Ande,
Good luck at the swim meet, will you be wearing the Blue+ suit at the competition? Let me know how the suit feels, I would like a full critique if possible...
Those are some pretty good LCM goals... I hope you accomplish them.
Originally Posted by ande
Not many women are that dedicated. I'm wondering what Beth thinks ...Okay, clearly my dedication to the craft is lacking because I simply cannot imagine a set of circumstances that would result in me writing that sentence...
Can you have someone tape your 50 back?
hey J,
I've already done those times
I want to see if I can beat them and by how much
I'm going to test the Blue Seventy PointZero3+ swim skin in practice
before I use it in a meet
Ande, John is working on a draft of a rule change to USMS to ban for life any swimmer who wears a triathlete suit in a pool.
And I agree with John...cut the nails....or get them done and start cross dressing.
I crack myself up. It is jealousy. It is Boredom. I Did not accomplish enough when I was young, and I hate anybody faster/younger than me.
2 Questions. What stroke count are you holding on these, and any chance we can see any more of these quick practice times on YouTube sometime?
Of course I realize this is a joke...but he better be willing to give up his Fastskin, since Speedo has a line of FS-II triathlon suits.
The line between wetsuits and technical suits is blurring. A friend of mine competed in the Duathlon World Championships held here in Richmond last fall. All the USA competitors had to wear a 2-piece USA Fastskin uniform...and there is no swimming at all in a duathlon!
Tuesday June 3rd, 2008
Reader Comments Below
did not weigh in today
ordered a Blue Seventy PointZero3+ swim skin
it shipped
should arrive Thu or Friday
David Guthrie sent me this article today
http://www.swimnetwork.com/articles/..._of-12877.html
I think I should have ordered the Nero Comp.
nail broke again it's a goner
this weekend I'm swimming the following events (recent best times)
Friday, June 6, 2008
10. 50 Freestyle 25.31
Saturday, June 7, 2008
20. 100 Butterfly 59.74
24. 50 Backstroke 29.18
Sunday, June 8, 2008
36. 100 Backstroke 1:03.50
38. 50 Butterfly 26.77
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Yesterday I deviated from my planned workout
so today I deviated again and went really easy
6:30 am - 8:00
dove in at 6:45 am
whitney coached
TSC LCM Main Pool
swam with Paul Walker, Mary , Joe, Lynne, & Flocast Swimming's Garret McCaffrey
beside Tyler, Nathan doug, ned & amy
500 easy
50 easy free
50 fly easy speed dive went around 27
100 easy
100 easy
4 x 50 easy
100 easy
100 easy
and that's it folks for today
I hung out with whitney and watched my team mates finish their workout.
Upcoming MEETS
Senior Circuit #4
Friday June 6th - Sunday June 8th
3 days away
Friday, June 6, 2008
10. 50 Freestyle 25.31
Saturday, June 7, 2008
20. 100 Butterfly 59.74
24. 50 Backstroke 29.18
Sunday, June 8, 2008
36. 100 Backstroke 1:03.50
38. 50 Butterfly 26.77
South Central Zone LCM Championships
The Woodlands, TX
7/26/2008 - 7/27/2008
7 weeks & 4 days away
Meets I'm looking forward to Following
USA Olympic Trials are Sunday June 29 - Sunday July 6th
3 weeks & 5 days away
Olympics
66 days away
Reader Replies
Hey Chris,
longer nails make a difference, try it sometime
Hi John,Okay, clearly my dedication to the craft is lacking because I simply cannot imagine a set of circumstances that would result in me writing that sentence...
There you go again, dissing innovation,
I'll cut my nails on Sunday after the 50 fly.
Sam,
No heels, but longer toe nails could improve my SDK speed
Hey J,I just wonder how far you'll go if it comes out that wearing heels will help improve your SDK.
I'm gonna test out the suit, Eddie and Kris said Roque brought some suits for UT swimmers to try, they did and didn't feel it was as fast as an LZR
Again those LCM times are my recent bests, my goal times are a bit faster
I just want to see how much I can improve on them.
Hey Fort,
Beth and my son give me a hard time
I hope so I think flow cast is going to be there
Not sure if I'll swim finals because I'll be at a wedding at 4:00
Hey Paul,
Not so sure about the suit, my buddy pete nunan raved about it, some UT swimmers tried it, Eddie and Kris told me they feel it's not as fast as the LZR and might need a redesign. open water swimmers go much slower than sprinters. the fabric intrigues me, I heard a coach say one of the olympican swimmers tried it and said it was much easier to get on than an LZR and it seem to stay in place when he swam in it. Since it's easy to get on, it's probably easy to take off making much better for Triathlon transitions.
