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?
You know I haven't asked him. I've seen him use the bungee cord with a couple swimmers, so I would imagine he believes there is a place for that type of resistance training. In addition to the strength training of the chutes, I'm intrigued by the idea of being more aware of technique because it would be easier to recognize differences in speeds (I think).
He was the one who made us use the buckets (my head still hurts from them). I'm sure he would be open to the parachute as well.
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.
