Did you swim today?
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45 slow laps yesterday. I was grateful for each one. Today is a run day. Every Thanksgiving morning, my daughter, her boy friend and I go downtown and do a loop across one bridge, run north along the river, cross at another (there are 11 bridges in Portland, so we can cut it short or extend it) and run back to the car. Then we get a coffee together and head home. Last year, it rained so hard, and then harder, and then harder, that we cut it to 3 miles. I was born and raised in Portland, OR. I am used to the rain. But this rain was hard to see through. Today it's 58F and cloudy. !! We might have to get a full 5 miles in.3
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Went to the pool and did about 45 minutes perfecting (or at least trying to) my freestyle stroke. I’ll never make the Olympics
but hope to at least be able to do a number of laps without gasping for breath LOL. Never been a great swimmer but am having fun and at least keeping active. 2 -
Adult Swim Club 2900m it was an epic workout. My arms may yell at me tomorrow.
200m warm-up; 50m free, pull, kick, scull
Fly w fins - 3 x @ 10s RI:
50m Body Dolphin
2 x 25m One Arm Butterfly alt 3L/3R
2 x 25m Salmon Butterfly ( arm recovery to pull position under water like a breast stroke)
2 x 25m 3L/3R/3
50m Fly
100 Easy Choice
Back - 3 x @ 10s RI:
50m kick
2 x 25m - 6 kick switch
2 x 25m - 3 kick pull
50m pullbuoy - Body roll emphasis and try to maintain straight line - don't waggle side to side
50m Back - put it all together
Free Pyramid 900m @ 5s RI on < 100m & 10s RI on > 100m
25m, 50m, 75m, 100m, 125m, 150m, 125m, 100m, 75m, 50m, 25m Sprint last 2 if you can.
200m easy Choice recommended to mix up strokes
I had to take a little break during the Fly set, had an air pocket/air lock in one ear and water in the other one. The pressure differential causes me to get vertigo - wee nothing like getting that spinny-dizzy feeling when twisting and turning in the water. At least I know what causes it, if they are both full of water or air locked no problem, but if they split and I don't catch it then it can be a really miserable experience.1 -
2400m
500 warmup
12x 50 kick on 1.30 as alt moderate/max by 5
Endurance set
400 free on 7.30 (6.05)
300 free on 5.30 (4.32)
200 free on 4.00 (2.57)
100 free (1.24)
100 kick
200 warmdown1 -
5000m - in 1hr36 minutes! that is 7 whole minutes faster than last time I tried it! woohoo!!
1250 warm up
1000 front crawl with hand fins
500 mixed breaststroke and front crawl
500 front crawl with hand fins
250 mixed breaststroke and front crawl
250 front crawl with hand fins
250 mixed breaststroke and front crawl
250 front crawl with hand fins
250 mixed breaststroke and front crawl
250 front crawl with hand fins
250 front crawl
was planning on doing just 5 groups of 1000 - but was feeling it in my shoulders around 3500
did another 250m at the end of slow breaststroke and backstroke to cool down properly, then steam room!
well chuffed!
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5000m but nowhere near as fast as you, beerfoamy!
500 back
500 kick
500 free with paddles and buoy
500, 400, 300, 200, 100, 75, 50, 25 free
50 easy
300 fly--50 fly then 250 drill (1 arm, 2 arm, 3 arm, 4 arm by 50)
200 back
200 free
200 kick
600 free with paddles and buoy
200 kick
100 cooldown
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Hi! New in the group and trying to get back in the swimming. My goal for the moment is to create a rutine, and improve endurance. I got to the pool two days this week, and did around 1000m in one hour. Hoping to shorten the stops between laps, it’s frustrating! I’m obesse (89kg, 1’58m), and no condition, I suppose that does not help.1
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Hi! New in the group and trying to get back in the swimming. My goal for the moment is to create a rutine, and improve endurance. I got to the pool two days this week, and did around 1000m in one hour. Hoping to shorten the stops between laps, it’s frustrating! I’m obesse (89kg, 1’58m), and no condition, I suppose that does not help.
Welcome @ammoes ! Sounds like you are off to a great start! I am sure if you just keep at it, one lap at a time, you will see improvements in endurance and pace in no time.
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Lots of great swimming going on here!
@emmab0902 those are awesome splits!
@beerfoamy and @loneda I don't know how you manage those distances in roughly an hour and a half, do you swim those sets non-stop?
@juliet3455 your workouts are always so varied and interesting.
As for me, I have been swimming pretty regularly just not posting. I have been averaging around 3600 meters with the team, but that is a lot of freestyle so I have been trying to go on my own once a week to work on my other strokes.
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aliciamariaq wrote: »Lots of great swimming going on here!
@emmab0902 those are awesome splits!
@beerfoamy and @loneda I don't know how you manage those distances in roughly an hour and a half, do you swim those sets non-stop?
@juliet3455 your workouts are always so varied and interesting.
As for me, I have been swimming pretty regularly just not posting. I have been averaging around 3600 meters with the team, but that is a lot of freestyle so I have been trying to go on my own once a week to work on my other strokes.
I swam that one pretty much non stop. Couple of breathers and waiting for people to pass. if I was properly non stop I may have been able to get 1hr34 1 -
Recovered from travel.
