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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Originally posted by Zirconium
With some creativity, I think you can invent some postures to vary the routines on the Vasa trainer. For example, sitting sideway and pulling with one arm to do the external arm rotation.
I used Vasa's in college, and I'm convinced that they help. We focused more on core strength, and preventing injuries... as well as builing strength and power in the early season. You can do exernal arm rotation by sitting sideways, and it's not clumsy at all. They show a photo of it here:
rotator cuff exercise
www.vasatrainer.com/.../swimming.php
And they show photos of all the other core-building exercises you can do here.
over 200 exercises
www.vasatrainer.com/.../200.php
You can certainly do all of these exercises with free weights and a bench, but if the Vasa can give you all that, as well as swim-specific training, it's doubly beneficial.
I'm lucky because my swim club has one. If not, I'd buy one for home.
Originally posted by Zirconium
With some creativity, I think you can invent some postures to vary the routines on the Vasa trainer. For example, sitting sideway and pulling with one arm to do the external arm rotation.
I used Vasa's in college, and I'm convinced that they help. We focused more on core strength, and preventing injuries... as well as builing strength and power in the early season. You can do exernal arm rotation by sitting sideways, and it's not clumsy at all. They show a photo of it here:
rotator cuff exercise
www.vasatrainer.com/.../swimming.php
And they show photos of all the other core-building exercises you can do here.
over 200 exercises
www.vasatrainer.com/.../200.php
You can certainly do all of these exercises with free weights and a bench, but if the Vasa can give you all that, as well as swim-specific training, it's doubly beneficial.
I'm lucky because my swim club has one. If not, I'd buy one for home.
