I don't use these often, and I wonder if one can become a good swimmer without them? I think of folks who grew up near water and are "natural" good swimmers; I'm sure they didn't need these tools to learn swimming? Nothing wrong with using them, but I don't seem to have the patience to use them. Today I just kicked across the pool without kickboard and it felt fine.:agree: Can't we improving the kicks without using the kickboard? Samethoughts about the fins and pull buoys... Am I missing something?
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Also, swimming with a snorkel definitely decreases your oxygen uptake, so it could potentially be used to simulate altitude training. I think to be effective you'd need to do a large percentage of your workout with the snorkel, though.
Do the physiological adaptations associated with training at altitude require training at altitude or just being at altitude? I.e. would training with a snorkel be the equivalent of spending only the time you are training with it at altitude?
Also, swimming with a snorkel definitely decreases your oxygen uptake, so it could potentially be used to simulate altitude training. I think to be effective you'd need to do a large percentage of your workout with the snorkel, though.
Do the physiological adaptations associated with training at altitude require training at altitude or just being at altitude? I.e. would training with a snorkel be the equivalent of spending only the time you are training with it at altitude?
