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No actual ice in the cold tub, but it was punishingly cold. I couldn't stand to be in it. One of my teammates used it after several of his events, though, and thought it was helpful. He has gone a few times for that super-cold cryotherapy, too.

Originally Posted by Karl_S

Kicking long course is miserable. Sometimes a 50 seems so interminable that I have to look over my shoulder at the lane rope to verify that I am indeed actually moving. Kudos for hanging in there.

I like to kick, but I have to confess that I pulled on the lane line a time or two -- and I never do that!

Originally Posted by Sojerz

Ah long course season - think our pool will be flipped for tomorrow too. First practice always seems like an OW swim. But IMO the transition back to short course is weirder yet, seems like you are in video game with someone dropping walls in front of you.

Glad the compression sleeve seems to help - I've used one for calf pulls when running and it did seem to help recovery. keep it up, Leslie.

And 32-33 br is crazy good lcm even with fins.

Yeah, long course and short course are so different ...

I'll see how I like the A3 sleeves that I ordered ...

LCM...

8 x 50 kick, no fins @ 1:10
-- holy cow, this felt long and never ending ...

Kicking long course is miserable. Sometimes a 50 seems so interminable that I have to look over my shoulder at the lane rope to verify that I am indeed actually moving. Kudos for hanging in there.

Ah long course season - think our pool will be flipped for tomorrow too. First practice always seems like an OW swim. But IMO the transition back to short course is weirder yet, seems like you are in video game with someone dropping walls in front of you.

Glad the compression sleeve seems to help - I've used one for calf pulls when running and it did seem to help recovery. keep it up, Leslie.

And 32-33 br is crazy good lcm even with fins.

Thanks! I will give the shooters a try!

Originally Posted by shera

Hello, These look like really good workouts. If you have a moment, I'd appreciate if you could answer a couple of questions. Can you tell me what are "shooters" (in the context of swimming not happy hour, lol). And the 100 scull - are you doing any kind of kick, for example some light dolphin kicking to add a bit of rhythm to the sculling, or is it pure sculling without kick? Thanks!

Hi Shera.

A "shooter" is a 25 all underwater streamline dolphin kicking.

When I scull, I use small paddles and do not kick at all. You're trying to get a feel for the catch.

Hello, These look like really good workouts. If you have a moment, I'd appreciate if you could answer a couple of questions. Can you tell me what are "shooters" (in the context of swimming not happy hour, lol). And the 100 scull - are you doing any kind of kick, for example some light dolphin kicking to add a bit of rhythm to the sculling, or is it pure sculling without kick? Thanks!

Originally Posted by Karl_S

Wait, what?
I'm on-board with aerobic exercise stimulating the growth of more capillaries and eventually veins, but I thought the problem was at your shoulder/rib cage junction. What the heck is with the treadmill?? Shouldn't you be using one of those hand-crank stationary "bikes"? Or maybe a X-C ski machine with integrated arms?

I think once you get your aerobic system going, it's systemic. And I really pump my arms on the treadmill.

But maybe I should hop on the rowing machine from time to time ...

One reason I've been on the treadmill so much.

Wait, what?
I'm on-board with aerobic exercise stimulating the growth of more capillaries and eventually veins, but I thought the problem was at your shoulder/rib cage junction. What the heck is with the treadmill?? Shouldn't you be using one of those hand-crank stationary "bikes"? Or maybe a X-C ski machine with integrated arms?

Originally Posted by __steve__

hours of aerobic exercise will help you develop collateral veins?

That's the theory. One reason I've been on the treadmill so much.

hours of aerobic exercise will help you develop collateral veins?

Originally Posted by Karl_S

<br>If I think the yard work counts for "drylands" I record it under "other" in the flog.<br>I don't count simple stuff, but if I move a lot of stones/pavers, dig out stumps, cut up a lot of tree limbs or other arduous stuff, I track it because it definitely impacts my practices for the next couple of days.

Hauling bags of mulch is definitely weigh lifting! And digging tree stumps is serious stuff.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">I should create a flog entry for gardening</span>

<br>If I think the yard work counts for "drylands" I record it under "other" in the flog.<br>I don't count simple stuff, but if I move a lot of stones/pavers, dig out stumps, cut up a lot of tree limbs or other arduous stuff, I track it because it definitely impacts my practices for the next couple of days.

Originally Posted by quicksilver

I forgot what the acronym AFAP stands for - but I have an idea. :23+ with fins is pretty ridiculous - even if you may think otherwise. Nicely done.

And yes - garden work is somehow deceivingly hard. A few hours is all it takes. They should have a Garmin setting for it.

Thanks. AFAP = as fast as possible

I should create a flog entry for gardening, I do so much of it. I find the manual labor kind of peaceful and cathartic though.

I forgot what the acronym AFAP stands for - but I have an idea. :23+ with fins is pretty ridiculous - even if you may think otherwise. Nicely done.

And yes - garden work is somehow deceivingly hard. A few hours is all it takes. They should have a Garmin setting for it.

Originally Posted by Kenny100

Awesome times Fort. I am struggling with my 50 Backstroke. Any day I can get below 40 secs is good for me. I must keep working on the breakout phase and quit doing small S turns down the lane. It just is what it is.

Thanks Kenny. I guess our bodies ability just changes over time, sometimes involuntarily. Breakouts can be hard. Practice from the blocks!

Awesome times Fort. I am struggling with my 50 Backstroke. Any day I can get below 40 secs is good for me. I must keep working on the breakout phase and quit doing small S turns down the lane. It just is what it is.

Originally Posted by jim thornton

So sorry for the psychological struggle. I agree with everything that Quicksilver posted. Triumph can be defined in many ways, but it almost always features adversity. I am going to do some research on how the body is triggered into forming collateral vessels. It seems to me that weight lifting remodels the heart by thickening the wall chambers so they can better withstand the huge elevation of blood pressure during dead lifts, etc. Aerobic exercise doesn't thicken walls so much as expand the interior volume so that you can pump more blood with each beat. My instinct tells me that the latter would also be more likely to promote collateral vessels, but this is just an educated guess. I will let you know if I find anything from coming the research literature!

Thanks Jim. I've tried researching. There doesn't seem to be much out there. I am going to take a pause from adversity for awhile -- long course would be a disaster! Perhaps I'll aim for the Sprint Classic next fall.

So sorry for the psychological struggle. I agree with everything that Quicksilver posted. Triumph can be defined in many ways, but it almost always features adversity. I am going to do some research on how the body is triggered into forming collateral vessels. It seems to me that weight lifting remodels the heart by thickening the wall chambers so they can better withstand the huge elevation of blood pressure during dead lifts, etc. Aerobic exercise doesn't thicken walls so much as expand the interior volume so that you can pump more blood with each beat. My instinct tells me that the latter would also be more likely to promote collateral vessels, but this is just an educated guess. I will let you know if I find anything from coming the research literature!