Not into cross dressing
I'm just trying to catch up with the 2 smiths now that I'm 45
I'll cut the nails this Sunday
Hi Shaman,
I take
8 - 10 when I'm doing DPS
11 - 13 when I'm swimming easy and not paying attention and
13 - 15 when I'm going fast but I wasn't counting yesterday
I'll bring a camera to practice sometime.
Last edited by ande; June 3rd, 2008 at 12:09 PM.
Well those are certainly very good LCM times... No wonder your swimming blog is over 160,000+ views...
Hey, they changed the signature specifications... What do you think about that? You'll only be able to put 1 or 2 links in now... 200 characters or less...
I think I might try the Nero Comp. Do you have a link to purchase it? I only found the other suits for purchase on the Blue Seventy website. Looks like it runs big. I'd have to order down a size according to their sizing charts.
So sorry about the nail!
Wednesday June 4th, 2008
ordered a Blue Seventy PointZero3+ swim skin it should arrive Thu or Fri, May send it back
also ordered a Nero Comp hope to get it thursday
Got a very nice emails 2 swimmers on these suits
can't wait to try it.
WEIGHTS
Lat Press
6 x 45 6 x 50 6 x 55 4 x 60
Lat Pull
6 x 165 5 x 225
Bench Press
6 x 135 3 x 215
SWIMMING
6:30 am - 8:00
dove in at 6:45 am
whitney coached
TSC SCY diving
swam with Nathan, Braid Bailey, Andrew and Joe
beside Larry, Marcio and Tyler
200 easy
todays assigned set was
40 x 50 on 1:00
1 fast 1 easy
2 fast 1 easy
3 fast 1 easy
4 fast 1 easy
5 fast 1 easy
then do the set in reverse
5 fast 1 easy (switched to long course on this part)
4 fast 1 easy (this one too)
3 fast 1 easy
2 fast 1 easy
1 fast 1 easy
swam easy on the first round
swam easy on the LCM 5 fast 1 easy
on the 4 fast 1 easy
swam one skipped 2 then did
20 meters FR fast from a dive
30 meters easy
100 easy
then got out and rested 20 minutes
changed into FS II Legskin
50 bk FAST
roll start dive
whitney timed
went 23.7
50 easy
Upcoming MEETS
Senior Circuit #4
Friday June 6th - Sunday June 8th
2 days away
Friday, June 6, 2008
10. 50 Freestyle 25.31
Saturday, June 7, 2008
20. 100 Butterfly 59.74
24. 50 Backstroke 29.18
Sunday, June 8, 2008
36. 100 Backstroke 1:03.50
38. 50 Butterfly 26.77
South Central Zone LCM Championships
The Woodlands, TX
7/26/2008 - 7/27/2008
7 weeks & 3 days away
Meets I'm looking forward to Following
USA Olympic Trials begin June 29 - July 6th
3 weeks & 4 days away
Olympics
65 days away
Hey J,
thanks, I appreciate all the folks who follow my blog, the active commenters like you and the lurkers, didn't know they changed the sig specs
Hey fort,
I'm definitely curious about the blue seventy nero comp
hope to try it and wriite about it soon, not sure how they run
got a nice email from Dennis Baker on his
he wrote:
"The suit is the best one out there."
"The top three in my mind and a lot of elite swimmers I have talked to are these: Blue- number one 5% less drag or what ever you want to call it. Tyr- number two 4%. Lzr- number three 2%. You can get bubbles but unlike regular fastskins, which bubbles are bad, bubbles in the Blue are no problem, might even help. Size is a must, I wore a 26 and it was perfect. I am 5-11 and 170. Talk to Roque he can help."
"I think each time you wear the suit you learn better how to swim in it. My feet and shins where coming way out of the water in the 100 fly at Irvine, had to adjust."
Last edited by ande; June 4th, 2008 at 11:00 AM.
When you try the Blue Seventy suits, I'd be curious to know whether you think they rip as easily as the FS Pro. If they're "rubberized," maybe not? I love the Pro, but I've had ripping issues with all but one suit. Are you going to try the new suits this weekend? Good luck!!
I must say Ande that I am surprised that you worry more about your fingernails than your weight. You mentioned some time ago that Eddie commented on your weight. Surely dropping 5-10 lbs and the improved power to weight ratio would do more for you than nails a few millimeters longer.
From the Rolling Stones "Mother's Little Helper" - "What a drag it is getting old....."
