Did you swim today?
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2.5 km 59 min.
That's what 3 swims in 3 weeks does. Also had great difficulty keeping up with the tempo of my music (130 BPM/ 65 strokes per min) as usually happens when I've been inconsistent with my swims!
Hope to take off the additional 5 min in overall time off over the next 3 weeks!0 -
Yep I can get them at local sports shops, so just end to go ahead and do it!juliet3455 wrote: »
@Stephen and @AquaticQuests - Check out swimoutlet.com an online shop for swim gear and I am sure you can get a reasonable priced pull buoy there that will be better than what you are using. AQ not sure if they have an equivalent in your corner of the globe but its worth a try,AquaticQuests wrote: »Only one swim last week. Hopefully this week I'm back to my usual routine! Like the closed fist drills, need to finally get a pull buoy. Left it too long!
Breast Stroke Day 750m breast, 250m free, 250 back, 50 free sprint, 200 left shoulder breathing w fins.
Slowly getting better on the Bi-lateral breathing.
I must be doing something right because I have had some new swimmers ask me for pointers. I usually point at one of the LG's - most (70-80%) of our LG's are trained as swim instructor's so they are all ways willing to give a pointer about technique.
Good that the new swimmers asked you - you have lots of swimming knowledge to pass on
Glad to hear your body recovered after that unusual swim (by your usual standards)!I got a decent pull buoy off of eBay for a good price a few years ago, try there also.....
Taking the extra couple of days off was exactly what the doctor ordered, usually when I do that I can feel the layoff but I was nice & strong today. All freestyle: 250, 500, 1000, 1500, 1500, 1000, 500, 250 yards in 114 minutes......gentlygently wrote: »Bizarre tightness across my chest that had me really puzzled - til I remembered I was at a barn dance Saturday night, and we were doing the basket (ie your arms take your entire body weight, whilst spinning around)...
It was fun to be dancing, and my aerobic fitness was just fine thanks to the swimming!
Great reason for the tightness! Barn dancing!!!
Wow good job Juliet. The different environment and scenery must have been a welcome change!juliet3455 wrote: »Had a Flying Trip to Edmonton today for work. Did a combination run and swim at the Kinsmen Park ( 1976 Commonwealth Games ) area. Did the 5 km Emily Murphy park/River Valley Rd Loop.
Loved the South side run thru the trees along the river on the Gravel bush trail.
Then went into the Kinsmen pool ( 50m ) and did a very slow 700m of mixed free/breast/back.
Just didn't have any legs left after running ( to many little hills along the river bank ).
Really understand why Triathlons are Swim Bike Run.Kida_Adeylne wrote: »65 minutes, 2050m. I spent the whole time concentrating on the one change my coach suggested (changing the rotation of my hand as it exits the water). I feel like I just did push-ups for an hour.
I'm curious - what change was that?
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Today was a drylander day ..61 minutes on a rowing machine. I hate that I couldn't find any calorie calculators that took meters into account instead of subjective light/moderate/vigorous. (10km)
But I did sneak in a 100 meters mixed strokes to cool off/refresh at the end.0 -
I did 20 minutes of tethered water jogging and an hour of water aerobics. Lap swim tomorrow...0
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Finally got in to see the sports medicine doc today (instead of the physician assistant at the orthopedic surgeon). He says I can get back in the pool and even do the 3.1-mile open-water swim in a couple of weeks as long as I'm not in too much pain that I need to compensate with poor form. Also does not want me to work on speed drills or worry about my time. He says the real problem is with my shoulder and the elbow comes from over compensating for shoulder issues. He gave me a whole new set of exercises and is sending me to physical therapy for the shoulder. My shoulder doesn't even hurt but he demonstrated that it is weaker than the other shoulder when doing some movements.0
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That's good news, Rob!!!! Swimmers tend to have shoulder issues because the shoulders are the most unstable large joints in the body & we put a lot of torque on them. I would bet the exercises you get for the shoulder will be designed to strengthen the muscles in & around the joint to help stabilize it....
Nice work, Everybody!!!!
I didn't go to the pool today, my daughter will be moving up to the high school in the fall & they had a moving up ceremony for them this morning - kinda like a little graduation - so I hit the treadmill this morning & went to the ceremony. Back to it in the morning....0 -
250 breast 750 free. very crowded today with lots of new faces.0
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Good morning - been back in the pool since Monday and it feels good. Doing gym based exercises just wasn't cutting it for me.
