I saw a swim team swimming with these resistance devices the other day, kind of like parachutes. I figure they are probably good to help with strength, but it seems that they might also force you to improve technique to move at a reasonable pace. Anyone have experience with these things?
There is a buildup to the hardest level which is pulling a bucket running along the bottom of the pool with a 20lb kettlebell in each hand...one of our gals can actually make 50yds now without surfacing for air!
I witnessed an interesting event regarding kettle-bells. I noticed a guy training with a pair. Wasn't sure what his goal was but it seemed to be related to breath holding. He would attempt a length under the surface, but used the iron dumbbells to walk with instead of his feet! You could hear the resonant "clunk" from each step he made, then I soon noticed he was leaving a cloudy trail behind while ignorantly breaking off pieces of the pool floor. Guess he realized what he accomplished then split because I never seen him at the pool again.
There is a buildup to the hardest level which is pulling a bucket running along the bottom of the pool with a 20lb kettlebell in each hand...one of our gals can actually make 50yds now without surfacing for air!
I witnessed an interesting event regarding kettle-bells. I noticed a guy training with a pair. Wasn't sure what his goal was but it seemed to be related to breath holding. He would attempt a length under the surface, but used the iron dumbbells to walk with instead of his feet! You could hear the resonant "clunk" from each step he made, then I soon noticed he was leaving a cloudy trail behind while ignorantly breaking off pieces of the pool floor. Guess he realized what he accomplished then split because I never seen him at the pool again.
