Good swims. Thanks for posting the backstroke video. I am in lane 4.
Good swims. Thanks for posting the backstroke video. I am in lane 4.
The backstroke video was pretty far away. However, as you note, your start sucked.No matter, you'll get it next time. Did you have the squishy yellow pads? The first length and a half or so, it looked like you needed to put your head back a bit more, to lift the hips up. But then at the end you seemed to put it back more. Also, it's a 50. Arms should not be moving in slo-mo. Speed up the SR.
Your free and fly looked good. It did, as I think you noted earlier, look like you misjudged the finish a bit in fly. So hard to hit the wall right in fly ...
Thomas: Sorry I didn't introduce myself. That weekend I was in a fog.
Fort: I SAID no comments on the start. Grrrrrrr. But you're right about the SR. In the race I don't feel like it's that slow but the video don't lie. Plus I need to really improve my underwater work. I came up way too early off the turn.
Paul
Sorry. I just couldn't resist. lol. My regular starts are not so great either. And this situation is not helped by the fact that my pool is closed for swim meets both weekends before my meet. Grrr.Originally Posted by pwolf66
Aside from being great fun, I think that monofin that's on your xmas list will help your underwater work significantly. Plus, great for the core and legs.
Paul...this will make you feel better...there are some other vids including Fort doing 50 back here too.
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Monday: No workout, recovery from meet
Tuesday: No workout - had to go to work early, grrrrrrr
Wednesday - no practice on Wednesdays, GRRRRRRRRR.
Tomorrow: I'm swimming tomorrow come heck or high water, dammit.
OK, I have to confess. I'm a wuss. I find myself dropping out of sets when it starts to get tough. I have got to work on getting tougher mentally and pushing thru it. Otherwise I am just wasting my time and that is not what I want to do.
13 Dec 2007
SCM with team
300 swim, 200 pull, 100 kick (used snorkel, WOW that trashed my legs)
12x25 Free on :30
11x50 2xFly on 1:05, 2xBack on 1:00, 2xBr on 1:05, 5xFree on 1:00
10x25 ??? Can't remember
9x50 Sprint kick, lane relay
8x25 (Fly/Back/Br/Choice)x2 on :30
7x50 Free pull on :55
6x25 Choice - did Free descend, 19,18,18,17,16,16 on :30
Paul
Hey man, you should have come over to UMD last night - we (ok, well, those of us who are physically able to do so) worked on breaststroke all evening. I did a lot of breast w/ dolphin kick and were my abs sore or what!
Work hard and keep yourself in the water as long as you can. If you find yourself dropping behind in a longer set, *consider* skipping a 50, only if you promise to do the entire rest of workout and make that 50 up at the end. Hang tight and deal with the pain and agony, and at some point in the next month, you WILL have a breakthrough where suddenly you find yourself w/ a second wind at the end. That is the best feeling.
-jeff
Why do we always run out of rum?
Could you tell us what lane you were in for each event? Or did I miss that from another post?Videos of my swims. Welcome any comments.
50 Free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njnp0nVfMv0
50 Back - no comments on the start. My feet slipped
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw8D99GxlrI
50 Fly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEEU7_ArfQQ
Paul
Look for the big guy in the Blue Jammers :-)
For 50 Back: Lane 5 from the top
For 50 Free: Lane 4 from the top
For 50 Fly: Lane 3 from the top
Paul
I would love to come swim with you Terps but the logistics of that makes it nearly impossible.
Paul
14 Dec 07
OK, I was going to swim today but the weather was nicer than I had realized sooooo.
I played golf instead.
14 Hole walking carring my bag (quit after that cause it was getting cold).
I was +7 thru 12 but then the wind picked up and I started to tighten up and my hands were getting cold. Went Double-Double and decided it was getting too cold.
Paul
15 Dec 2007
SCM with team
400 w/u
8x25 Free - Build down/Sprint back on :35
Rest 1:00
3x100 Free - Middle 2 lengths FAST on 1:45 - after this I was really feeling the lactic acid in my arms. I really felt like quitting but I didn't which I am proud of.
