Friday, Feb. 3
by
, February 3rd, 2012 at 05:37 PM (1765 Views)
Swim/SCY/Solo:
Warm up/Transition:
600 various
6 x 25 shooters w/fins @ :30
5 x 50 free w/paddles @ :50
5 x 50 torque drill w/paddles @ 1:15
50 EZ
4 x 25 kick w/board
odds = build
evens = easy
Speed Sets:
10 x 25 burst dolphin kick to 15 m + cruise @ 1:00
-- 5 back, 5 belly
100 EZ
10 x 25 burst speed play to 15 m + cruise @ 1:00
-- 5 fast hands breast, 5 fast doggy paddle
100 EZ
3 x (broken 100s IMs AFAP w/fins + 200 EZ)
-- broken at 50 & 75 for :15
-- out in 23 on all of them, 23 high on 3rd one
-- 48/48 high/49
Total: 3000
ART, 30 minutes
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
So glad I had an ART appt today as my left shoulder/lats/scapular area is hurting. He worked it over good. My left side is naturally weaker and the tendons are very loose. Lifting keeps the muscles activated and strong, and helps hold the tendons in place. Without that, they cause me pain. More scapular/thoracic stabilizing for me. Groan. He told me to check out Gary Cook's exercises.
It occurred to me that substituting kicking does not necessarily mean less shoulder related pain for me. I spend an enormous amount of time in a streamline position in the water. That seems to really stress the lats/rhomboid areas.
I was looking at the PV meet schedule today. They've added a meet on March 3 in Warrenton. As much as I'd like to see Geek and the Greensboro pool, I'll skip the travel and swim at this meet. I think I may do all four 50s. Two weeks later is the Albatross meet where I'm tentatively planning to swim the 50 back/100 IM/50 free.
Normally, I would be due for a recovery week next week. But without the upper body lifting, I'm not sure I need one. That tends to be the most fatiguing aspect of my training.