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Introducing VB AIR
There are three common types of underwater arm pull in swimming: the dropped elbow arm pull; the straight arm pull; and the high elbow arm pull. Here is how James Counsilman describes each in his book, The Science of Swimming[1]: The dropped elbow arm pull is the poorest type of pull and provides the swimmer…
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Do Finger Paddles Increase Feel For Water?
Finger paddles, sometimes also known as sculling paddles, are frequently touted as paddles that help swimmers increase their "feel for water." Evidence to support this claim, however, is never provided. One way to think about the feel for water in this particular context is as a sense of the position and the movement of the…
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Bill Roberts – United States Naval Academy
Sample sets: 2-4: 8 x 25 12.5 sprint swim OR kick, 12.5 easy with DragSox On opposite rounds, reverse the order, 12.5 smooth/12.5 swim. 4 x 150 swim with DragSox 4 x 100 kick with DragSox 4 x 50 swim or kick/no DragSox & Descend 1-4 United States Naval Academy Head Coach: Bill Roberts
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Bryan Wamsley – B3 Aquatics
One simple set we do is a 10 minute kick: 20 seconds fast and 10 seconds ez with a 1 minute break at 5 minutes into it. All with DragSox. B3 Aquatics Head Coach: Bryan Wamsley
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Michael Osborne – Warrior Aquatic Club
Short course pool: 4 x (3 x 25 + 50) kick, fins and DragSox odd rounds are FR kick, even rounds are BK kick, 25s are on :35, 50s are on 1:00 (these are for age groupers) Warrior Aquatic Club Head Coach: Michael Osborne
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Sample DragSox Workout Sets
We frequently get emails from coaches asking for sample DragSox workout sets to help them get started. We always share our own workouts with people, but we wanted to hear from the experts, coaches who use DragSox with their teams in new and creative ways. The response has been great! Not only are the workout…
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Jeff Julian – Rose Bowl Aquatics
Sample set: 5 rounds: 30m sprint on 1:00 – with DragSox, working drive off the wall and a mid-pool turn, straight into underwater to build speed and sprint into good finish 50 sprint – no DragSox – focused on 2nd 50 of goal 100 pace 250 smooth We ran in groups, so gave more room…
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New Product: AquaVolo TnT Wall
Habits arise from repetition. When you perform an activity the same way every day, it becomes a routine that can be carried out without consciously thinking about it. This allows your brain to concentrate on other more important things and not worry about the routine. Sometimes, however, habits we develop might be harmful to us.…
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DragSox on Hands: Alexander Popov High Elbow Recovery
Shared by Head Senior Coach of CATS Aquatic Team, Vlad Pyshnenko. Thanks for sharing, Vlad!