Thursday June 5th, 2008
Hi Fort,
I hope it arrives today and I hope i get to wear it in my 50 free
I'll give y'all a full report.
Hey Hoff,
I'm concerned about my weight and hope to drop 5 - 15 lbs
there's just not much I can do about it right now
since my meet begins tomorrow.
I definitely plan to do something about it in my next training phase.
As far as I know there's no study to determine what difference nail length can make in swimming performance, but I believe it could be way more significant than a few 100th's.
Blue Seventy PointZero3+ swim skin
Arrived today
May send it back, my understanding is the point zero is made for triathletes to put on over their triathlon gear when the water is too warm to wear a wet suit.
it's also pretty easy to take off in the swim to bike transition
the blue seventy nero comp is for pool racing
Arrived today
I read this quote yesterday in an under armour ad and loved it
"We train not to maintain, but to get better everyday
to achieve, excel, and raise the bar fo those who follow
Be better than before, Be better than the rest
Be the New prototype."
I'm also thinking when my new training phase begins on monday where I resume normal training and pretty much do the assigned workouts, I may need to do something extra to lose weight.
I'm thinking about walking a couple extra miles a day and getting a
Garmin Forerunner 405 Wireless GPS with Heart Rate Monitor to track my walking
It has a GPS in it, it counts miles ,minutes, and calories burned then sends the info to your PC before you even get home.
SWIMMING
6:30 am - 8:00
dove in at 7:45 am (not typo)
whitney coached
TSC LCM main pool
700 easy mostly free, some backstroke
Upcoming MEETS
Senior Circuit #4
Friday June 6th - Sunday June 8th
is tomorrow
Friday, June 6, 2008
10. 50 Freestyle 25.31
Saturday, June 7, 2008
20. 100 Butterfly 59.74
24. 50 Backstroke 29.18
Sunday, June 8, 2008
36. 100 Backstroke 1:03.50
38. 50 Butterfly 26.77
South Central Zone LCM Championships
The Woodlands, TX
7/26/2008 - 7/27/2008
7 weeks & 2 days away
Meets I'm looking forward to Following
USA Olympic Trials begin June 29 - July 6th
3 weeks & 3 days away
Olympics
64 days away
Last edited by ande; June 5th, 2008 at 03:16 PM.
Ande -
As a former Golden Bear, I'm hoping Roque can "do me a solid" on a BlueSeventy. What size Nero Comp did you order? I'm 6'2", 190, 43in chest...
This bush league psyche-out stuff. Laughable, man - ha ha!
Update,
both Blue Seventy Suits arrived today.
a size 32 Nero Comp & a Point Zero 3+
with the Nero Comp most of the suit is rubberized fabric.
It has fabric only portions in 2 sections
1) small triangular patch by each ankle and
2) around the arm holes that cross over and make the X on the back.
I tried on the nero comp
First time I didn't get the crotch up high enough, I was getting sweaty, and the suit seemed difficult to move up and adjust, so I took it off, took a break let the suit and me dry a little before trying again.
Next time I concluded it's really important to start right
so I pulled the bottom part of legs further up my calf then
pulled it up (one leg at a time) pinching the leg fabric between between my thumb pad and knuckle.
No fingernails.
One thing I found particulaly helpful was
pull it up the first time to my thigh then roll it down half way, doubling over the fabric
then adjusting the suit on my calf with the fabric doubled over, it seemed easier to pull up that way
getting the bottom portion of the legs up high enough on my calf to make the crotch hit correctly.
Success!
Got the calves legs and waist in so the rest was easy.
Got the straps over my shoulders then my wife zipped me in and
I wore it for a few minutes.
I noticed is I started sweating in the suit so it's probably a good idea to not put on the suit until 15 to 20 minutes before your race.
I believe this suit is probably very difficult to put on when it or you are wet.
So keep or get it and you dry before putting it on.
If you're swimming multiple events it's probably a good idea to keep it on and stay cool.
I plan to wear the Nero Comp in tomorrows 50 free prelims and look forward to reporting how the swim goes.
In March 2008 I swam the 50 meter free wearing a hineck FS II in
25.31
That's the time to beat.
results will be at:
http://www.utexas.edu/longhornaquati...ults/index.htm
timeline estimates Prelims event 10 Mens 50 Freestyle to begin at 11:52 AM Texas Time (CST)
Stay tuned,
Ande
in 1991 I went
20.52 in the 50 fr &
23.65 in the 50 LCM free
this year at SCY nats I went 21.43 which is 0.9 from 20.5
so 0.9 off 23.65 is 24.55
so if I swim like I did at Nats I hope to be in the range of 24.5 - 24.7
Last edited by ande; June 5th, 2008 at 10:36 PM.
