Swiming tethered training sets

Is LazyWife traveling with you? You can borrow my Gridge belt! I bought it for my girls. It's a two sided belt so you swim against each other. I use a stretchcord and do workouts on my own about once a week. Here are things I do: 1. Long cord - swim to the other side - concentrate on front catch and emphasize forward momentum with the kick You can customize with a short cord by going reps of fast stroke to simulate a fast 50, something like 8 x 30 reps at full speed. 2. Kicking - same with kicking, arms either at your side or in front. Work that power girdle! Go about 50 fast kicks. Rest as needed. This is for POWER! Things I think about: catch grab and go! repeat over and over. Be aggressive! Again, the empahsis is on lots of rest and great bursts of effort. Another thing to do in a short pool is push back kicks. I think these are great. You face the wall with both hands, push back in a streamline, then kick back with no breath. All out now! And no wimpy push backs! Give yourself a big heave-ho! You will find a greater sense of streamlining (it's hard going backwards!) and then start kicking before you lose momentum. This makes you work really hard to build speed going back to the wall. Then try a few pushoffs off the wall - amazing how strong you feel going the "right" direction! Easy to travel with? I'm also a big fan of my jump rope and my Perfect Pushup arm-things. When you get something that is labeled "as seen on TV! and is called perfect, you find yourself trying to really do them perfectly! no sagging tummy and 2 inch arm bends here! Haha, there is some funny stuff in there Michelle. LazyWife is going but I don't think the gridge belt would be very popular after I drug her around the pool a few times. Thanks for the offer! I like your long cord and kicking suggestions, and I am glad to hear you actually use these. Maybe I will come back a sprinter ;) As for drylands, I will have access to a decent gym setup, just not a good training pool most of the trip. Free weights, stationary bike, treadmill, yoga balls and a 8M pool.

Is LazyWife traveling with you? You can borrow my Gridge belt! I bought it for my girls. It's a two sided belt so you swim against each other. I use a stretchcord and do workouts on my own about once a week. Here are things I do: 1. Long cord - swim to the other side - concentrate on front catch and emphasize forward momentum with the kick You can customize with a short cord by going reps of fast stroke to simulate a fast 50, something like 8 x 30 reps at full speed. 2. Kicking - same with kicking, arms either at your side or in front. Work that power girdle! Go about 50 fast kicks. Rest as needed. This is for POWER! Things I think about: catch grab and go! repeat over and over. Be aggressive! Again, the empahsis is on lots of rest and great bursts of effort. Another thing to do in a short pool is push back kicks. I think these are great. You face the wall with both hands, push back in a streamline, then kick back with no breath. All out now! And no wimpy push backs! Give yourself a big heave-ho! You will find a greater sense of streamlining (it's hard going backwards!) and then start kicking before you lose momentum. This makes you work really hard to build speed going back to the wall. Then try a few pushoffs off the wall - amazing how strong you feel going the "right" direction! Easy to travel with? I'm also a big fan of my jump rope and my Perfect Pushup arm-things. When you get something that is labeled "as seen on TV! and is called perfect, you find yourself trying to really do them perfectly! no sagging tummy and 2 inch arm bends here! Haha, there is some funny stuff in there Michelle. LazyWife is going but I don't think the gridge belt would be very popular after I drug her around the pool a few times. Thanks for the offer! I like your long cord and kicking suggestions, and I am glad to hear you actually use these. Maybe I will come back a sprinter ;) As for drylands, I will have access to a decent gym setup, just not a good training pool most of the trip. Free weights, stationary bike, treadmill, yoga balls and a 8M pool.