Can anyone suggest drills to help me swim as fast without a pull buoy as I do with one?
I work hard at practice 5 days a week and make incremental gains every so often. But my improvement over the past year can't compare to the amount I improve when I grab a pull buoy.
So - I need to be working on my body alignment? Keeping my legs high in the water? Strengthening my abs? I try to work on all of those things but I would really appreciate any drill or workout ideas.
Thanks!
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Work on/play around with your hip to chin alignment and swimming downhill. I've tried focusing on raising my butt up to kick. You could just be cursed with muscly and heavy legs which means you're more of a sprinter type than a distance type.
Float with no kick:
if you float like this __ you're a distance swimmer
if you float like this \ you're a drop dead sprinter
if you're somewhere between __ and \ you're mid distance.
if you float like this ~ you're a butterfly expert
if you float like this V you're future is in synchro swimming
if you float like this & you're a noodler so move over to the open swim area
the last 3 are jokes but the first three came from a coach...doesn't mean you cannot overcome them.. but it takes work.
Work on/play around with your hip to chin alignment and swimming downhill. I've tried focusing on raising my butt up to kick. You could just be cursed with muscly and heavy legs which means you're more of a sprinter type than a distance type.
Float with no kick:
if you float like this __ you're a distance swimmer
if you float like this \ you're a drop dead sprinter
if you're somewhere between __ and \ you're mid distance.
if you float like this ~ you're a butterfly expert
if you float like this V you're future is in synchro swimming
if you float like this & you're a noodler so move over to the open swim area
the last 3 are jokes but the first three came from a coach...doesn't mean you cannot overcome them.. but it takes work.
