Are the suits really the best $500 value out there ?
Ok - the Blue 70 is $390, but you many people buy two, just in case the other one rips -- the LZR is what ? $600 -- so, I figured $500 was a nice round number.
Other ways to get faster for $500:
- hire a personal coach for weekly lessons > you should be able to find a good college swimmer with a good eye for technique for some indivual instructions. You learn very little in a group setting - and coaches only have so much time for each swimmer.
- join a gym -- I guess it depends on location, but you should be able to pay for about a year - no personal trainer for that budget though...
- do the swimetrics + a couple of coached sessions > I did try it - great info, a must for anybody
- read Ande's blog and thread on how to get faster and donate the money
- join a faster, bigger, better team -even if you have to drive further ($500 would be gas money) > this can work wonders..
Any of those better than the suits ?
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What is the suit benefit? Est 1-2 sec drop per 100?
Right now, I think I can drop about 3-4 seconds per 100 without the addition of a suit, so I think all your options are better uses of the money for me, rather then spend it on the suit now.
Here is how I am spending some of my hard earned money on swimming this year.
1. Swimfest just to meet Ahelee, and maybe get filmed and have a dozen or so coaches tell me what I am doing wrong.
2. Weekend with SCAQ where ehoch supposedly trains and probably lots of other fast people I don't know about yet.
I have another option to add, a cheap one no less.
Join USA-S for increased racing opportunities. USA-S meets are charged per event, so they are much cheaper to participate in, especially if you have one target race you need practice in.
What is the suit benefit? Est 1-2 sec drop per 100?
Right now, I think I can drop about 3-4 seconds per 100 without the addition of a suit, so I think all your options are better uses of the money for me, rather then spend it on the suit now.
Here is how I am spending some of my hard earned money on swimming this year.
1. Swimfest just to meet Ahelee, and maybe get filmed and have a dozen or so coaches tell me what I am doing wrong.
2. Weekend with SCAQ where ehoch supposedly trains and probably lots of other fast people I don't know about yet.
I have another option to add, a cheap one no less.
Join USA-S for increased racing opportunities. USA-S meets are charged per event, so they are much cheaper to participate in, especially if you have one target race you need practice in.
