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Wow! Way to drop your times Emma! Congratulations for your awesome results!

I have never HEARD of that! It definitely slows you down so doesn't make much sense. Did you maybe roll too much while you were gliding? Excellent job on the 400 Free! Don't let this DQ get you down for your next races. Just put it behind you and focus on tomorrow.

Way to go Emma!! What race do you have next? Any way to watch it?

I haven't been logging in here much eventhough I have been chugging along swimming 4 times a week, averaging about 3.5km per session. Big news is my daughter is home from University on Easter break and she has been joining me at Masters practice, which has been fun.

Some great times Emma!

I don't have one but a lot of my teammates wear them and they say it definitely makes a difference in their race times. I have never seen people wear them at practice though. Mainly because they are super expensive and you don't want to wear them out and also, as you say, they are a nightmare to put on and take off. Don't…

This is a great start! I agree with those who suggested Fitness Blender or adding resistance bands. Sometimes all it takes is to just get started and then you end up finding the time to get it done and even add more. Good luck!

Sorry no advice to give here. But I do sneeze a lot sometimes the nights I swim or in the morning. Took me a while to figure out it was due to the chlorine.

Read this article today and it got me motivated to get back to the gym http://myswimpro.com/blog/index.php/2017/03/03/5-reasons-why-bodyweight-training-improves-your-swimming-performance/

Wow Emma! Great job!

The main problem with the frog kick is that by widening the knees you create a lot of drag. By keeping your knees at hip width, bringing your heels towards your butt on the recovery and getting your propulsion from your feet and calves, you get much more power and momentum. So basically the whip kick is more efficient,…

Wow! Tough one Montepulciano. Sounds kind of like mine without the 1000 kick, yikes!. We did 400m warm up 5x100m IM on 2:00 20 x50m backstroke on 1:00 12 x100 free on 1:40 with paddles and fins and 300 cool down.

I am off to the gym today. I have a kind of dumbbell routine, which includes squats and lunches. I also use some machines, I love the lat pull machine! I am trying to work on my legs So I regularly use the leg press (that has helped my push off on my turns). Since around December I have been trying to go to the gym twice a…

Way to go Emma! People better watch out when you get your iron stores back!

Go Emma!!

I get you on the competing part. I actually hate competing. If I could I would not race at all but weirdly here in Italy if you are on a team they oblige you to compete in a minimum number of races. I like Masters for the friendships and the intensity of the workouts.

Well from what I can gather from your posts, I think you could definitely do really well if you competed. Is there not a Masters team in your area?

It is not always the case that swimming helps lose weight. However, I know many people in this group have been very successful losing weight swimming. I do believe that losing weight can help you go faster. Mainly because I have the opposite problem. I put on a few pounds a couple of months ago and I definitely feel more…

Haha I can relate to this. First of all, last night my turns sucked big time. The main sets were 12x100 on 1:45 and 4 x200 on 3:30 and I breathed into almost every single turn. Horrible I know and I will confess to even breathing into a turn without a stroke. BUT, I am proud to say, that I swam with 4 other people in my…

I managed to swim AND march yesterday! No huge crowds here in Milan, it was organized last minute so only about 300 of us but still amazing to come together and share this experience.

Yes! As others above said, it helps you maintain muscle as you lose weight. I suggest you check out this thread: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1276219/i-went-from-morbidly-obese-to-6-pack-abs-ask-me-anything/p1

Ok so here it is, the lovely workout our coach promised: 3900 m 80 minutes 300 Warm up 5x100 IM at 2min 8x50 at 1 min 8x50 at 55 sec 8x 50 at 50 5x100 kick at 2:15 2x200 on 4 min 8x100 backstroke at 2min 200 cool down I didn't do all 4200 because I missed some of the warm up (was supposed to be 600) We were supposed to…

Oh Emma so sorry to hear you are feeling this way and I realize that this frustration has been with you for a while. As much as I hate to not read up on your swim workouts and awesome achievements, I tend to agree maybe it is just time for a break (hopefully a short one). I know that like me, swimming is just a part of who…

You can get info on your macro and micronutrients in the Reports section of the website. However, they don't break it down in bar an pie charts like in the app.

Agreed. This is one of the first posts I read when I first joined and it was really so motiviational. It made everything so clear and it was a joy to read.

Back in the water after a bad cold. 3300m in 75 min 600 Warm up 1000 20 x 50 backstroke on 1 min 800 4x200 free on 3:30 400 4x100 kick on 2:20 300 4x75 on 1:30 50 easy 25 sprint 200 cool down The coach warned us that Monday's practice will be 4200m. Yikes. Will have to mentally prepare myself

I know how you feel! At the beginning it feels like that you will NEVER reach that wall! You do get used to it after a while though.

First Masters practice of the year last night and I didn't die! I did manage to go to the pool to swim on my own over the holidays and even did some intervals but didn't push myself as I normally do with the team 3100 m 300m warm up 4x100 IM on 2min 8x100 free on 1:45 4x100 kick on 2:20 5x (50 back +100free +50 back) on…

Welcome to the group! You have received some pretty good advice so far. I just wanted to chip in to say that if you are in the market for a swimsuit and want to order online, check out swimoutlet.com. They are having some kind of super cyber sale with suits 90% off. I know this because I receive about 3 emails from them a…