Justin, Andy and Brian met me at the Shed this morning for some early campusing. Things felt good. I did some four and two-finger work over all 3 sets of rungs, most notably: caught 5-1 drop on bigs, finished 4-1-4 on flat/rounds and ushered in the two-finger campusing season by finishing 1-2 two-finger on the… Continue reading first wood
Month: July 2008
Ian Thorpe’s freestyle
Video analyzing Ian Thorpe’s freestyle technique: Ian Thorpe swimming freestyle 4 – kick and rotation crankenstein.com
first water
This morning came pretty early. Yesterday’s swimming & lifting combination smoked me I guess. Things felt better once I hit the water though. My times were slow mostly because I’m trying to get my crawl technique dialed in. And because I suck.da numbers: 100 free 5 x 100m free @ 3:00 These 100s had me… Continue reading first water
late iron
Lifted late afternoon yesterday, opting to swim before work. So, by the time 5:30 PM came around I was not a raging bundle of energy. But things came together, as they usually do, once I started pushing the weights around. This turned out to be a good session, and a good fitness day. da numbers:… Continue reading late iron
first water
Swam at GVAC this morning. It was good. Pool’s not great but they have a jacuzzi outside. I’m trying to work out a few things with my freestyle technique. For one, I’d like to synchronize my pull with my kick – easier said than done, apparently. I think step one will be to build a… Continue reading first water
learning to swim from a mutant
Michael Phelps is not human. He’s some sort of fish/man thing. And this video dissecting his freestyle is mega rad: crankenstein.com
like Disney Land for climbers
The Tor gained a new fan today. Nicholas, whom I had not met before, was way psyched on the routes at Owl Tor. And I was way psyched to see him psyched. One of us, one of us, one of us… I am actually declaring Nicholas today’s Lord of the Forest for his rad comment,… Continue reading like Disney Land for climbers
swimming be good
Something I’ve always liked about swimming is how much better I feel the instant I hit the water. I know no matter how tired, bored, cranky, etc. I am things will get better as soon as I get in. That’s true for lakes, rivers, oceans and pools. For example, yesterday I had to go in… Continue reading swimming be good
Wait, where am I?
Surprise! I’m at work.But, Elijah, it’s 3:30 in the morning.That’s right!And here’s something new I learned about wildfires: they make your power go out. They make your power go out for so long that every server, switch, router and coffee maker at work silently explodes. Ahh, IT… just 1s and 0s, right? What could be… Continue reading Wait, where am I?