5km swim today.2 -
Nope. Have not done a lap in weeks. Driving me crazy. Glad to see that the tribe is keeping the faith, from fishgutzy through emma, curls, and beerfoamy and all you rest on forward.1
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@girlwithcurls2 Nice Turkey Trot run and 45 laps. We have had freezing rain with -10 to -15C so every trail and road is covered in a nice layer of ice. Really limits your running. Now it is snowing on top the ice so promises to be really interesting driving, walking, running etc. In some places you could put on the skates and have a great game of Hockey.
@emmab0902 Your kicksets are awesome - being a typical guy my kick is rubbish - nice pyramid on the endurance set
@beerfoamy 5000m - in 1hr36 minutes well chuffed indeed. Never get more than 1 hr in the pool due to there schedule - Family swim follows lane swim = lots of screaming kids and no lanes
@aliciamariaq One of the main reasons I am in the Adult Swim Club is for the variety of workouts that the coach's will build. As the one coach said he think of the workouts he hated the most in Junior Swim Club and but caused the greatest improvement in his skills and those are the ones he centers his plan around.
Welcome back @fishgutzy.
In the pool yesterday at noon for a splash - no real plan as the lanes were to crowded to accomplish much. Lots of free pull (pullbuoy) with zipper and finger drag recovery to improve my left arm position. Still dropping the wrist=slapping the water on hand entry and putting on the park brake. The huge stream of bubbles off my left hand underwater is a dead giveaway. Did all my breathing on the left to work the roll - 4 stroke. Probably 800-1000m.0 -
Great workouts everyone, am envious. My swimming stlye etc leaves a lot to be desired. Just getting the stamina to do multiple laps seems daunting. Was never comfortable with my face in the water, head roll to breathe every so often. Taking a lot of getting used to for sure but am keeping trying. Wondering if better to concentrate on my stroke either by using kick board and using legs or swim buoy and concentrating on arms before trying to put it all together in one complete lap.1
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300 swim
200 kick
300 pull
200 swim
32 x 25 IMO rest :15
8 x 100 odds breaststroke, evens backstroke rest :30
16 x 50 kick odds dolphin, evens breaststroke rest :10
6 x 100 IM rest :15
4 x 100 freestyle pull w/ buoy rest :10
300 swim
4500 total1 -
3200m yesterday, including a sprint set that wiped me out:
10 x 100, alternating IM and free.0 -
@BradyPug I am not sure what would be best. I think it would be fun to experiment with a kickboard and buoy and see how they feel. A lot of people feel that they can swim faster with the buoy because of the bouyancy.
Could you try to use a kickboard but hold your arms straight and keep your head in the water, lifting it to breathe? That might help increase your comfort level of having your face in the water.
As @fishgutzy says, just aim to increase by one lap, and your stamina and distance will increase.
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500m today - just relaxed front crawl
had a cough since thurs so slow and steady recovery but was going a bit stir crazy at weekend not moving!0 -
@juliet3455 How interesting, I too have noticed that in swim practice, the females are stronger at the kick sets than the men.
I wonder why? Better body alignment? They are higher on the water? Hmm
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1000m today in 45 min. I’ve started to not to need to stop every 25m but every 50. Slow but steady...
100 m breaststroke
200m crawl
300m crawl with fins
400m crawl
I’m impressed by you guys!! I hope to get there some day!0 -
aliciamariaq wrote: »@juliet3455 How interesting, I too have noticed that in swim practice, the females are stronger at the kick sets than the men.
I wonder why? Better body alignment? They are higher on the water? Hmm
I THINK that men generally have stronger and more sinky legs so get more drag in kick2 -
1 mile.
no circuits so did an extra 24 lengths after my 1000m
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Made it through my 45 laps. Kind of my new goal, replacing 36. I wasn't really feeling it, and it's cold and wet outside, so getting into a chilly pool dripping wet wasn't fun. I mostly had a lane to myself until a guy joined while I was at the far side. Why, oh why do people do this?? I wear glasses! I can't see through bad vision and foggy goggles! I was alone in the lane! Thankfully, I was a little to the left of the line. Then the guy next to me was all over the place with his front crawl. His arms were more like chicken wings. They came up and over the lane line every time. I actually stopped to watch and see what was going on. and then our hands slapped underwater. I know that my hands don't go into the lane next to me--on the other side of a lane marker. Oh well. I wasn't up for a swim (as per usual lately) but knocked it out anyway, so that was good.1
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4 miles yesterday.
Had to do dishes this morning before work. My wife sprained her ankle badly Sunday. So I took up some of the slack. 0 -
1050m1
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2000m
400 warmup
200 kick
200 pull
100 free on 2.00 (1.25)
200 free on 4.00 (2.54)
300 free on 6.00 (4.30)
100 kick
200 pull
100 kick
200 swim
Again had lots of difficulty breathing. Might need to go back to the cardiologist.....1 -
no circuits today - instructor ill
Swam 2000m
250 warm up
250 breathing drills - up to 11 strokes before breath
250 front crawl with hand fins
250 mixed legs only then arms only - that hurt!! my kick is weak!!
250 front crawl with hand fins
250 breathing drills - up to 11 strokes before breath
250 mixed legs only then arms only
250 mixed breaststroke and front crawl - finished with a length underwater, 5 breathe recovery and then another length underwater - made it!
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1,2 km today.1
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My pool is down for three weeks
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