Workout: Swim 1100 Yards, Strength Trained Shoulders and Legs
Posted on February 19th, 2010 in Swim Log, Workout Log | 3 Comments »
I worked on my bilateral breathing for 3 x 200. I started to do the next 500 yards bilateral breathing, but somehow I started competing with the guys in the lane next to me. I noticed that when I did bilateral breathing I was just keeping up with my lane buddies. However, when I went back to one sided breathing I was able to pull away from them. This is not really an excuse to revert back to one-sided breathing (or maybe it is). I gotta stop getting competitive in the pool and continue to work on my form and breathing. I am such an idiot. Its just that I am such a slow runner and I actually have a chance in the water.
Ok, so I got home and did shoulders and legs. Doing i30x5 and swimming is not very complementary. I will probably do a recovery week from strength training next week. I will continue swimming though. I may have to figure out a better schedule for swimming and strength training.
Ok, since I am back into my swimming I needed something to make me feel good about not knowing how to do a flip turn (btw, who needs flip turns in the open water anyway). This is the way I train in a pool when I get to the wall.
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I remember when I was doing my mile swim for my Water Safety Instructor (WSI) certification, I attempted a flip turn on one of my many laps, but I had never done one before. Of course, it was a mess. I whacked my heels on the edge of the pool deck, and as I swim-limped away, I could hear the instructors having a good laugh.
Boomer – that is the exact way I turn in the pool. Wish the flip turns could be learned!
Dude, you are in serious triathlete mode again here. Swimming, biking …. bet that knee could handle 10-15 miles a week running? That is all I am doing and really it is more than enough running for an Oly tri.
Steve… When I try to do a flip turn I miss the wall completely! I figure that at my age, if I don’t want to do a flip turn, I don’t have to. LOL!!!
Jeff… I often consider doing another triathlon. However, I haven’t made a commitment either way. I figured that I would just enjoy swimming and working out for now and see where it leads me.