Did you swim today?
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@juliet3455 Mondays are always the most crowded weekdays in the pool, followed by Weds, at least where I live. Tuesdays and Thursdays tend to be more quiet and Fridays, one never quite knows.0
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1.5 miles Monday and Tuesday0
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4000 yards @78 minutes.0
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Got cut 12 laps short of 4 miles this morning. One of the swim team kids managed to smash face to pool bottom and bled in the pool. That is an automatic 30 to 60 minute pool closure.
And I was in a good rhythm too.0 -
Montepulciano wrote: »4000 yard @ 80 minutes.
@fishgutzy Read the article and watched the video...I may play around with it, but it looks like a stroke technique drill that I do that helps me increase my efficiency, but it messes with my breathing rhythm. I am glad it helped you as that is a significant drop in time! Well done!
The drill part is to work the kinks out. Sort of like the catch up drill is to help work out the reaching and keeping the lead hand out until the other catches up. Then working it into the lap swimming routine until it become more natural. Breaking old habits.1 -
@fishgutzy I had forwarded that link to a few friends in the Adult Swim Club and they really liked it, especially when they had the Head on underwater comparisons of all 3 strokes, the similarities were surprising. Even the instructor in the Adult Swim Club wants to see it.
As @emmab0902 once said " so much kick "
Adult Swim Club December session 1700m
Warm-up 100m Fr, 50m kick, 50m Ch drill
60 Stroke Time and Distance x3. Setting the bench mark ( for the newbies) at the start of the session to compare to the end. 58-59m @ 1:05:75 - 1:07:25.
So very consistent length-stroke ratios. Need to try some different variations to improve M/Stroke. ie Easy 25, Hard 25; Increase Kick speed etc.
Descending SI Kick Set. Increase Speed & Decrease RI each 25m.
5 x 25m @ 50s, 45s, 40s, 35s, 30s Fr
5 x 25m @ 50s, 45s, 40s, 35s, 30s Bk
5 x 25m @ 50s, 45s, 40s, 35s, 30s Fr
5 x 25m @ 50s, 45s, 40s, 35s, 30s Dolphin ( Fins on )
5 x 25m @ 50s, 45s, 40s, 35s, 30s Fr ( fins still on )
Added another 50m of Dolphin with fins while waiting for 2 others to complete this session
Did it underwater until I needed O2 then surfaced and went back down. Surfaced twice on each 25m. 35s per 25m. Abs will probably scream at me tomorrow
Backstroke
3 x 50m 6 kick switch
2 x 50m Single arm
2 x 50m Soldier Arm ( never pull - just swing from Hip to Pull position & back to Hip above water)
4 x 50m Descending stroke count. ( Swim first 25m Easy then 2 less strokes for each 25m or 50m when you are starting to tire = Faster swim )
100m Cool down -choice.
Anytime we would get ahead of the others in the club we would add in 50m of a CHoice Drill/swim. So I usually have an extra 100-200m above the official set list. Some have even more than that. A good session.0 -
4 miles.
Pretty empty today. Had the pool to myself for a while.
The coach of the HS coach of the team that swims at 6AM said 77 degrees was too cold to allow the kids to swim. Ridiculous.
7Am team didn't show either but probably because they have a meet today.0 -
I don't know if I could swim that slowly for 25m. 50s? I'm trying to get to 50s per 50 yards, but sustainable for at least 2000 yards rather than an all out short sprint.juliet3455 wrote: »Descending SI Kick Set. Increase Speed & Decrease RI each 25m.
5 x 25m @ 50s, 45s, 40s, 35s, 30s Fr
5 x 25m @ 50s, 45s, 40s, 35s, 30s Bk
5 x 25m @ 50s, 45s, 40s, 35s, 30s Fr
5 x 25m @ 50s, 45s, 40s, 35s, 30s Dolphin ( Fins on )
5 x 25m @ 50s, 45s, 40s, 35s, 30s Fr ( fins still on )
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77 degrees is competition temp, not torture.1
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Trifecta! 3 days, 1.5 miles each. Had some trouble with foot cramping today, though. .2
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@fishgutzy That was a Kick set. The 50s time is Swim Interval ( SI ) + Rest Interval ( RI ) therefore every time the clock decreases the RI also decreases. I can't make the 35/30s kick times since by the time I get to them I am starting to fade and that is closer to my swim time, so I just give myself 5s RI then turn and burn for the next 25m. The idea is to try and push yourself as hard as you can.
