ElBence Member

The guy who wanted to hook up with the Canadian exchange student.

Warmup 500 free 200 back 100 breast Main set 500 free 10x50 kicks on 1:00 2x200 IM with 10 seconds rest 10x100 pull on 1:45 finishing one second faster each time 4x4 25 IM order on 0:30 followed by 100 free on 1:40 Warmdown 200 IM

I warmed up on my own and swam with the Masters team. I didn't think I'd be ready to swim with them, but I did fine. 600 warmup 200 IM 200 Free 5x100 on 1:35 300 IM (25 yard pool at three lengths per stroke if you're wondering how that works) 2x 200 pull on 3:10 2x 200 pull on 3:00 2x 100 pull 400 IM 10x50 kick on 1:00 50…

25,000 yards this week.

This looks exhausting. Did you take a nap before returning to work?

I just went through all my previous posts to see what I had forgotten from the last time I lost weight on MFP. This thread is awesome, and it needs to make a comeback. So post here to vent all that haterade you've been storing up during your laps, and get it all out. I hate forgetting my stroke count while doing backstroke…

This week's short course set for me has been: 1800 free with sprints on 3rd, 7th, 13th, 17th, 23rd, 27th, 35th and 36th laps 250 back 200 back pull 200 kick 150 back 200 breaststroke 200 breaststroke pull 200 breaststroke kick 200 kick 200 free pull 200 free 200 warm down Total of 4000 yards

Yesterday I tied a necktie I hadn't worn in a few months. I can usually tie all my ties perfectly the first time around. I just kind of know where the long and short ends should go. Well I tied it long. After feeling off my tie game, I realized that I would have tied it perfectly a few months ago, but the tie doesn't have…

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…

3100 yards today. Same workout as yesterday, but I lost track on two sets and swam an extra lap on each.

1000y free 200y back 150y back pull 150y back kick 100y back 200y breaststroke 150y bs pull 150y bs kick 100y bs 200y free 150y free pull 150y free kick 100y free 50y free 50y back 50y bs 50y free

Have you tried anti-chaffing products for runners? They are a little more widely available. I've found success using them in the water as well.

600 yd warmup 10x 50yd free down, choice back on the minute 10x 100yd on the 1:40 3x 200yd, 3x 100yd, 2x 50yd building speed to sprint the 50s 200 yd dolphin kick 2x 150 yd IM skipping a choice stroke (always fly when I get to choose a skip) Overall distance of 3,600 yds or two miles. Can't say what that is in km because…

After going 3750m last night, here was my 5:30 AM set: 1600m Free 100m Back 100m Breast 100m Free 300m kick Back, Breast, Free 300m pull Back, Breast, Free 300m swim Back, Breast, Free 100m Free 300m cool down

Second swim today 150 warm up 8 x 75 free for 50 then choice on 1:30 2 x 100 pace, 50 sprint, 25 easy with sprint splits at 29.3 apiece 4 x 50 kick drill 400 spitfire 4 x 25 reducing breaths across the pool by two breaths each time 100 cool down.

1800 SCY 28:43 200 back 150 back pull 150 back kick 100 back 200 breaststroke 150 breaststroke pull 150 breaststroke kick 100 breast stroke 4x50 sprints on the 1:30 off the wall with splits at 32.2, 31.9, 33.2, and 35.3 150 pull 150 kick 200 cool down

Swim shampoo, leave in conditioner, cocoa butter. That's all.

Swim harder so that you're sweating through your eyes, and after a few flip turns, everything should sort itself out.

Swam last night, but didn't post (I often don't post). All measurements in yards: 400 Warmup 6 X 50 on 1:05 5 X 50 on 1:00 4 X 50 on 0:55 3 X 50 on 0:50 2 X 50 on 0:45 1 X 50 on 0:40 4 X 100 kick w/20 sec rest between 4 X 100 on 1:20 250 cool down

Yes and no. My technique is already excellent, but doing the drill helps speed. Typically turns are a slow down point. The slowing can be mitigated by implementing the drill as standard procedure in a racing situation. My purposes for doing the drill are more centered around moving my heart rate up. It's more geared toward…

Next time: don't ask; get in the lane when her back is turned, and she is at the opposite end; wait for her to make it back to your end; without saying a word, take off on one side of the lane. She will be forced to split, and if she flips out at you, ignore her and keep swimming. She's in the wrong, and she knows or ought…

All measurements in yards 200 warm-up 100 IM 200 IM kick 300 Free 200 IM kick 100 IM 6 X 150 Free without breathing two strokes in or out of turns on the 3:00 12 X 75 Free with first 50 easy and sprinting the last 25 200 cool down

Six, Six, Six, Six, Six, Six, Six. Oh crap! Here comes the wall and the seventh lap is a sprint. Flip, turn, kick, kick, kick. Sprint! Oh joy! Here comes the wall again. Bring it back down to pace for eight. Tacos al pastor sound good right about now. I could also really go for a roast beef sandwich. Did I do eight yet, or…

turtle0022, anti-fog coating is a gimmick. Any anti-fog will become ineffective over time. A simple solution is repugnant to many newbies, but is tried and tested by long time swimmers. Simply spit in each goggle, rub it around with your finger, and then rinse it out. Goggles will stay clear for your whole workout. If…

Swedes all day every day!

And yet you include Lorde on your list, a 16 year old girl from New Zealand whose mother was a poet laureate, who doesn't use the hype surrounding her to act like a deplorable human being like Bieber or Miley, who actually writes all her own songs (the same can't be said for Hova or Beyonce), who is actually a pretty…

I'm still a work in progress, and so no after photos, but see my profile picture for a progress photo.

I'm not an OW swimmer, but, like you, I was a sprinter in high school. I now swim 5ks, and I'm working on developing as a short, mid-range, and distance swimmer. What I've found to be helpful in making the transition is training in sets that get longer over time. So for example, you could develop 4 sets totaling 450/set,…

Browsing MFP Counterproductive morning Time for 5k swim

50 Free - 00:25.5