Today's practice (age group) included swimming a total of 22 50's with a bucket tied to our waists and 50's without the bucket in between. It was a great workout that ended in doing a fast 50 all out for time. I did my best time ever in practice. So, can I could my yardage as extra for the GTD???:dunno::wiggle:
Does anyone else do this type of workout?
we have one guy at our pool that is totally into technic training and swims between 2000-2500 either breaststroke drills, or sprint. and freesytle and back stroke as warm up and warm down.
anyways, he ties a rope around his waist with the bucket 2-3 yards back and swim 25's he also swims with cordz. almost never against, mostly 15-20 with.
he has not improved much in the last 8-9 months. so not sure if he gets help from doing it or not.
I have had a cloth bucket, like a horse feeder that I pulled around the pool back in the early 90's, but I am not back to that level of training yet.
So are we talking about literally dragging a bucket behind you in the water or a bucket on deck that is lifted via pulleys? I've seen people swimming with small parachutes, but never dragging an actual bucket. That sounds like way too much drag to allow you to keep good technique.
So are we talking about literally dragging a bucket behind you in the water or a bucket on deck that is lifted via pulleys? I've seen people swimming with small parachutes, but never dragging an actual bucket. That sounds like way too much drag to allow you to keep good technique.
Actually dragging a bucket behind you in the water. :drown:
OK, how exactly does the bucket not sink? Is it because you are moving forward and it sort of stays afloat? Why not put some bricks in it and double the agony? How to turns work also? Wouldn't you push off right into the bucket?
I think a brick would have worked just as well.
This was a 10" or so bucket with holes in the bottom tied to our waist with about a 3 foot long string. Turns were a joy. I had a hard time with them and often flipped, getting tangled in the string and while untangling, the bucket would hit me in the head. To make it more fun, we tallied how many times the bucket hit my head. The bucket almost won!
I don't just want to count the yardage for GTD, I want to double it!! :wiggle:
I was thinking more along the lines of this: www.flocasts.org/.../coverage.php
You don't have to worry about the bucket hitting your head AND the bucket actually helps you in one direction!
Our coach in high school used to make us swim with jean cut-offs, the pockets would balloon and act like parachutes, and the denim would absorb water and get heavy. It was torture, especially butterfly.
In the past I have seen belts with little mini-buckets or pockets but I've had trouble finding them now. I've actually been looking for something like that that is somewhat adjustable so I can do OW swims with a slower swimmer and still get a good workout. Anyone seen something like that?
