I do not work out with a team and do all of my swimming solo. I use lots of workouts I have found on and through this forum and find them very helopful. I do not/have not competed, and am not sure that is in my future, but one never knows:rolleyes:
I know only a handful of actual drills, so when the workout calls for drills, I am at sowewhat of a loss. Can anyone direct me to a source for drills and explanations of how to do them? I'm up for anything that does not involve IM anything:wave:
Thanks for any help you may have for a floundering swimmer:bouncing:
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I only know a few, you may know them also..
One is the pencil drill : While doing freestyle pretend you're holding a pencil with your thumb, hold it out in front of you and come around with the each stroke and touch the "pencil" then take the next stroke.
2nd: Freestyle take 3 strokes, glide on one side for 3 counts repeat.
Not sure if this is a drill, but I also do vertical kicks, this one is fun.. go the deep end,
tread water and flutter kick for 15 secs.. then...raise your hands above the water about elbow up.... and flutter kick for 15 secs. then tread water and dolphin kick for 15 secs, raise your hands again and dolphin kick for 15secs.
I also a 500 IM for each warm up, you can use fins or not...
100> freestyle pencil drill,
100> back,
100 *** - with fins you do dolphin kick>
100 kicks>
4 x 25'yd.(one length) fly rest 15 secs between.
I only know a few, you may know them also..
One is the pencil drill : While doing freestyle pretend you're holding a pencil with your thumb, hold it out in front of you and come around with the each stroke and touch the "pencil" then take the next stroke.
2nd: Freestyle take 3 strokes, glide on one side for 3 counts repeat.
Not sure if this is a drill, but I also do vertical kicks, this one is fun.. go the deep end,
tread water and flutter kick for 15 secs.. then...raise your hands above the water about elbow up.... and flutter kick for 15 secs. then tread water and dolphin kick for 15 secs, raise your hands again and dolphin kick for 15secs.
I also a 500 IM for each warm up, you can use fins or not...
100> freestyle pencil drill,
100> back,
100 *** - with fins you do dolphin kick>
100 kicks>
4 x 25'yd.(one length) fly rest 15 secs between.
