Was not feeling the eye of the tiger this morning. But I dragged myself to the pool, focusing once again on my pitiful stroke technique. Lots of zipperswitch, freestyle, IM drills and fin work. I’m starting to realize my years in the weight room have not done me any favors in the pool. It’s been… Continue reading first water
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Even angry sloths need to train.
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Morning swim, again. I’ve been focusing on stroke mechanics a lot. If not for my hospital incident I would be more focused on increasing yardage. But I feel now like my limiting factor is my lungs. And they’re just going to take time to heal. In the meantime, maybe as long as a year, it… Continue reading first water
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Swam early at GVAC this morning before work. Focused today on stroke technique, alternating zipperswitch drills and crawl, and threw in some IMs. da numbers: 200m free 4 x 200m zipperswitch/free alternating 100’s @ 6:00 coming in between 4:05 – 4:20 2 x 200m IM @ 6:00 coming in around 4:15 300m short fin kick… Continue reading first water
Sunday swim
Micah and I got in the UCSB long course pool Sunday for some dynamic apnea. Not tons of noteworthy stuff was done except 50m no-breathers with the long fins. I did a ton of those, kicking on the surface to slow down my heart while staying warm between underwater lengths. Slow lengths with breathing is… Continue reading Sunday swim
finned apnea lengths at UCSB
Friday I decided to hit the UCSB pool in the evening for some freediving work. Long course 50m lengths with the long fins proved too much on the 2:30, of which maybe 1 length in 30 minutes was no breath. So, I slowed it down to 3:00 – 4:00 minute rest. Then I did a… Continue reading finned apnea lengths at UCSB
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Was a little tired from a bunch of training this week, as is typical of Fridays, but got myself in to the gym for a good session with the weights. Today’s focus: arms and abdominals.da numbers: DB bench press 3 x 12 @ 65 lbs on 2:00 DB flys 3 x 12 @ 25 on… Continue reading first iron
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Had a good session in the GVAC pool this morning. After warming up I got in to some alternating zipperswitch and crawl 100s. Zipperswitch is great – the second 50 of each 100, when I went to regular freestyle, felt smooth and stretched out.da numbers: 2 x 100m free 10 x 100m alternating zipperswitch drill… Continue reading first water
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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