Exercises for the development of strength in the water

Edited by Doctor Andrea Bondanini

Fins:

They are particular very short swimming fins.
They can be used for backstroke or freestyle swimming, also coupled with the use of the tablet.

Using the fins allows you to accentuate the movement of the legs, stimulating the quadriceps and hamstrings.

The fins allow you to swim faster, engaging the major muscle groups, thus also improving cardiovascular training.

Drag belts

Then there are drag belts, or commonly called "trays".
It is a quick adjustment belt, with 5 resistance cups. Resistance increases with speed. They can be customized using more or less resistance cups.
In this way it is possible to swim for several hundred meters with these pools to make a good training for strength resistance.

In the same way it is possible to use a bucket tied to a belt with a rope of about one and a half meters: the result will be very similar.

Fulcrum for forearm.

The fulcrum, or fulcrum, is a tool made up of two eyelets: one adapts to the forearm, the other accommodates the hand. By locking the wrist, elbow and shoulder in the optimal position, it increases the efficiency of the swimmer's stroke by focusing the swim on technical improvement rather than power development.

The Fulcrum was designed as a tool

complementary to paddles to refine the swimming technique of swimmers of all levels, from beginners to professionals. The action with which the swimmer wears the fulcrum creates the ideal wrist / elbow angle during the grip / support phase at the beginning of the stroke. Training in this way stimulates the so-called muscle memory and you get to automatically perform the correct stroke. In the aerial phase, then, the elbow is pushed up well. If the position of the hand and forearm is not the correct one, the tool slips away: there is therefore no margin for error. The use of this tool in the training sections of young and very young athletes allows you to correct the classic errors of the stroke that otherwise they would carry around forever.

Basically, the fulcrum allows and helps to keep the wrist and hand in line with the forearm, an ideal position to exert the best thrust.

Elastic for stationary swimming

These are two rubber bands of latex or similar, connected to a padded belt; the two rubber bands have an attachment with which it is possible to block them to the two lanes as shown in the figure. Designed for teams that do resistance training on site using the presence of lanes, it is very useful in all those cases where there is little space or short pools. Fundamental to improve stroke efficiency. It can perfectly replace training in swimming pools for counter-current swimming.

Then there are a thousand other ways to create more resistance in the water, then develop more strength, such as:
swimming in a short-sleeved shirt, very difficult, not recommended for beginners;
swim with a waist bag;
swim with cuffs or small anklets and wrist bands, or even with socks.

These are just some of the tricks and tools that you can use in the water when swimming. These tools allow you to work on the development of strength while swimming, thus doing two jobs in one, also pleasant for those who like swimming; useful for those who want to learn and perfect it.