On the bad news front my gym has upped its monthly cost. But the good news is that it seems that in London you can join a public pool for a monthly/annual fee just to SWIM and a reduced cost, plus you can also use your card in any of the pools that are part of the scheme. I have got to check this out - whilst it means no free towels, spending less than 50% on my private gym has to be seriously considered. Also, if I can use one of the public pools close to work then I will be able to swim for an hour in the morning instead of 45 mins.
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2000 meters this morning, all freestyle. 57 minutes. 500 swim, 250 kick with fins, 500 pull, 250 kick with fins, 500 free. I hadn't been in the pool since Friday so it felt great!0
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Managed 31 min of swimming before the pool closed for the day!0
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Today's workout: 250 free, 500 free, 1000 free, 8 x 200 I.M., 500 free, 2 x 200 I.M., 1000 free, 250 free in 98 minutes. Slowly getting that 500 free in the middle of the I.M.'s pushed back with the ultimate goal of being able to do 10 200 I.M.'s in a row. Don't know if it'll happen by the end of the summer, next week I'll be in summer mode. I'll be in Pennsylvania for the summer, so I won' be swimming as much yardage but I'll be doing a lot more walking. Our community pool is knocking the 1 hour adult lap swim back from 3 days to 2, so I think I'm going to drive down to a different branch of my gym 2 additional days to keep my yardage up as much as possible. It's an hour drive each way, but it's worth it.....0
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AquaticQuests wrote: »
I'm curious - what change was that?
I was bringing my hand out palms toward my thighs (and a little early). He told me to put my palms up (perpendicular to my thigh, almost) and thinking of splashing someone behind me. It generates a lot more power, but uses more strength.
2k in 1 hour, working on the same stuff.
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Open water swim. I screwed up with my watch, but it looks like about .9 miles 50:12. Still trying to get my speed up in the open water.0
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30 minutes kickboard backstroke, 17 minutes breast stroke pull buoy, 15 minutes water aerobics0
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Did he have a particular drill for this?Kida_Adeylne wrote: »I was bringing my hand out palms toward my thighs (and a little early). He told me to put my palms up (perpendicular to my thigh, almost) and thinking of splashing someone behind me. It generates a lot more power, but uses more strength.
Did I swim Today? Sort of.
Grabbed my swim bag and walked over to the Pool.
As soon as I got in the Change Room I realized that I forgot my lock at home and No Wallet.
The Staff know me so I begged for a Lock and they loaned me one.
Back in the Change room opened my bag.
Towel check
Trunks check
Shampoo not
Goggles not argh##!!** ( still in my suitcase from my Monday Road Trip )
Looks like its Backstroke and Sidestroke Day.
250m side, 750 back.
Felt Like I didn't really get a workout in.
Walked Home and took the Super Long way so I would at least get a little more Exercise in.0 -
Frustrating swims lately. My goggles keep immediately fogging up even with spit. They are pretty new too, so needless to say my last 2 swims have been cut short.0
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Nice swim today - 2.2km crawl with flip turns every other turn. I am slowly getting better at the flips, but am still not quite fit enough to make them every turn.0
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Not really. I was doing catch-up, some one arm, lots with paddles. Today he had me add finger-trail, but that was another fix (keeping my elbow higher on entry).juliet3455 wrote: »
Did he have a particular drill for this?Kida_Adeylne wrote: »I was bringing my hand out palms toward my thighs (and a little early). He told me to put my palms up (perpendicular to my thigh, almost) and thinking of splashing someone behind me. It generates a lot more power, but uses more strength.
2600m-ish in 90min(ish) open water. Also practiced some beach starts. I've got the basic technique, but I bruised my hand on a rock. I feel well and truly exercised.
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Didn't swim today, had a long & busy day yesterday - didn't get to bed until 1am or so & wasn't getting up at 4:15 to swim, so I guess it's an easy day today.....0
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Goggle stress here too.... I realised before I got to the pool, and wimped out. Ah well.0
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Did MsJ's workout yesterday. It took about 45 min. It's been a long time since I had one of those "great swims" that I used to get (but I haven't had a crummy swim in a looooong time either...). Yesterday was a great swim. It all felt good. I felt long and strong. My 12 year old is on a very easy going swim team this summer and wanted to come and practice her flip turns. I LOVE having her in a lane with me. And golly, can that kid swim. My non-swimming husband said, "I think we've found her sport!"
