I tried one of these workouts for the first time this morning. It was a great workout, but extremely tiring! I'm very proud that I made it through the 1000 IM without cheating. :)
However, while swimming the workout two questions came up:
1) With the cross-legged, no buoy pull, what am I supposed to be concentrating on? My legs sink when crossed...am I supposed to try to keep them at the surface, or is it an exercise to make my pull stronger?
2) The uh2o turns are very disconcerting. Again I'm not sure what to concentrate on. Can someone explain the logic behind the underwater flip turn drill?
Thank you Nate for a great workout!
I found one more benefit of underwater flip turns. When I first tried them, I couldn't complete them - I just couldn't do the rotation under water, my legs somehow ended up above the surface and then because my awkward position, I couldn't even push it off the wall.
I realized what my coach long time ago was trying to correct in my flip turns. I was making my turns with my legs not curled so I had not much momentum when turning. I tried to curl my legs at the knees under the water and it went much better, then I tried the same thing in regular swim and my flip turn was so much faster...I finally understood what I was doing wrong all these years...
Thanks!
I found one more benefit of underwater flip turns. When I first tried them, I couldn't complete them - I just couldn't do the rotation under water, my legs somehow ended up above the surface and then because my awkward position, I couldn't even push it off the wall.
I realized what my coach long time ago was trying to correct in my flip turns. I was making my turns with my legs not curled so I had not much momentum when turning. I tried to curl my legs at the knees under the water and it went much better, then I tried the same thing in regular swim and my flip turn was so much faster...I finally understood what I was doing wrong all these years...
Thanks!
