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You'll definitely be fine, you have plenty of knowledge & experience that you can put into designing your own workouts....
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I.M. workout today: 250 free, 500 free, 1000 free, 7 x 200 I.M., 500 free, 3 x 200 I.M., 1000 free, 250 free in 98 minutes.... Went to the pool REALLY not feeling it today, to the point that I thought I was going to have to bail on the I.M.'s & just do a freestyle workout today - especially after the 1st I.M. As I went…
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It's a shame that the coach is so frustrating. Is it a personality thing or their coaching method? If it's the method, you might be able to talk to him/her so that communication gets better. If it's personality related, there's not much you can do about that except maybe take it as a challenge to succeed in spite of the…
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Rob, for what it's worth I think you're handling it the right way. Get it checked so that you're sure you're not going to cause or worsen anything. Hopefully, it'll just be a small tweak in technique & all will be well.....
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The only real way to find out if chlorine will have an effect is for the person to go to the pool & see how it feels. I would recommend having their inhaler handy &to start slowly while staying aware of any reactions. I was diagnosed with asthma, although it's very mild & swimming doesn't affect it at all - the only time I…
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Sorry the pool is closed on you, I know how frustrating that can be. Look at it as fate's way of getting your body a rest so that the muscles can repair & strengthen......
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OK, I'm 2 hours south & a bit east of there.....
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SwimtotheEnd - that's a heck of workout for your 1st one in 6 weeks no reason at all to be sad...... No swim today, dragged my butt out of bed but the lifeguard apparently decided to not do the same. Not the first time with this one, I'll be calling the manager later as will the other swimmers who waited around to get…
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Nice swim, Panhandle :smile: Thanks, Rob, it's god to be back. I.M.'s ARE evil, but somewhat of a necessary evil - otherwise I'd have zero variety.....
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Hopefully everything ends up OK by you, Ms_J1......
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Fantastic swimming, Folks!!! Especially with holiday weekends in the U.K. & the U.S. Back in today after a week off, spots have healed enough that they didn't sting from the chlorine. Did my all freestyle workout today & felt surprisingly strong, as though I hadn't missed any time at all (we'll see how it feels tomorrow,…
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Welcome, Kate!!! How far upstate NY did you call home?
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If they give you warm up time before the event, that's a great time to work that out. I also think that, now that you have 1 under your belt, you'll be able to pace yourself the way you want. Great job, looking forward to hearing about more events :smile:
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If you're talking about the mobile app I can't really say because I very rarely use it, & even then it's only to log when I'm away from home. On the PC app, just click Exercises on the menu at the top of the page & then click My Exercises right below that. You'll see a green button that says Create Exercise, click on that…
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Great work, Everybody - it's great seeing so much swimming going on!!!!! @ Bruce - Sorry to hear about the shoulder, get it the rest it needs & you'll be back better than ever.....
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It would be great if there was a way to REALLY bring us all together......
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Thanks, guys - no worries. Basal cell, especially when found early (which this was), is easily treatable. They just had to scrape out what was left in the areas that they biopsied, leaving open wounds that'll just take a couple of days to heal. I'll be back in working out next Tuesday, they said stay out 24 hours which…
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That's the way it works, Stephen, you're on the right path. The idea is to keep pushing forward at a steady pace, but not too much at once......
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This is REALLY nice of you, Ms. J!!!!!
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mpeters - it's not that the kick is inefficient, but (as AQ pointed out) it really only makes a significant difference in time when sprinting over shorter distances & you can really get it going fast. I find my pull set times are about as fast as my full stroke at workout pace, it feels to me that the buoy floating up my…
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Great to see you back, Bruce!!!!
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I think this thread is a great idea, Stephen...... I live in Monroe, NY - about 50 miles north & just a touch west of NY City..... I swim at the NY Sports Club gym on Rt. 202 in Garnerville (Haverstraw) NY. I have no plans on doing any events, I'm using my swimming for health reasons as opposed to competition.....
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I.M. workout today, got the full thing in: 250 free, 500 free, 1000 free, 5 x 200 I.M., 500 free, 5 x 200 I.M., 1000 free, 250 free in 98 minutes.........
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I would bet that's the impetus behind the 2 beat kick, trying to create more power with each downbeat as opposed to kicking as fast as possible. I was never "taught" a 2 beat kick, but after seeing it discussed I paid more attention to my kick since I've always been a distance swimmer (200 & 500 yard freestyle were my main…
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Shortened I.M. workout today, I dropped a 1000 free set so I could go meet my wife in time: 250 free, 500 free, 1000 free, 5 x 200 I.M., 500 free, 5 x 200 I.M., 250 free......
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Fantastic, Gently = well done!!!
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The advice you've gotten here already is right on the money, especially AQ's point about having the correct foundation upon which to build. What's good about getting the basics right is that you'll have a feel for the right way & will be able to tell what's wrong when you don't feel right in the water.....
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I'm finding my weight plateauing (which happens fairly often for me), I think because my body gets used to the workouts I do - I've heard it referred to as the "Postman's Syndrome", a mail carrier who walks all day still puts weight on because his/her body adjusts to the amount of walking. Don't know if it's true or not, &…
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I've never used one, but I think my issue would be trying to keep track of yardage since that's what my workouts are based on. It's probably pretty good if your workouts are time based & you can set it at a speed you can swim at. I also would bet it would be a better choice than a regular pool for indoor training for open…
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Especially old muscles.......
