @Candrabherawa468! Thank you for watching and I am happy to help with arms: Easiest Way is to watch the full video here:
czcams.com/video/9HrUY0IH-B0/video.html
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Keep us posted on how it goes and your progress!
Keep Swimming,
Coach Jeff and Coach Mer
Amen!
Hi Sonjawebster! Welcome to the channel and thank you for commenting! If I can offer you any swimming related tips or help or advice let me know! I would love to be your swim coach helping, as needed!
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Thank you again and Keep Treading!
Coach Jeff
How to sink and have no backup plan 😂
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Hi Alexruhiyyih7527! NEVER! What do you think we can help you with most in treading water?
Looking forward to helping,
Coach Jeff
What is this move called?
Hi and thank you for watching! This is called "The Chair Drill" and you will be able to spread a lot of the weight of your head across more surface area... WHICH will make you much more buoyant when treading!
Hope this helps and check back in 2 days as we are launching our most in depth treading water video yet!
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Thank you for watching and if we can help you learn to tread in any other way, let me know!
Keep Treading,
Coach Jeff
How do we breathe while keeping lung full?? Do you not start sinking when you breathe out?
Welcome to the channel and thank you for the comment! You want to do a 50/100 principle: 50% exhale [quick] and 100% inhale. The answer is yes, you will always reduce your buoyancy when exhaling BUT you need to exhale in order to properly inhale. Timing your exhale and making it quick with reduce the amount of time you are reducing your buoyancy before recovering with your inhale.
Hope this helps!
Report back with your results!
Coach Jeff and Coach Mer
@@caribeswim thanks a lot. This works very well. And I can practice it on the shallow end
Fantastic! Let me know how we can continue to support you with learning to swim & tread.
Coach Jeff
Amen👏👏
Heck YES, Diah! Thank you for watching and commenting :) - there ARE easier ways to learn to swim!
Keep Swimming,
Jeff and Mer
Love this!!!👍🏽Thank you!!
Any water polo players watching this? 💀
Haha this is certainly not a video meant for a professional - videos are meant for new swimmers who do not train egg beater kick daily!
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I can imagine their reaction is pretty funny!
Thanks for the comment,
Coach Jeff
@@caribeswim yea that’s funny 😆
Now try and do that with your hands above the water.
This is certainly an advanced technique and not exactly what we are covering in this video ;).
Were you a water polo player?
Lifeguards: 👁👄👁
Welcome to the channel and thank you for your comment! Are you a lifeguard?
Coach Jeff
@@caribeswim Former. Now instructor.
it's like sitting in a recliner chair
Hi Robbyddurham - thank you for the comment and welcome to the channel! You are correct, it is exactly like that! Hope the video was helpful, if we can do anything to help you on your swimming journey, do let me know!
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Keep Swimming,
Coach Jeff
hahah😂😂😂 i will in shallow water
Excellent! Thank you for your comment!
Badass
Thank you for the comment and welcome to the channel! So glad you found the content helpful!
Coach Jeff
How about Dog pedalling?...
Hi Omar - that is a great suggestion but a lot of adults are looking to learn treading for many reasons including survival CYA. I think doggy paddle has its place FOR SURE in the learn to swim curriculum as well for many of those same reasons!
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Is there anything we can do to help you on your journey?
Thank you for commenting and welcome to the channel!
Coach Jeff
Yeah, could never tread. I passed my diver swim test by getting on my back and inflating my lungs...basically swam on my back and passed the 10 minute tread test. This is great, I know I can do this. Thank you!
Great comment and congrats on passing the test! This is a great strategy to help longer duration treading water sessions!
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Let me know how I can support you further :)
Coach Jeff Wood
Well if you just leave yourself without movement and remain calm, just breathing, you won't drown at the first place. Just calm and cool.
Hi Rishabhnayak4951 - Thank you for watching and commenting! I completely agree and that is the goal that we try to help all of our new swimmers achieve!
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Thank you for watching and let me know if I can support your swimming journey in any way!
Coach Jeff
You didn't say what to do with hands
Thank you for your comment - you are right, this was not the intention of the short. For a full tutorial on treading water, you can watch our long format here: czcams.com/video/bPd6BOhGQzc/video.html
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Hope this helps!
Coach Jeff
Given i m vegan i will use this 😂😂😂😂 thjs bro & jk bout eggs lol
Haha that is awesome!! Welcome to the channel and let us know how we can help you further :)
Twataka kupumua dogooooo
Thank you for your comment! I am glad you are finding the content helpful!
no i cant use this I have to do this for my classes and stay for a minute helpful tho
Welcome to the channel! If there is anything I can do to support your classes, do let me know!
Keep Swimming,
Coach Jeff
@@caribeswim thanks, i go to classes by our local gym esporta and I’m on level 4 the only thing I need to do is tread for a minute to go to the next level. I cant do it bc I keep getting tired while treading. Swimming class is in 3 hours wish me gl
@@Therefore_Annika - good luck!! Watch “the Bible of treading video” - its long but worth every second :)
Doest work. He makes it looks effortless. I followed all the pointers and still sink. I lasted 3-4 seconds the most with extreme effort before sinking very tired. Maybe it would work for some but not for me.it is like singing either you know how to sing or not.
Hi Gaarax - learning how to tread water is not a single time experience! Everything you do takes time to learn. I LOVE that you tried the strategy but extreme effort is also NOT how we want to approach this. We ALWAYS want to start from a base of relaxation - my best advice is to keep trying because simply trying anything once, then saying "it doesn't work" I think will only have you falling short in life! Learning how to sing also is not something you are born able to do or not - its a constant practice to get great! Same with Treading Water!
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Thank you for sharing and check out our long form videos as well! My guess is that you are NOT 100% comfortable in the water yet and our videos can certainly help!
This video may be more helpful: czcams.com/video/bPd6BOhGQzc/video.html
Thanks!
Coach Jeff
@@caribeswimNo because the person’s natural buoyancy is also a big factor. Some people are sinkers. It would take more than just sitting and sculling with your hands to stay afloat.
Hi Bigcatlove: Thank you for you comment. There are 4 factors that impact someones buoyancy and a persons fat/muscle ratio is only one of them and it is simply not true that people are "born" sinkers or floaters.
1. Relaxation and the ability to release any fear or tension is by far #1
2. Ability to take a deep diaphragmatic breath before starting the movement
3. Technique being used
4. Natural buoyancy or fat/muscle ratio.
I have had professional athletes with under 7% body fat float and learn to tread water. Instructors use this term "Born sinker" as a scape goat for not truly understanding what promotes buoyancy or how to get their students to this place in their swimming journey.
I hope this helps and as a community we do not simply define people as one thing or another :)
Best,
Coach Jeff
@@caribeswim thank you for clarifying! I’m a bit on the muscular side and this is my experience. I can float just fine but I have to keep sculling and do some egg beater kick.
You're using your hands! Try that with no hands
Hi Robodog - Thank you for your comment - Treading water in chair drill is not to combat over exertion with our arms, although chair you are essentially back floating if you go into that position without arms!
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Thank you again and enjoy the channel + content!
Coach Jeff