I don't know if I could swim that slowly for 25m. 50s? I'm trying to get to 50s per 50 yards, but sustainable for at least 2000 yards rather than an all out short sprint.juliet3455 wrote: »Descending SI Kick Set. Increase Speed & Decrease RI each 25m.
5 x 25m @ 50s, 45s, 40s, 35s, 30s Fr
5 x 25m @ 50s, 45s, 40s, 35s, 30s Bk
@Montepulciano 77 degrees would be exquisite.1 -
4 for 4! I don't often get to work in 4 swims in a week-- felt good!2
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4000 yards @ 80 minutes. Oddly crowded today, but I apparently had the 'please share with someone else' vibe going on and greedily had my land to myself.
@juliet3455 Yeah, our pool usually stays between 82 and 85 and on the 85 days I am dying from the heat.0 -
4000 yards @ 78 minutes. I switched up so I did 1000 yards pulling and I could feel it later in the workout. I am glad I have a couple of days off to recover. Happy Friday everyone! 1
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Swam with the Adult Club last night but got side-tracked and forgot to post.
Massive 2600m - going hard doing drills
200m warm up. 100 Fr, 50 Kick, 50 Choice drill
Kick set
1 x 50m Bk - Arms Crossed above head - Enjoyed this
1 x 50m Fr - Arms Crossed above head
1 x 50m Br - Arms Crossed above head - This was a tough one
1 x 50m Dolphin Stream lined ( no arm pulls except for breath cycle )
1 x 50m Fish ( dolphin on your side )
Breast Stroke set
1 x 50m Kick
2 x 50m 2 kick/breath
1 x 50m Kick
1 x 50m Pull with PoolBuoy
1 x 50m with Dolphin kick
2 x 50m 2 Pulls/Br
3 x 50m Victor Davis 2 Fast/2 Norm
4 x 50m Breathe; 1Breath/Pull 1st 50m; 1B/2P 2nd 50m; 1B/3P 3rd 50m; 1B/4P 4th 50m
3 x 50m Descending Stroke count/50
2 x 50m Fast
1 x 50m Easy
Mixed cycle Easy Pace x 4
25m Fr - 25m Br
25m Bk-25m Fr
25m Br - 25m Bk
Fast Pace x 4
50m Fr
50m Br
50m Bk
Cool down choice
25m Dolphin Underwater
50m Bk
25m Fr
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First swim in a week of totally losing my mojo and dealing with extreme emotional stress that meant I have hardly eaten in the last six days. Trying to get back into it now.
3000m with masters
200 warmup
200 as 50 free 100 back 50 br
200 as 50 br 100 free 50 fly
3x 500 as
50 fly 100 back 50 fly 100 br 50 fly 100 free 50 br
#1 was all swim
#2 was fly drill rest swim
#3 was fly swim rest kick
8x 75 free on 1.15 with fins and paddles
300 warmdown
Found this tough!1 -
Attempting to picture swimming without eating. I'm failing at that exercise.
Had a couple of PRs for short (100y and 200y) distances this week. The water has been pretty cold and it helps to hit the first laps hard to get the blood flowing. There's a chance of swimming in the snow in a couple of days. Hope that happens!
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Take care of yourself @emmab0902
@nuffer - serious dedication to swim outdoors in the snow. I may end up walking through the snow to get to nice warm indoor pool, but not the same...nope!0 -
First major cold snap and snowfall for this winter = Crowded Pool. Looked like a January 2nd crowd not an early December crowd. Slotted into the Middle Lane and did circles with the pack. 250m Fr, 250m Br, 250m Bk, 250m Br, 250m Fr. The water was quite warm so made it hard to keep the tempo up.0
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2800m with masters
350 warmup
4x75 fly on 1.50
2x 600 with fins as
#1 free
#2 75 back/75 free (x4)
300 kick
4x 100 free on 1.35 holding 1.23 or less
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Jumped back in for an early morning 6am splash. Just couldn't get into a rhythm.
