Triathletes are legendary for being slow swimmers. That's why I'm sharing some of my favorite drills for improving swim speed.
*Count your kicks per 25. Now reduce your kicks by one stroke for each succeeding length.
*Hold your breath. Don't stop holding your breath. Breathing just slows you down.
*Remember, snorkels are legal in most triathlons
*Get two 25 lb. dumbells and bring them to the edge of the pool. Now do 3x20 sets of military presses. Jump in the pool and swim, bitch, swim! This will teach you to push through the pain in your shoulders.
*Go to Home Depot. Get 6 bricks. Put them in an Ikea bag, one of those big yellow or blue shopping bags - the ones that are so big they could hold a house. Now tie the straps of the bag to your legs and swim 400 like your life depends on it. Because it does.
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5 comments:
Go SWIMFAN Go!
I don't think this is swimfan...swimfan seemed to exist just to annoy. The style is different.
3x20 sets of military presses with just 25 lbs makes you sore? Oh right, you are just a girl.
I do the bricks trick also. If I can make one more suggestion, sometimes i'll put bricks in a backpack, put it on, then try to run from one end of the pool to the other end while holding my breath under water. Really helps increase lung capacity.
I just love your blog by the way. My friend Kassie just turned me on to it, and it's so great. You have a new dedicated reader. (And I am going to steal some of your diet tips).
And just FYI, Bionic Steve is a sexist ass.
Wow anonymous, you need to let me know who you are and how we know each other. Thank you SO MUCH for saying I have the sexiest ass (I'm blushing!). Where did you see me?
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