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Did you swim today?
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kayak4water wrote: »I swam. Enough, but not to excess.
"Excess" depends on who is defining it.
I think 20km is a nice meditation. My wife thinks it excessive.
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So another Monday swim for me - my old habit was a mix of drills and strokes to a pneunomic (sp?!) to keep it interesting (and avoid lap counting as many methods tried and failed). My favourite fall asleep game this week was to find a new one that has lots of free/crawl and no drills.
I came up with ‘focaccia’ (ie free, overarm, crawl, all 4 strokes, crawl, crawl, IM, all 4 again ie 18 steady no sprint lengths, 900m). I know - eccentric but it suits me!
Got to 800m in my allotted 30 mins easily enough. ( I’ll be upping the pace and distance oh so gently to manage my boring health needs) So happy with that.
Saved the HIIT for getting back up the hill on my bike!
Spent this morning googling focaccia recipes....Have a good week of swimming everyone - look forward to reading your progress next Monday.1 -
3600 yards today. This will be my set all week.
1000 free with sprints on 3rd, 7th, 13th, and 17th laps
200 back building speed
150 back pull
150 back kick fins
100 back
200 breast building speed
150 breast pull
150 breast kick
100 breast
200 free building speed
150 free pull
150 free kick fins
100 free
200 back
200 breast
200 free
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2332m swim before work. Did a few extra since I was pushing a good pace this morning and had time.
Another swimm later after work.
Last night swam circles around a guy less than half my age. He was doing a granny style ultra slow breast stroke (4+minutes/100m)
He should have the good sense to get out of the fast lane. But alas that is sorely lacking among swimmers here.0 -
A 30 min swim before class last night. Not super slow, but I wasn't in it for a challenge as the Monday instructor for the water cardio class is a drill sgt. (I love his class, but I can't wipe out my energy beforehand.) I had ordered a new cord for my iPod and now I have music in both ears. Wow! I think my swimming was more balanced
A work meeting this afternoon means only time to lift today. Back in the pool Wed or Thurs. Now that it's light out, I can add another running day in!1 -
Total swim yesterday ended up at 8976m.
Had a few more scratches, bumps, and bruises.
Women doing breast stroke in a shared lane can be more dangerous than men. More flexible and that darn foot comes out quite far. I was getting kicked even though I was swimming again the wall of the pool by the women going the other direction.0 -
Back doing some sets to break the monotony - felt really good, 2.5km flew by and I definitely felt it
1000m relaxed front crawl
500m breathing drills
250m speed work
250m legs then arms only
500m relaxed front crawl
simple sets for now to remember what I liked doing and what I can do atm - leg only work is HARD1 -
An enjoyable dip today at the Desert Breeze pool. What success have I had at"downhill" swimming? What does it look like? Does my freestyle fall in? I so wish I could have a drone programmed to shoot footage! If I lift a leg and it doesn't break the water surface, I bet I need to fix something. Always a challenge!
Cheers!1 -
Adult Swim Club 1600m
Warmup 100 kick, 100 free, 50 pull
3 x
50m Butterfly 3L-3R-3 with Dolphin
50m Dolphin streamlined
4 x 50m Free High Elbow
4 x 25m Sprint kick
3 x 50m Pull
3 x 100m Free - Long Slow stroke Exaggerate the roll and glide
4 x 50m Breast - 3 sec glide. Strong pull and Kick
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Had a long lunch break so managed to get in a 6100m swim
1000 free kick fins
500 back kick fins
500 free pull paddles
500 free kick fins
500 free pull paddles
500 mixed kick
500 swim
150 pull
400 free
16x 50 pull as 4 free 4 back 4 free 4 br
500 free kick fins
4x 50 fly kick on back
50 warmdown2 -
3km
750m relaxed front crawl
250m with hand paddles
500m breathing drills
250m legs then arms only
250m with hand paddles
500m relaxed front crawl
250m speed work
250m relaxed medley
really nice to get back to different things
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Yes, for last night. Less motivation tonight because it's Friday and THE SUN IS OUT!!! I'll go after lifting. My Friday workouts have been really good lately, so I'm going to expect nothing less
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8km pacing exercise.
Maintained a 2:09/100m for each set despite having the urge to "race." The goal was to hold my pace and work on stretching and keeping my elbow high on the catch.
A total of 1 minute 59 seconds rest. Swim time 2:52:07
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Yes. Every morning but Saturdays at 10 am, I'm one of the better, if not the best, swimmers in the water. Saturday is my day to eat humble pie, as faster and better bodies ply the crystal liquid. It's a great day to work on shaking out the snap, crackle and pops in my right shoulder (ouch). They shook out!