Suffering from a Right elbow burner right now, If I grab something and squeeze it hard or pull on things ( socks, gloves, door knobs etc) it screams at me, if I was squeezing hard I actually have to release my grip as it is nasty. Didn't notice it while swimming but could feel increase sensitivity afterwards.
40 mixed lengths = 1000m. Will see how the elbow feels tomorrow night in swim club.0 -
54 laps in 72 minutes0
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@juliet3455 could it be from your neck? I get elbow pain and carpal tunnel symptoms when my neck is out.0
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@emmab0902 No pretty sure it is my elbow. It started in September after doing a maintenance job in the mountains where I was standing on a ladder with my arm fully extended to my maximum height to drill 8 mounting holes to replace a vandalized solar panel. So there was a lot of rotational and torsional pressure on the elbow from the drill. It's similar to what might be called Golfers Elbow/Tennis Elbow. I had a similar injury in my left elbow about 15 years ago. I call it the Phantom injury as there are no outward signs of anything wrong and then it just hits you. A little extra tender today as yesterday I replaced the Overhead door in my garage as it had a structural fault that could cause the door to break in half and fall on top my vehicle or anyone underneath it. So all the recovery I made from September to now has been lost.
Nothing like being at 9000ft and still needing a ladder.0 -
4000 yards 80 minutes.
200/150 (stroke drills)/100/50 - warm up
5 x 100 swim @ 1:45
5 x 200 pull @ 3:30
1000 kick with fins
200 loosen up (stroke drills - catch up, extension and 1 arm butterfly)
5 x 50 free @ 60
5 x 50 backstroke @ 1:10
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@Montepulciano That's just a wild bit of kick - even with fins. Impressive swim set.Montepulciano wrote: »4000 yards 80 minutes. 1000 kick with fins
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4 miles yesterday at a different Y.
My Y has the main pool closed due to heater failure repair. I would have been quite happy to swim in water below 77 degrees. But their seems to be some sort of rule now about 77 degrees being the minimum allowed.1 -
Feeling your pain @fishgutzy -- just got email that our pool is closed tomorrow due to being 4 degrees too cold because the boilers can't deal with our just-freezing temps. This, while I'm trying to get my bucket list item of swimming in a snowstorm checked off! Last night I really had my hopes up but I did not get snow on my back...
In other news, I timed at my #2 son's high school swim meet tonight. He took a couple of seconds off his backstroke time (his fave event) and I had a grand experience marveling at the speed of these young men, even the very young'uns who were clearly out of their element. It was a lot of fun, made even more so by the lack of divers. I don't mind good diving but our high school divers as a general rule are pretty terrible and pretty boring to watch. Unless you're into viewing painful/awkward water entry 1 -
Adult Swim Club - we have grown 8 members now. 2000m
I am now in the habit of getting to the pool just a little earlier than the others and jumping into the 3rd lane. As one of the 4 faster swimmers in the group its so nice to not be against the wall where you get extra waves from the rebounds off the wall. Also as a guy with a monster whip kick I have been known to kick the rope or the wall when I am in an all out GoGo mode. Not sure which hurts more - the wall or the rope.
200m warmup - 100 Fr, 50 kick, 50 Ch ( not saying I have a poor kick but the one lady completed her 50m kick in the time it took me to do 25m )
1000m relay - 2 teams of 4 people. Each person would swim a 50m and tag off so we all swam 250m. 16:32 and 16:46 so a nice semi competitive set. One lady has a slight shoulder injury ( Airline seat induced cramp ) so all she can do is Breast stroke.
3 x 50m Descending stroke Fr, Br, Bk (450m)
3 x - 2x50m Kick & 2x50m Fr @ 80% (600m)
25m Sprint
50m Breast
75m Ch Drill
100m Fr Ascending Speed ( each 25m faster than the previous )
75m Breast Easy-recovery
50m Sprint
25m Back (400m)
Cool down Choice 100m minimum
Its amazing how you can pile up 2000m of distance doing little drills and mini-sprints.
A good group and good workout sets. She always has a few more drills written out on a 2nd white board.1 -