Headed back for the same workout today. Let's hope it's as good a day 0 -
60 minutes of Aqua Zumba ....0
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1500m all free. Felt good after yesterday's mess.
Leaving on holidays so will be away for 2 weeks playing in the mountains.
Could be a challenge as we have a major heat wave hitting us.0 -
2.5 km 60 min
Hardest and slowest swim in a good long while - this one was a real struggle.
I guess you don't appreciate the benefits of consistency until you're inconsistent!
I also had an antacid a couple of hours before the swim. Wondering if that could be part of the reason?0 -
Wow that is a long drive to the other pool!Today's workout: 250 free, 500 free, 1000 free, 8 x 200 I.M., 500 free, 2 x 200 I.M., 1000 free, 250 free in 98 minutes. Slowly getting that 500 free in the middle of the I.M.'s pushed back with the ultimate goal of being able to do 10 200 I.M.'s in a row. Don't know if it'll happen by the end of the summer, next week I'll be in summer mode. I'll be in Pennsylvania for the summer, so I won' be swimming as much yardage but I'll be doing a lot more walking. Our community pool is knocking the 1 hour adult lap swim back from 3 days to 2, so I think I'm going to drive down to a different branch of my gym 2 additional days to keep my yardage up as much as possible. It's an hour drive each way, but it's worth it.....
Good stuff. I've tried to change that too (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/AquaticQuests/view/swimmer-s-elbow-lateral-sculling-and-the-pinkie-739563). I only hope given no coach, it looks now like what it feels like!Kida_Adeylne wrote: »AquaticQuests wrote: »
I'm curious - what change was that?
I was bringing my hand out palms toward my thighs (and a little early). He told me to put my palms up (perpendicular to my thigh, almost) and thinking of splashing someone behind me. It generates a lot more power, but uses more strength.
2k in 1 hour, working on the same stuff.
Great workout and have your daughter whiz zing alongside you must be great fun!girlwithcurls2 wrote: »Did MsJ's workout yesterday. It took about 45 min. It's been a long time since I had one of those "great swims" that I used to get (but I haven't had a crummy swim in a looooong time either...). Yesterday was a great swim. It all felt good. I felt long and strong. My 12 year old is on a very easy going swim team this summer and wanted to come and practice her flip turns. I LOVE having her in a lane with me. And golly, can that kid swim. My non-swimming husband said, "I think we've found her sport!"
Headed back for the same workout today. Let's hope it's as good a day
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Good job everyone! I swam for 40 minutes. Mixed sets. Not sure of yardage because I lost count early on and decided I didn't care how far I swam. I did stop for about 5 minutes to talk to a new swimmer who asked about using the pull buoy. The YMCA has some you can use so I told him where he could find them and he is going to try it out on Monday.0
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All freestyle today: 250, 500, 1000, 1500, 1500, 1000, 500, 250 yards in 114 minutes....
Last day at my regular pool until after Labor Day, the plan right now is to do 2 days at our community pool (19 yards, so you'll see some very odd distances logged on those days) & 2 days at a different branch of my gym. Not exactly sure how I'm going to set my workouts up, I only get an hour at the community pool so I'm hoping to be able to do enough I.M.'s there so I can get my distance done in the longer pool, but we'll see how it all shakes out...0 -
44 minutes closed fist crawl, 17 minutes backstroke ...tomorrow is a rest day ...and my tentative plan is to do a timed/counted swim on Sunday ....0
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2500SCM
Masters
20x50 on 60 as
5X
50 free
25 br 25 free
25 back 25 free
25 fly 25 free
8x25 as 12.5 chicken wings 12.5 swim
8x25 zipper
8x50 free on 60 (aim to maintain high elbow)
300 as br/free
300 as br/back
100 easy
First swim in a week. Coach thought the two drills might cause pain to shoulder but seemed ok. Overall this swim created less pain than last Saturday thank goodness. Another five weeks to go until next appointment with orthopedic surgeon to try to decide whether to have the surgery or not.0 -
No swim to report. I'm off for the weekend where I won't have internet, but my first race is tomorrow morning! Wish me luck!0
