Did you swim today?
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Disaster swim!!
3000m in 60 minute session
Really demoralised how slow and unfit I've got but I guess that's what happens when you haven't trained properly since the beginning of December.
Oh emma, emma, emma... Did you know that you're twice as fast as I am on your disastrous days?? Give yourself the time and space for this. Nobody goes through life on top of their game all of the time. Know that you'll look back at this time and remember the struggles and work it took to get through it. But for the love of Pete, cut yourself some slack
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@girlwithcurls2 I guess it's all relative!1
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Seriously, cut some slack. I don't know if that euphemism translates, but take it easy!
I was on track to hit my two miles without stopping goal today but due to high winds and power outage, had to cut my swim short. They kick us out when the pumps don't work. 2200 yds in 50 minutes. [outdoor pool problems]1 -
I had a lane to myself and I had my favorite playlist ! Life doesn't get much better than this !!!1
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2400m.0
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2.5km yesterday (can't remember what I did but there would have been a lot of crawl. Today I was in my local pool and the clock was missing so I have no idea how long I swam for, but I swam 2.2km - I was focused on doing more tumble turns (I really have to do more of these) so was aware that I wasn't as fast as normal. I like tumble turns and most stop being lazy about them.0
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No swim yesterday or today. I ran the Shamrock Run with my daughter. 15K. I thought I might be writing checks my body couldn't cash, but we crushed it. A street race for trail runners is a dream. She's a great running buddy too, considering the difference in our ages. I was supposed to do it with my sister that I run with, but she went on vacation (where, oh where, are the rolling eyes emojis???)
Can't wait to get into the pool tomorrow. I expect to be sore, but the deep water will help, the tabata will be good for me, and the hot tub will be... HOT!
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Sounds like a good run @girlwithcurls2 - I wish I could run but I am useless and will stick with swimming. Another 2km this morning with more tumble turns. This morning every other turn was a tumbler and it was hard work, but I will get there.
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Disaster swim!!
3000m in 60 minute session
8x50 as swim/kick/pull/swim x2
Three times through the following:
4×100 free
100 easy
3x50 kick as free/back/br
3x50 pull
The first time through the 100s were on 1.40, second time on 1.35 and third time on 1.30.
200 warmdown
Really demoralised how slow and unfit I've got but I guess that's what happens when you haven't trained properly since the beginning of December.
Lol I so laughed reading this!
I wish I could swim as fast as you on your "disaster swims"! Lol
100m on 1:40, 1:35 and 1:30!!!
Wow!
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So yesterday's swim was meant to be a straight 2.5 km freestyle swim, but the pool was chaotic with loads of kids swimming in every direction for at least 45 min of the time.
So I ended up doing about 900m freestyle.
The did about 300m kick sets.
Then did some more freestyle, some breastroke and a couple of butterfly laps.
So it was an all over the place session, but another bean for the jar I guess.
I now do freestyle kick sets at every opportunity now that I realised how weak my kick was and hope it'll help in the long run.
If the soreness in the legs is anything to go by, it certainly is helping exercise them legs!0 -
Today's swim was about 65 min of drills and interval sprints of all sorts, in all strokes!
It was a really tough session, and it's a good thing I train on an empty stomach because at one point I thought I was going to throw up (puke) in the pool!
Yes it was that hard. It's been a very very long time since any sort of physical training has brought on that sort of reaction.
But hey - I wanted a new challenge so I'll take it on the chin and keep plugging away!0 -
AquaticQuests wrote: »htimpaired wrote: »I haven't been posting every swim, but I am trying to aim for three days a week, minimum of 2000 yards each. I got a kickboard for my birthday last month so I work 50 kick in between each long set, so it works out to 200-400 kick each workout. I have a very weak kick, so I'm trying to build up and convince myself to KICK when I am swimming.
I tweaked my shoulder last night! I felt fine leaving the pool and when I got home and was doing dishes out of the blue I got this pain along the top of my shoulder and along my trapezius. Pretty sharp, and has lasted since then. Last night I iced it, this AM took some ibuprofen. I'm so bummed. I had to skip my group HIIT workout with my coworkers this am. I wonder how long it will take to stop hurting?
