Swimming with a bucket - question

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Former Member — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:41:16 GMT

Bucket - Parachute - T-shirt with pocket - sweatpants - tennis shoes - pulley system - tubing - anything to add resistance in the water is fine. Just watch out for those shoulders. If you are not ready for it, nothing will blow out your shoulders faster. I swam with a parachute this season where you can adjust the size of the opening - that is the best cost / benefit for me.

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knelson — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:50:19 GMT

you can choose the resistency I believe you just coined a new word :)

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swimshark — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:29:51 GMT

Growing up, we did panty hose during summer league. It was nice to see growing boys in their moms old panty hose. :thhbbb:

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Former Member — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:32:31 GMT

On a more serious note, I once swam with some rubber surgical tubing around my waist across the pool and back. Getting across takes a significant amount of effort. So much so that it seemed I might not make it the last 5 yards. But what a reward when you do make it. That return swim is something else.

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Former Member — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:27:56 GMT

I swam with a parachute this season where you can adjust the size of the opening - You mean, resistency, right? :rolleyes:

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Former Member — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:03:47 GMT

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? why not just use the parachutes that they sell for swimming--they come in many sizes so you can choose the resistency that would work best for your needs.

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slknight — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:42:11 GMT

Yuck! I'm having a bad flashback to my college days when we used to swim with buckets tied around our waist. I hated it. I don't know why you couldn't use your yardage for GTD. You still swam the same distance, right?

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knelson — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:29:15 GMT

I assume you mean a bucket attached to a pulley system, correct? Yes, we have those at the pool where I train and we use them sometimes. It's sort of like the old stretch cords except with the buckets it's more difficult for the entire length, not just the last portion.

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Allen Stark — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:54:47 GMT

In high school our coach had us swim in sweat suits and tennis shoes.I think it was a stupid idea as it pretty well messed up stroke mechanics,not to mention being really hard on the knees in breaststroke.Several years ago I had a drag suit that had big pockets sewn around it to catch water.The pockets would collapse on turns so it worked pretty well.

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Chris Stevenson — Tue, 20 May 2008 06:29:28 GMT

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swimshark — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:21:31 GMT

Wow, that looks much nicer than a bucket hitting my head!

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knelson — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:25:16 GMT

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!

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swimshark — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:18:05 GMT

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:

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Allen Stark — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:56:49 GMT

I prefer to just swim with a diving brick duct taped to my waist :) No Kirk,you duct tape it to the back of your head to keep you head down in BR.

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knelson — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:53:34 GMT

Why not put some bricks in it and double the agony? I prefer to just swim with a diving brick duct taped to my waist :)

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aquageek — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:49:50 GMT

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?

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slknight — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:48:21 GMT

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:

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knelson — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:42:25 GMT

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Rykno — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:25:31 GMT

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.