If you look for my posts on this subject you will see I have been pleased with my results.
It is now since July 2014 I received my vasa erg, placed next to my CT, and TM. My results speak for themselves. I have not been in a pool for 9 months and don't see any need to now. In the past 5 weeks I have competed in hard in sprint and OD events. My swim placing before vasa would put me asa MOP, now I am In the front pack. Now not as good as school or college swimmer, but then I am a runner and I I need to do is be close on the swim , closer on the bike as I do anyway moving up the field and then I just move up again in the run. By the end on a local level and state level I podium and national level I'm in the 10%. Not higher because I was hit by a car on the bike that has affected my run by as much as 10-20% and so too on the bike.
But back to vasa. Over the past months using vasa I have followed the same training I use successfully for running. 2xcv pace/ css swimming sessions always followed by easy. The Saturday is a SBR brick session at race pace, sunday day off when not a race weekend. All sessions sre 30 mins. And everyday.
Yes the technique is a compromise and so is my running now. It works.
Fyi pre vasa 70.3 swim 37 now 31
Pre vasa OD swim 29 now 25
Pre vasa sprint 15 now 11:xx
My finish times now for 70.3 are ~ 4:30, OD ~ 2:03, sprint ~ 63 mins.
Some love going to the pool, some can't get to a pool. I'm the later. I love running and cycling too outdoors but to get faster requires consistency. Being in the garage brings consistency and results. I won. My local sprint series, I lead the points of the state series only to lose on a count back for best performance, and on a national level I'm third on points. I have a ticket to the world duathlons and worlds AG Olympic diet in Chicago. And I hope in the next 6 months I qualify for world 70.3. All in one year of being hit by a bloody careless driver who doesn't know it but empowered me to stand up and get back on my feet to go just as fast before the accident.
As for training on the vasa, I found swim smooth training program adapting it to the vasa works well. Rather like my CT you get to a level by watching the numbers. HR, Watts, stroke, time, etc. I do the same for e Nike for being on the vasa. Having the power meter on the vasa is my way just like for the bike to check my progress and be keep in check not over doing it. I then log this into training peaks.
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ericmulk wrote:
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$2000?!??!! Even $1000 for the cheap version. WOW.
I find it funny that she wears her swim suit while on the machine. It makes sense why, especially if you have mirror to watch elbow and form. Still found it funny.
The Halo Swim Bench is highly recommended by Sheila T, w/ the complete bench priced at $444.00 and the "converts any bench" system at $149.00. See:
http://lanegainer.com/...o-Swim-Training.html Don't know if any slowtwitchers have tried the new Swimfast Erg but you can purchased a Halo Swim Trainer Template for $95. Their ergometer costs about the same as the Vasa $2,000.
http://www.kayakpro.com/...st/index.php#explore I really want to hear from folks that have used both.
I haven't used either the Vasa or the Kayakpro Swimfast erg or the Halo Swim Bench that I mentioned, but I have heard great things about them, espec from lightheir who has improved his swimming dramatically by using the Vasa. Personally, I really enjoy the actual in-the-water experience of swimming itself so I prob won't buy any of these:)
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