Still out with a flu but glad to see everyone swimming away!
Best rest the shoulder and give time for the pain to subside.
Look into the shoulder exercises that have been posted on here before, that help to prevent shoulder injury! Swimming can take a toll on the shoulders, and the preventative exercises are very important and vital for long term shoulder health!
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Hang in there! You have a little setback, but I'm betting you will be through this before you know it. Feel better!0
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No swimming today as I was at the physio. I was getting hand pains and numbness and today the physio basically said its all down to very tight pecs and shoulder muscles. Am allowed to carry on swimming, but have to do a load of daily exercises as well. After one set of them all this evening I am now sore!
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Lessons tonight after 3 Big Running days. ( 20km, 10km, 7km ) Legs were dragging. 1600m Between Warmup, Drills and Cool down.
Front Crawl ladder drills on descending pace and rest.
50m x 4 sets; @1:45, @1:40, @1.35, @1.25, @ 1:20, @1:15, @1:10.
By the time we got to the 1:20 I was getting all of 2-3 seconds of rest before kicking off for the next 50m.
Then 400m of kick 8x50m, Fr, Bk, Br, Fr, Bk, Br, Fr, Bk. This kick set was customized for each person to work the weakest kicks more, that's why I had lots of Front Crawl and Back Stroke kicks with Breast stroke as a rest. It was a good routine and I really enjoyed it.
@AquaticQuests I can relate to that type of workout - its one of the reasons that I keep signing up for lessons - to be pushed to my limits by the Swim Coach. March is the last set of Adult Stroke Improvement Lessons for the year as the Pool switch's into a schedule that is designed to support the Schools and kids before they finish school for the summer. Taking lots of notes and copies of the workouts so I can do them myself.AquaticQuests wrote: »Today's swim was about 65 min of drills and interval sprints of all sorts, in all strokes!
It was a really tough session, and it's a good thing I train on an empty stomach because at one point I thought I was going to throw up (puke) in the pool!
Yes it was that hard. It's been a very very long time since any sort of physical training has brought on that sort of reaction.
But hey - I wanted a new challenge so I'll take it on the chin and keep plugging away!
@girlwithcurls2 Great run and that it was with your daughter makes it a great day. I agree with you that a street race for trail runners is a dream. A trail race can be a nightmare for street runners. Although there is something about bush - dirt - trails that just can't be explained and I can't wait for the snow to melt, trails to dry out so our club can hit the trees and hills again.0 -
3000 including 400 fins, some IM work, and distance repeats. I enjoy the longer distance repeats, did not enjoy the IM's as much!0
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I did about 2500, didn't keep track exactly.
I did a few 200s free and about 8x100 backstroke and 4X100 kick.
I swam at a 50meter pool one of my teammates told me about which is not far from my house.
I am going to try and get some extra practices in because.... the European Championship in London is back on! Woohoo!
There was such an international outrage because so many people had already booked flights and hotels that the organizing committee reopened registration. The facility has two 50 meter pools. They were going to keep one for warmups but they are now going to run the races in both pools at the same time and have set warm up breaks during the day. It will be complete chaos but should be fun.
Anyway, I thought I better start training in a 50m pool. It is soo loong! Especially back stroke and breastroke. I won't even try butterfly, lol!1 -
1 Mile @ 71 minutes0
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Adult Swim Club - Swim Lessons. 1800m of Front Crawl Ladder sprint drills. 50 mins.
2x100m @ 120s
3x50m @ 60s
4x25m @ 30s
3x50m @ 60s
2x100m @ 120s
5 mins rest and repeat the whole set with 10s more/100m and 5s more/50m & 25m.
The last 150m were brutal. I start to chicken wing my left arm and drop my left wrist just before entry into the water for the start of the pull.
I grumble but I love this type of workout.
MFP said I burned 800 calories doing 50 minutes of Swimming laps, freestyle, fast, vigorous effort. I cut that in half for my log.1 -
2300m.0
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Typical Friday night at the pool
A double lane and no one around but me, Ahh Paradise
1000m front, 250m fr kick
500m back, 100m back kick
500m breast. = 2300m total 90 minutes.