I have a hundred things to get right with all four strokes--drill, baby, drill.1 -
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Sunday was a rest day. Only swam 4.4km. 0
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I swam. I got cold 50 min in. Need cap. Foot cramps wanted to end me. Need more sodium.
Finished with 25 of 🦋.
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Today; 1.5 miles @ 71 minutes1
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5km last night.
2.2km this morning. Session 2 after work.0 -
Yuh. I need to eat really salty junk food to kick up my sodium intake. A middle toe cramp & an instep cramp trying to take me down! You can't will those away, can you?
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kayak4water wrote: »Yuh. I need to eat really salty junk food to kick up my sodium intake. A middle toe cramp & an instep cramp trying to take me down! You can't will those away, can you?
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Using an electrolyte replacement during swimming can help.
I use Propel powder in water or EFS depending on how long I am swimming.
Bananas are rich in potassium and reduce cramps too.
I really hate instep cramps. Because I have almost no cartilage in the big toe joints, the cramps just pull my big toe into the metatarsal. It doesn't force a flex. I also can't try stretching in the opposing direction to relieve it.0 -
8.8km yesterday.
2.2km morning
6.6km after work.0 -
kayak4water wrote: »Yuh. I need to eat really salty junk food to kick up my sodium intake. A middle toe cramp & an instep cramp trying to take me down! You can't will those away, can you?
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Using an electrolyte replacement during swimming can help.
I use Propel powder in water or EFS depending on how long I am swimming.
Bananas are rich in potassium and reduce cramps too.
Check!. I keep an eye on my potassium (K+) and sodium (Na+) intake. I've kept the K+ well above the 4700 mg MFP says I need. My sodium intake has been close to the 2300 that would be okay for a couch potato, but likely not enough for lap swimming. I also use NUUN & FIZZ, usually 2-3 tabs per swim (50 minutes +/-). Adding a half teaspoon of salt in my bottle might help.
Re: Bananas: always on my list. Potatoes and green leafy things kick up the K+ really well and Walmart low sodium vegetable juice pumps in the K+ at 900 mg per 8 oz. serving.
Since the kidneys efficiently flush excess sodium and potassium, I need to get some pre- swim.
The toe cramp was weird and I could almost swim with it, but the instep cramp was a deal killer that made me feel like I'd be an easy meal for a hungry shark.0 -
Yes cramps of any type are no fun in the water. That just sounds horrible @fishgutzy the way it pulls your toes. I have an old calf injury that can flair up and cause cramps, grab a rope and pull myself to the shallow water to get a slooow stretch.
I usually get toe cramps if the pool is warm or we are doing an extended or multi-set of kick drills also if I have water rather than electrolyte in my bottle.
1600m ASC last night.
100m, Kick, 100m Free, 100m Pull warmup
10 x 25m Distance per stroke. My avg 24/25m ie barely more than 1m per stroke
elite 15/25m others 20/25m
2 x 50m scull Head first/feet first
8 x 25m breast 2 sets of 4
#1- 3 sec glide Long stretch - Power Pull/Kick
#2- 2 sec glide Clean stretch - power P/K
#3- 1 sec glide Quick Transition to stretch
#4- No glide Fast turnover Power P/K
8 x 50m Turn Drills Alt Free/Back - Start at ctr of pool to get 2 turns per 50m
150m Back incorporating turn drill
200m Free incorporating turn drill
100m choice cooldown1 -
News flash! Something worked to prevent cramps!
I began today with a small sweet potato and a cup of Walmart low sodium veggie juice. After mixing in a quarter teaspoon of salt and two tablets of Fizz into a liter of water and a Fizz tablet into another liter, I drank another cup of veggie juice. I entered the water 40 minutes later. During my 59 minute swim, I sucked down my drinks.
At 45 minutes I had the tiniest hint of something evil, but it never came to fruition. I felt no apprehension during the remaining minutes. Fear of a cramp is almost as bad as a cramp.
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45 minutes yesterday before class. Coffee and a snack 90 minutes before was a huge help. My legs are returning to normal after Sunday's 15K. Back today for more...1
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Yep. I tried the same regimen as yesterday. 55 minutes in, one calf muscle threatened to cramp right after push-off, but I said, "No, you don't!" and went back to the wall, rubbed my calf for ten seconds and swam to home base.
The drills are working, though I feel a little wiggle with freestyle. Mindful swimming!
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kayak4water wrote: »Yep. I tried the same regimen as yesterday. 55 minutes in, one calf muscle threatened to cramp right after push-off, but I said, "No, you don't!" and went back to the wall, rubbed my calf for ten seconds and swam to home base.
The drills are working, though I feel a little wiggle with freestyle. Mindful swimming!
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In time it will no longer be much of an issue.
I don't cramps very often now. When I do I know it is because I didn't drink my normal amount of water during the day.0 -
Today: 1.5 @ 80 minutes0
