Random Nonsense

Lifetime SCM Solo

Warm up
- 400 swim
- 200 back
- 200 kick w/ board
- 200 back
Sprints
- 8x25 on 60 12.5 AFAP/12. ez
Turns
-- 50s are middle 25 fast focus on fast turns
- 4x50 on 60 w/fins
- 4x50 on 60
- 100 ez back
- 4x50 on 60 w/fins
- 100 ez back
- 4x50 on 60
- 100 ez back
Kick
- 2x 25 kick AFAP 125 moderate
-- 20, 22
Cool down
- 200 ez back

That turn set might get one more try, but something better probably needs to be found. It did not seem like my turns were getting the focus they needed in that set, although the middle 25s were fast. The swimming speed gained from the fins is offset by the changes in the turn dynamics. Rotational speed seems to be decreased and the fins definitely have a vacuum effect on push off.

It might be better to practice race pace turns in the kiddie pool that is only about 10M wide, but I think the lane markers are only in about 2.5 feet of water. Another alternative would be starting about 10M from the wall and seeing if a push off the bottom (4-4.5 feet deep) is enough help to easily hit racing speed.

The ez 100 back were definitely qbreaks. They were not planned going into the workout, but the fins portion of that workout was killer.

My left arm is drifting way deep before the pull is initiated during the sprints today. I need to keep it closer to the surface during the glide portion of the stroke.

Happy with the effort, not happy with the accomplishing the goal of the set.