Does any of you have any experience with the Vasa Trainer?
www.vasatrainer.com/.../whatis.php
It looks to be specific to swimming. I would like to know about its efficiency compared to a more generic Lat Pull Down machine having high & low pulleys.
Thanks very much in advance for any advice.
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Hi botterud,
You are exactly the person I was looking for and your asnwer is of course very informative.
I don't want to specialize my muscles for swim sprints. Partly because I am not a sprinter and also because I would prefer to avoid muscle imbalance or injury in working too much the same muscles the same way.
I am more interested in a balanced workout, targetting the whole body. For this, I can get pretty good guidelines about the routines and equipment from many weight training books and forums.
What I am puzzled is the specificity of the Vasa Trainer as I was recently aware of this device. Your answer has greatly clarified the situation. One more question.
Could the Vasa Trainer expose the exerciser to more shoulder risks?
I mean, if one works too hard on the Vasa Trainer, say by adding more resistance and/or placing the hands a little bit far away from the chest and/or with possibly bad form. Is it possible that the rotator cuff muscles are over-stressed?
Like in some weight training exercises which are unfriendly to the shoulders. In such a case, there are proper warnings in the instructions.
Hi botterud,
You are exactly the person I was looking for and your asnwer is of course very informative.
I don't want to specialize my muscles for swim sprints. Partly because I am not a sprinter and also because I would prefer to avoid muscle imbalance or injury in working too much the same muscles the same way.
I am more interested in a balanced workout, targetting the whole body. For this, I can get pretty good guidelines about the routines and equipment from many weight training books and forums.
What I am puzzled is the specificity of the Vasa Trainer as I was recently aware of this device. Your answer has greatly clarified the situation. One more question.
Could the Vasa Trainer expose the exerciser to more shoulder risks?
I mean, if one works too hard on the Vasa Trainer, say by adding more resistance and/or placing the hands a little bit far away from the chest and/or with possibly bad form. Is it possible that the rotator cuff muscles are over-stressed?
Like in some weight training exercises which are unfriendly to the shoulders. In such a case, there are proper warnings in the instructions.
