This morning I grabbed a small soft weight from the garage, with the idea i would tuck it under my swim cap on top of my head. I think it's 1/2 lb or ~250g.
So did that and dove in, started swimming and was really impressed.
1. Awareness of head position
2. Reminder to point the weight in when rolling to breathe (top of head down, chin in pocket)
3. Increases spine stability (engineering trick add weight = inertia)
4. Mimics the effect of a pull buoy, but promotes a more correct head pos'n, and still allows the kick
It felt really good that adding more weight eg 500g would be thing to try.
Back stroke was more of a challenge due to lower head. It was beneficial for FLY and for BrS - keeping head level and low.
Actually swam the full 45 mins with it. Must have looked a bit strange!
Training Tweets: https://twitter.com/Jagersport_com
FM Sports: http://fluidmotionsports.com
So did that and dove in, started swimming and was really impressed.
1. Awareness of head position
2. Reminder to point the weight in when rolling to breathe (top of head down, chin in pocket)
3. Increases spine stability (engineering trick add weight = inertia)
4. Mimics the effect of a pull buoy, but promotes a more correct head pos'n, and still allows the kick
It felt really good that adding more weight eg 500g would be thing to try.
Back stroke was more of a challenge due to lower head. It was beneficial for FLY and for BrS - keeping head level and low.
Actually swam the full 45 mins with it. Must have looked a bit strange!
Training Tweets: https://twitter.com/Jagersport_com
FM Sports: http://fluidmotionsports.com