I'm trying out some Matt Dixon workouts from Matt Dixon's book The well-balanced triathlete, and he recommends a fair amount of buoy plus band plus snorkel swims.
Man, I am getting killed on these assisted swims. My Pace goes from 127 per hundred down to 145 / 100 once I put on all the hardware. the weirdest part, I have a minimal two-beat kick so kicking is not the main issue, and I have no problems with holding a straight body line.
It's still early, however I feel that the major speed issue with the band and buoy is lack of rotation. My speed seems to be inching back up as I add rotation but for sure, it is markedly decreased compared to my regular freestyle swimming without the hardware.
For all you folks who do regular buoy plus band and possibly snorkel workouts, do you have to add rotation to those sets compared to your normal sets to get the same speed?
Man, I am getting killed on these assisted swims. My Pace goes from 127 per hundred down to 145 / 100 once I put on all the hardware. the weirdest part, I have a minimal two-beat kick so kicking is not the main issue, and I have no problems with holding a straight body line.
It's still early, however I feel that the major speed issue with the band and buoy is lack of rotation. My speed seems to be inching back up as I add rotation but for sure, it is markedly decreased compared to my regular freestyle swimming without the hardware.
For all you folks who do regular buoy plus band and possibly snorkel workouts, do you have to add rotation to those sets compared to your normal sets to get the same speed?