All though it probably took me twice as long as emmab0 -
2700m
2x150 as 75fs/75br 75br/75back
Three times through the following with 15s rest between each part
50 fly
100back/100br
50 kick
75 back/75br
75 free
25 fly
50 fly
25 back/25br
50 kick
100 swim
Was a lot to get through in about 55 minutes. Found it very tough after minimal training in last 8 weeks.0 -
About 40 min before class, free, kick and pull sets. Been out of the water for this week with a rotton cold. Felt good to swim again. Cold still isn't gone though...0
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just barely. I've been travelling for both family medical issues and work. Managed to walk 3.5 miles on both Tuesday and Wednesday; Thursday was a driving day. Friday and Saturday I've been at a conference in a hotel with an indoor "kiddie pool" (shallow and short-- hard to work up a good head of steam to do do proper laps). Although I haven't returned to the hotel until well after 9:00 either night, I've managed to spend ~20 minutes each evening doing easy backstroke, breast stroke and some modified water aerobic-kind of moves just to keep some movement in my day. Tomorrow's another 8+ hour driving day, and then I look forward to a REAL lap swim on Monday!0
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2300m
150 free
100 IM kick
50 br
50 back
8x50 as 25 scull on back/25 backstroke
4x 60s vertical scull no kicking
15x100 free on 1.50
2x25 fly
The 15x100 free were with fins and paddles so we were getting between 35 and 40s rest between each 100.0 -
YES!
Got back from China last night. A month of no swimming.
Kept it to 100 laps today. 5000 yards.
I'll kick it up to the morning 4 mile tomorrow.
Didn't want to completely over do it today.0 -
I swam for the second time ever on my own with no instructor...yep, that's still a big deal for me.
I'm super envious of everyone posting their yards or meters; I'm counting backstroke in laps, but crawl stroke in breaths
and of course I lost count...but I'm up to 20 minutes of fairly continuous swimming, so hopefully I'll be posting my meters one day, too. 
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Hi MightyLolo! Welcome! It sounds like you're already doing really well! I joined here barely able to swim a lap. Terrible form, little to no endurance, but willing to learn. I still need work on my form, my endurance is slowly building, but I learned a lot in the last year and a half, and got great encouragement and support from all of the swimmers here. (And I can swim over a mile now! Whoopee!!)
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Thank you girlwithcurls2! Wow, over a mile; that's fantastic!
I have to admit I'd be pretty frustrated by now, the way I'm struggling with crawl stroke, but I seem to have somehow shipped with backstroke pre-installed, so that saves me every session. I'm hoping to start learning butterfly stroke this summer, but stubbornly trying to get crawl stroke down, first. 0 -
Welcome to the Water Rats @MightyLolo . Sounds like you have a good base.
When I started about 3 years ago I was a true beginner who measured distance's in "Shallow End Only".
I was out of town today and stopped at noon for a swim in what is usually one of my favorite pools. Today - not so much. They had reconfigured the lane swimming area, swim club and free swim areas.
The original configuration had the Lane Swim Area as 4 - Double Lanes adjacent to the Diving Platforms ( 5 to 3.1 Meters Deep ) . The Swim Club had 7 Double Lanes running the length of the pool going from 2 meters to 3.1 meters. The Free swimming area was beside the Swim club area and went from 1.2m to 3.1m deep.
The new configuration has the Swim club and Free swim in the deepest water ( which means that the free swim people can no long stand up / touch bottom in the water ) The lane swim is in the shallow water 1.2 to 2.1 meters. Since they are turned 90 degrees to the normal configuration they have no Lane Markings on the bottom of the pool, which means no T before the wall for timing your flip turns and 2 of the lanes have the Entry Ladders & Steps making flip turns dangerous.
So I went into the water Happy and came out Grumpy after a 40 minute nightmare. I tried to work through/around the obstacles but it was just extremely frustrating. The best part was the Coffee after, not the swim.0
