Sad to say, we actually used this in high school. The team would shave and taper for sectionals. The state qualifier was the week after. To try to reduce the "shaved" feeling during the week of training, we would wear old t-shirts, pantyhose, women's suits, whatever.
I don't know how much it increased drag (or reduced our lifespans, those suits are very constricting down below ;) ), but it definitely made you forget about the feel of the water (from being shaved). And it digs into neck/shoulder muscles.
Sad to say, we actually used this in high school. The team would shave and taper for sectionals. The state qualifier was the week after. To try to reduce the "shaved" feeling during the week of training, we would wear old t-shirts, pantyhose, women's suits, whatever.
I don't know how much it increased drag (or reduced our lifespans, those suits are very constricting down below ;) ), but it definitely made you forget about the feel of the water (from being shaved). And it digs into neck/shoulder muscles.
