Anyone have any nice moderate workouts for pull buoys involving various strokes or drills rather than just free?
Or do you have an idea of what else I can do if I cannot kick.
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pull freestyle with a center-mount snorkel
backstroke - working one arm at a time
*** - working just the pull, similar to a *** pull/fly kick drill
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Why 1 arm backstroke? I do the *** one too...good for fast hands...:D
Thanks guys this is good stuf.. if I have to rest my knee I need to have something to work on rather than just not kicking...
I have a bad shoulder and bad knee...so I'm fixing the knee first as that feeds into my hips and back...then I'll worry about the shoulder.
Fun with a pull buoy? Hmm? Throw it away is the first thing that comes to mind for me.
Matt this is a serious discussion...please refrain from NSR or comedic comments, or place them in the NSR forum.
hahaha
I just want some ideas in case I have to go "no kick" for a few weeks and I am not going to do free pulling endlessly.
Hi Fortress,
I know you probably don't even want to start using a buoy, but I just wanted to say that I am also usually slower with a buoy. Someone told me that it may be because you and I are on the more petite side (I'm 5'2" 120) and so the bigger pull buoys inhibit our rotation. When I focus on leaning on and rotating my hips more with the buoy, I can go somewhat faster. My team hardly ever does pull sets, but when we do, that helps me not to fall behind those people who go much faster with their buoys! Just thought I'd share in case it ever comes in handy! :)
Chlorini
Matt this is a serious discussion...please refrain from NSR or comedic comments, or place them in the NSR forum.
hahaha
I just want some ideas in case I have to go "no kick" for a few weeks and I am not going to do free pulling endlessly.
No NSR or comedy intended. I despise pull bouys. :D
No NSR or comedy intended. I despise pull bouys. :D
When I was recovering from knee surgery, I learned to love the guy. :hug: It was the only way I could swim for months!!:applaud:
I do remember having a spat with it; when my coach (she) said "yes you can do a flip turn with a pull bouy." I must have done it wrong cause it hurt badly and pretty near ended that whole workout right there as I just hung on the side of the pool. :frustrated:
So there fair warning to you.
When I was recovering from knee surgery, I learned to love the guy. :hug: It was the only way I could swim for months!!:applaud:
I do remember having a spat with it; when my coach (she) said "yes you can do a flip turn with a pull bouy." I must have done it wrong cause it hurt badly and pretty near ended that whole workout right there as I just hung on the side of the pool. :frustrated:
So there fair warning to you.
You can flip but not push too hard I would guess...it would be hard to get back to breathe I'd stick with opens...
This probably isn't what you want, but one of my favorite drills is breaststroke kick on my back with a pool buoy. Not good for a bad knee, but it's a good drill.
