TacticalBarbell.com

ALCON,

Curious as to what TB would classify Water Confidence drills in the pool as program wise-

They are low intensity on the body, but can obviously incite high HR and very anaerobic in nature; however I'm not too sure I would classify them as HIC.
The point during the drills is to maintain as calm as possible underwater and relax.

For those confused- I am referring to underwater laps, ditch and don of gear, buddy breathing, and various underwater military diving drills.

When to implement these? Which workouts to replace/ follow with this
How often is obviously dictated by unit tempo/ training for dive school etc...

All things said and done, when I am quite sore, a good water-con session generally helps alleviate that and I often feel better after the swim session.

alottadav wrote:ALCON,

Curious as to what TB would classify Water Confidence drills in the pool as program wise-

They are low intensity on the body, but can obviously incite high HR and very anaerobic in nature; however I'm not too sure I would classify them as HIC.
The point during the drills is to maintain as calm as possible underwater and relax.

For those confused- I am referring to underwater laps, ditch and don of gear, buddy breathing, and various underwater military diving drills.

When to implement these? Which workouts to replace/ follow with this
How often is obviously dictated by unit tempo/ training for dive school etc...

All things said and done, when I am quite sore, a good water-con session generally helps alleviate that and I often feel better after the swim session.

General rule of thumb -

30 Minutes or more = E
Less than 30 minutes = HIC (GC/etc.)

I just go surfing or diving instead of doing specific drills in a pool. Nothing better for your confidence underwater than being dumped by a big wave and having to stay calm until it lets you up haha. Most dive courses also cover these drills in a less extreme manner.

Is there a specific reason you want to focus on these drills?

Maxrip13 wrote:I just go surfing or diving instead of doing specific drills in a pool. Nothing better for your confidence underwater than being dumped by a big wave and having to stay calm until it lets you up haha. Most dive courses also cover these drills in a less extreme manner.

Is there a specific reason you want to focus on these drills?

The reason is for a military selection course I'll be attending that is quite heavy in the h2o realm. That and I actually enjoy the hypoxic pool workouts. I'll be working FAR from any ocean for the next few months but have access to a pool, so no surfing here. (cant surf in cowboy boots anyways!)

alottadav wrote:

Maxrip13 wrote:I just go surfing or diving instead of doing specific drills in a pool. Nothing better for your confidence underwater than being dumped by a big wave and having to stay calm until it lets you up haha. Most dive courses also cover these drills in a less extreme manner.

Is there a specific reason you want to focus on these drills?

The reason is for a military selection course I'll be attending that is quite heavy in the h2o realm. That and I actually enjoy the hypoxic pool workouts. I'll be working FAR from any ocean for the next few months but have access to a pool, so no surfing here. (cant surf in cowboy boots anyways!)

In that case I would just make every second HIC one of these type of workouts. The problem with all these drills is you need a friend in the pool all the time. Most of these military selection courses have long fast runs and smoker type endurance circuits over what we woulkd consider a good HIC session.

I have used underwater weighted running with a partner and always having one down with the weight. I also try not to use goggles for all my work as ripping these off is a classic selection tactic. I also like clothed swimming and sticking with a particular stroke for certain laps.

If you know the required distances you need to meet, then program around that and add an extra 100m.

Another option is to look at military athlete and check out their swimming or seal program. It will cost a bit but give you an idea of what sort of volume and how to plan a pool coinfidence session.