Heather, here is a picture:
www.swim2000.com/product.php
It's sometimes called resistance swimming and there are different cords out there for different types of resistance (low to high resistance). The cord is anchored usually to the block and the other end may be anchored to a belt on your waist. Attachment methods may vary. And there are other types of resistance swimming as well - you may be restrained by a bucket or parachute on a rope. And even swimming with tennis shoes is a form of resistance swimming.
The goal may be to make it to the end of the pool while maintaining a sprint speed and fighting the resistance of the cord. Reach the wall (rest for a moment - or not!) and sprint back super fast (this time with the cord assisting you along). I feel it really helps my power and speed in the 50s and helped me to swim a 27.2 in the 50 fly. I mix it up with free, *** and fly strokes. This is all assuming you have healthy shoulders. I would avoid this if you don't.
I've seen that before, and tried it once. I have people refer to swimming with cords AND swimming with tethered cords so I was thinking they were two different things ... and trying to figure out how one would swim with cords ... makes more sense now ...
I'm aiming for a sub :30 on my 50 fly this year. What did you focus on for your 27.2? I'm trying to focus on breath controll and strong walls ... (ie - start (with good underwater work) and turn (again with good underwater work))
Thanks!
Heather, here is a picture:
www.swim2000.com/product.php
It's sometimes called resistance swimming and there are different cords out there for different types of resistance (low to high resistance). The cord is anchored usually to the block and the other end may be anchored to a belt on your waist. Attachment methods may vary. And there are other types of resistance swimming as well - you may be restrained by a bucket or parachute on a rope. And even swimming with tennis shoes is a form of resistance swimming.
The goal may be to make it to the end of the pool while maintaining a sprint speed and fighting the resistance of the cord. Reach the wall (rest for a moment - or not!) and sprint back super fast (this time with the cord assisting you along). I feel it really helps my power and speed in the 50s and helped me to swim a 27.2 in the 50 fly. I mix it up with free, *** and fly strokes. This is all assuming you have healthy shoulders. I would avoid this if you don't.
I've seen that before, and tried it once. I have people refer to swimming with cords AND swimming with tethered cords so I was thinking they were two different things ... and trying to figure out how one would swim with cords ... makes more sense now ...
I'm aiming for a sub :30 on my 50 fly this year. What did you focus on for your 27.2? I'm trying to focus on breath controll and strong walls ... (ie - start (with good underwater work) and turn (again with good underwater work))
Thanks!
