What are the possible advantages and disadvantages of training wearing girl suits to try and increase the drag resistance?
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Some double standards here (not that I am saying I advocate wearing a womens suit for added drag, unless one is female) - Isn't a Kilt a plaid skirt (not to offend any of Scottish descent), look at the competition body suits - not much design difference from the male to female suits (yea some but very similiar) yet it's okay to wear these. I had a female swimmer and she was interested in getting a pair of the mens swim leggings and combine it with the top of her 2 piece swim suit.
We too use to wear the pantyhose because district/league meets were only a week or two from the Regional /state meets (if you were lucky you could get a pair of running tights instead of the panty hose with the feet cut out).
I agree that there are plenty of ways to introduce drag to create an extra load on the swimming muscles, without scaring someones psyche for the rest of their lives (like the mesh shorts with the pockets that captured water to increase drag). Wasn't there a discussion that mentioned the decline in swimming because todays youth didn't want to wear the competition brief. If we are thinking about public opinion/perception then how do you explain wrestling (paraphrased from Breakfast Club) 2 guys dressed in tights rolling around on the ground grabbing each other hmmmmmmmm.
All I can sat to each their own.
Some double standards here (not that I am saying I advocate wearing a womens suit for added drag, unless one is female) - Isn't a Kilt a plaid skirt (not to offend any of Scottish descent), look at the competition body suits - not much design difference from the male to female suits (yea some but very similiar) yet it's okay to wear these. I had a female swimmer and she was interested in getting a pair of the mens swim leggings and combine it with the top of her 2 piece swim suit.
We too use to wear the pantyhose because district/league meets were only a week or two from the Regional /state meets (if you were lucky you could get a pair of running tights instead of the panty hose with the feet cut out).
I agree that there are plenty of ways to introduce drag to create an extra load on the swimming muscles, without scaring someones psyche for the rest of their lives (like the mesh shorts with the pockets that captured water to increase drag). Wasn't there a discussion that mentioned the decline in swimming because todays youth didn't want to wear the competition brief. If we are thinking about public opinion/perception then how do you explain wrestling (paraphrased from Breakfast Club) 2 guys dressed in tights rolling around on the ground grabbing each other hmmmmmmmm.
All I can sat to each their own.