http://www.thetriathlonoptimist.com/2009/06/25/swimming-fist-drills/ A novice triathlete with a can do attitude. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:15:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.thetriathlonoptimist.com/2009/06/25/swimming-fist-drills/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Howie Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:55:29 +0000 http://www.thetriathlonoptimist.com/?p=76#comment-25 Thanks Sam - That is a great story. Keep us posted on your findings! Thanks Sam -
That is a great story. Keep us posted on your findings!

]]> http://www.thetriathlonoptimist.com/2009/06/25/swimming-fist-drills/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Sam Day Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:34:12 +0000 http://www.thetriathlonoptimist.com/?p=76#comment-24 Here's a a huge jump in difficulty from the fist drill: swimming with a brick in each hand. I got the idea from family legend about my great great grandfather, a merchant marine in the 1800s. He did the drill swimming around a schooner. I'm doing it in open water, so I'm measuring my distance by counting strokes. After about a mile swim, I grab the bricks and swim 100 yards, rest, and come back. I focus on kicking hard, and extending my body position with good rotation. So far I'm just using smaller landscaping bricks, but I plan to move up to full size masonry when I can double my distance. Here’s a a huge jump in difficulty from the fist drill: swimming with a brick in each hand. I got the idea from family legend about my great great grandfather, a merchant marine in the 1800s. He did the drill swimming around a schooner.
I’m doing it in open water, so I’m measuring my distance by counting strokes. After about a mile swim, I grab the bricks and swim 100 yards, rest, and come back. I focus on kicking hard, and extending my body position with good rotation. So far I’m just using smaller landscaping bricks, but I plan to move up to full size masonry when I can double my distance.

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