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Does the rubber give you more "give" than the Pro? Is it a ripping hazard like the Pro? Do you get the sense the suit would dry off quickly like the Pro?
Thanks for the update. Are you going to wear it for any other events possibly?
35 Rasmussen, Ande 45 Longhorn 25.31 24.50 qJRSin 1991 I went
20.52 in the 50 fr &
23.65 in the 50 LCM free
this year at SCY nats I went 21.43 which is 0.9 from 20.5
so 0.9 off 23.65 is 24.55
so if I swim like I did at Nats I hope to be in the range of 24.5 - 24.7
Very nice swim. I look forward to your comments on what effect, if any, the suit had on your time.
At this point in the development of our society, there is virtually no writing which has not been plagiarized at least in part from another. I read that somewhere.
This was no boating accident.
Friday June 6th, 2008
wanna give a shout out to my buddy Josh Davis, 35
he deck entered the 400, went for his 50 fr OT cut
needed to go 23.49 and he went 23.29
so he made the cut and is going to the US OLympic Trials as a competitor
Way to go Josh!
other masters at this meet are
David Guthrie and Steve Wood
Looking forward to following all the meets this weekend
USA Olympic Hopefuls are competing in 4 big meets this June 5 - 8 weekend
1) Senior Circuit Meet in Austin, TX
2) 2008 Swimvitational held in Omaha, Neb.,
3) Charlotte Ultraswim held in Charlotte, N.C. to close out the Toyota Grand Prix Series and the
4) 2008 JANET EVANS INVITATIONAL in Los Angeles, at the McDonald's Swim Stadium, the 1984 Los Angeles Games pool
TODAY
slept in
WEIGHTS did a light lift today
Lat Press
5 x 40 5 x 45 5 x 50 5 x 55
Lat Pull
5 x 165 5 x 205 5 x 225
Bench Press
5 x 135 5 x 185 5 x 205
arrived at the pool around 9:15
warmed up, felt good
watched swims for a couple hours
warmed up again
put on the blue seventy nero comp
think I'm keeping the Blue Seventy PointZero3+ swim skin
PRELIMS:
50 free
heat 3 lane 6
went 24.50
which is my best time in years
Aubrey got my 25 split at 10.7
felt great, probably breathed too much
I really like the suit and feel like it's the fastest one I've ever worn.
Made the E final and will swim the 50 free again tonight
went home to eat lunch, dry out my suit and rest up
FINALS:
got to watch some really excellent swims like:
scott spann went 2:11 in the 200 breast
kirsty coventry went 4:08 in the 400 free
rickey berens and aaron piersol went 1:58 200 fly
garrett Weber Gale went 22.2
50 FREE
went 24.63
a little slower than this morning
Still trying to figure out my training plan for up to Zones
I'm thinking about walking a couple extra miles a day and getting a
Garmin Forerunner 405 Wireless GPS with Heart Rate Monitor to track my walking
It has a GPS in it, it counts miles ,minutes, and calories burned then sends the info to your PC before you even get home.
Upcoming MEETS
Senior Circuit #4
Friday June 6th - Sunday June 8th
Friday, June 6, 2008
10. 50 Freestyle 25.31
Prelims went 24.50
Saturday, June 7, 2008
20. 100 Butterfly 59.74
24. 50 Backstroke 29.18
Sunday, June 8, 2008
36. 100 Backstroke 1:03.50
38. 50 Butterfly 26.77
South Central Zone LCM Championships
The Woodlands, TX
7/26/2008 - 7/27/2008
7 weeks & 1 day away
Meets I'm looking forward to Following
USA Olympic Trials begin June 29 - July 6th
3 weeks & 2 days away
Olympics
63 days away
Last edited by ande; June 9th, 2008 at 11:50 PM.
Great job ande!!! Good luck tonight. Very interesting about the suit. Is there any substantial difference that you can see between the nero comp and the point zero3+?
The suit may be great, but if they don't fix that website, they won't sell any. They don't list the price of the nero comp suit, show the long leg model, say that it's sold out, or allow you to pre-order. Nor do they return emails. Not a great way to do business.
Yikes, dude. I read your swimsuit-putting-on epic. I think I'll be just wearing jammers in Portland, so I don't miss my events. Do you think there's a hidden cost to wearing these suits in how exhausting they are to put on?
Also, nice 50 free!
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