Re: [RC] re: advice against swimming horses on "aquasizer" - Alisanne R. Steele
I tend to agree with t.i. on this one. I have been a competitive long
distance runner, and have also depended on cross-training to reduce
injuries and to "balance" my efforts. However, working on a treadmill
in the water is an artificial movement (one would normally run or swim)
the change (Increase) in the resistance to normal forward movement
also changes the affect on the muscles and the strengthening response
that results. The result might be that effort to overcome the
over-developed antagonists would be greater than any other benefit
received
There's
nothing better for the soul of a man than the outside of a horse.
~Ronald Reagan
Mary Krauss wrote:
Question
about antagonists and agonists -- in my experience as a runner, I've
always worked very hard to balance my body so that the overused "behind
the leg" muscles are not allowed to take over. I work hard to make
sure that I'm building the "antagonists" as well. In fact, as soon as
I let go of the cross-training (swimming, biking, weight-lifting) I get
hurt. Seems to me one would want one's horse's body to be as balanced
as possible. Are equines different?
Mary K.
