Swimming with stretchcordz belt?

RE: Swimming with stretchcordz belt?

Former Member — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:54:24 GMT

A coach who would make you do vertical kicking with a cord is punishable by law!:eek:

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Former Member — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 08:08:44 GMT

You do not need to use cordz just in the water my friend Gordo uses cordz on land have a look here www.byrn.org/.../swimcords.htm George

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Karen Duggan — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 04:12:21 GMT

I actually liked doing stretch cordz on land. My freestyle was much better when they were part of my workout! We used to do vertical kicking with shoes on and weights (really). Coach Mitch Ivey's school of torture! (Actually, that too was very beneficial- I developed a strong breaststroke kick!)

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Former Member — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:27:51 GMT

I still prefer over vertical kicking to do 8 x 25 hands behind the back, head out of the water kick. We did this in waterpolo practice to swim head up front crawl and I do this now with a 15 sec rest. George

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Former Member — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:19:17 GMT

I've done some vertical kicking on my own..... not sure what came over me. I even tried it with fly kick. Boy was THAT fun.:rolleyes:

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Karen Duggan — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:13:04 GMT

I thought you incorporated the stretch cordz into vertical kicking. I misunderstood :p

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Former Member — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:36:35 GMT

Originally posted by etrain You could also do verticle kicking!!! Why did the coach hate you guys so much!:D

RE: Swimming with stretchcordz belt?

Karen Duggan — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 05:19:45 GMT

I haven't put much thought into this but, were you hanging to do vertical kicking?! How did you do that exactly?

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Former Member — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:38:05 GMT

Here you can buy on net strength-systems.com/items.php You can even buy at swim suit retailers. George

RE: Swimming with stretchcordz belt?

Former Member — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 05:22:18 GMT

I am very interested in stretchcords now.What lengths are ther , which kind would I need to get to be able to make it with a cord to the end of the 25-meter pool?Any links and advice are appreciated, Thanks.

RE: Swimming with stretchcordz belt?

Former Member — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:29:20 GMT

Thanks for your info, repliers. You have encouraged me. I have ordered a Stretchcordx short belt. Now they will probably yell at me at the Y for trying to take off the starting block.

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Former Member — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:10:44 GMT

Originally posted by jadams Does anyone have experience with stretchcordz short belt (or long belt) when lap swimming is impossible? I swim at the local Y which has a sorry lap swim schedule, including no lap swimming on Saturdays, can you believe it? I have considered using stretchcordz for continuous swimming in place during rec swim, at which time they have a rope across the width of the pool. Would appreciate suggestions. Wow, I must be spoiled - my Y always has at least two lap lanes. And I rarely have to circle swim.

RE: Swimming with stretchcordz belt?

Karen Duggan — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 10:35:12 GMT

In 199something I WAS a breaststroker and then hurt my knee trying to snowboard! I was suddenly a backstroker. I couldn't do walls so I did the normal sets (in my own lane) with everybody else. If we were doing 50s I would take 30 strokes, 100s 70 etc.. I added more strokes than I would actually take because I didn't have any turns or pushoffs to start. I swam life best times in the 100 and 200 (1:03 and 2:16) at Nationals. It really was all stretchcordz. I swear by 'em. Plus, they're also great for tapering.

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swimr4life — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 07:19:57 GMT

Stretch cords are GREAT!! They will give you a very intense, quality workout. I did close to lifetime best times after training with them at the end of the season last year! You can use them to build speed by doing "blasts" where you go all out for a short time....or you can build endurance by trying to stay in one place with a constant tension on the cord for an extended amount of time. Make sure you are warmed up before you use them.

RE: Swimming with stretchcordz belt?

Former Member — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 07:06:21 GMT

Stretchcordz short belt (or long belt) the beauty of these things is that you can go to any backyard pool and do a work out. It may not be perfect but any water time helps . When I have used them in a 25 meter pool I would swim to within a couple of feet of the end and swim in place for 10 or fifteen minutes. That is almost full out pace. George