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December 15, 2008

Training in a Hotel Pool

Ever find yourself stuck on the road in a never-ending business trip with nowhere to swim but those miniscule 12 yard hotel/motel pools?  You could try and swim up and down that pool and drive yourself crazy with flip turns.  Or, you could set yourself up to swim in one place.  Just bring along a bungee cord and tie it to a belt around your waist.  A wader belt works just fine.  If you don’t like building it yourself there are some stationary swim devices out there that are more comfortable and do the same thing.  I have personally used a Tyrfit belt and it works quite well.

In the pool, tie the other end of the bungee cord to some solid object like the handle on the pool exit ladder or anything else that won’t go anywhere if you pull on it.  Then you can swim against the bungee cord to your heart’s content.  You won’t go anywhere fast, but it will hurt a ton and keep you in good swimming form. 

Previous Tips

December 8, 2008 - Training Swimsuit Advice
December 1, 2008 - Remembering your Workout
November 24, 2008 - Adjusting to a new pool
November 17, 2008 - How to Hold a Kick Board
November 10, 2008 - Timing in different pools
November 3, 2008 - Checking out your Opponents
October 27, 2008 - How Water Temperature Effects Performance
October 20, 2008 - Gasping in the Morning
October 13, 2008 - Counting Repeats
October 6, 2008 - Loose Goggles
September 29, 2008 - Improve Your Freestyle Finish
September 22, 2008 - Faux Swimming
September 15, 2008 - Ankle Stretching
September 8, 2008 - Breathing
September 1, 2008 - Pull
August 25, 2008 - Timing Chip