Hi there, I'd dead chuffed that I managed to do my first 400m non-stop crawl the other day - it took 10m20s, which is slow by comparison to some of you guys, but 6 weeks ago I could barely do 50m without coming to a spluttering halt.
I need to work on my upper body strength so I can pull more effectively through the water - and advice? I use a pull buoy which is good - would paddles/glove thingies help? and what can I do at the gym as well?
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With regards to the gym, Lat pull downs are good to train your body to use these to move your arms as opposed to your delts (giving you better strength), but after that I don't really know as I have always tended to avoid the gym!!
Might just be my own little theory though...?
a session would be
warm 10-12 lengths crawl
then lengths with arms, swim back breast stroke then repeat
or repeat with full leg kick
sometimes use a kickboard for a few lengths then do arms only lengths
(i just let my legs trail behind and use to stabilise)
i also run lengths in the pool between between swimming sets too which rests my arms but gives my legs and lungs a workout !
got some paddles at home but size large and in my gym pool (16m) they are a pain in bot cos of the turns. recommend getting the small size. not so much stress on the shoulders and emphasise the feeling you need to develop when grabbing, pulling the water. zoggs and speedo do good ones.
best thing you can do though i guess is fast short interval sessions in the pool. dr.nic, pants or spans prob know
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yup nic, groovy coaches. never had one i didn't get on with!
But then, I'm not the worlds best swimmer.
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Moosey, I was kidding, swim coaches are notoriously humourless! But swimming men...well...yes..I agree! ;-)
Wotcha Daz, haven't seen you about much? I was wondering about the dorsal squeeze! You wally!
yeh nic ive been on a diet of one forum chat-room lately (tt).
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