Rest 1:00
2x50 Sprint Kick on 1:20 - Used the Snorkel. I am noticing that the snorkel really allows me to concentrate on just kicking and I CAN'T CHEAT with arms pulls, resting on a kick board, etc so it really bombs my legs.
Rest 1:00
100 Pull
Rest 1:00
200 IM
Rest 1:00
3x100 Reverse IM order on 1:45 - I was soooooo hating these.
Rest 1:00
4x50 IM Order on 1:10
Rest 1:00
4x25 IM Order fast on :35. Took the Free AFAP in about 15.
100 EZ swim
2000m in about 55 minutes and I was really dragging at the end. A good workout that forced me to push myself thru some fatigue.
Paul
Now this is refreshing, a blog thread that seems to emulate my own thinking!Thanks for the honesty. Fortunately for me, we're getting plenty of ice/snow here in Illinois, so the golf thing is out of the question.
16 Dec 07
SCM with team
400 swim, 100 kick, 150 pull w/u
100 Free best effort - 1:09
100 kick
Main set
1x25 Free sprint kick
Rest :15
1x50 free moderate kick - this was supposed to be a 'recovery'I dunno what that means with regards to kicking, there is no recovery currently for me when kicking.
Rest :15
8x75 Free descend on 1:20. :05,:04,:03,:01,:00,:59,:01,:59
R :15
1x25 ez
100 IM Best effort - 'best' effort? uh-huh. 1:21
100 pull
25 Fly sprint kick
50 Fly moderate kick
25 Fly
150 w/d as I was DONE.
2000m
Back to back practice's are tough. Now to find out how hard tomorrow's practice is going to be.
I still need to work on driving myself thru fatigue.
Paul
Each session will start with
Warm up – Treadmill for 10 minutes at moderate pace
Stretching – 15 minutes – targeting hamstrings and calves
Week 1
Monday
Resistance Training (SetsxRepsxWeight)
Barbell Squat – 1x10
Leg Extension Machine – 1x10
Leg Curl Machine – 1x10
Front Lat Pull Downs – 1x10
Bent Over Barbell Rows – 1x10
Rope Crunches – 2x20
Leg Lifts - 2x20
Push Ups – 2x10
Wednesday
Standing Front Military Press – 1x10
Incline Barbell Press – 1x10
Standing Lateral Dumbell Raise – 1x10
Front Lat Pull Downs – 1x10
Standing Alternating DB Curls – 1x10
Rope Crunches – 2x20
Planks – 3x30 seconds
Barbell Squats – 1x25x45
Friday
Incline BB Press – 1x10
Front Lat Pull Down – 1x10
Bent Over BB Row – 1x10
Leg Press – 1x10
Leg Extension – 1x10
Leg Curl – 1x10
Crunches – 2x20
Week 2
Monday
Barbell Squat – 2x10
Leg Extension Machine – 2x10
Leg Curl Machine – 2x10
Front Lat Pull Downs – 2x10
Bent Over Barbell Rows – 2x10
Rope Crunches – 2x20
Leg Lifts - 2x20
Push Ups – 2x12
Wednesday
Standing Front Military Press – 2x10
Incline Barbell Press – 2x10
Standing Lateral Dumbell Raise – 2x10
Front Lat Pull Downs – 2x10
Standing Alternating DB Curls – 2x10
Rope Crunches – 2x20
Planks – 3x30 seconds
Barbell Squats – 1x25x45
Friday
Incline BB Press – 2x10
Front Lat Pull Down – 2x10
Bent Over BB Row – 2x10
Leg Press – 2x10
Leg Extension – 2x10
Leg Curl – 2x10
Crunches – 2x20
Weeks 3 & 4
Same as week 2 but target 15 reps per set
Now to just find a gym that I can join that won't bankrupt me.
Paul
What happened to you? I spotted you a good body length lead and you faded
Paul
20 Dec 2007
SCM with team
400 swim, 100 kick, 200 pull w/u
4x50 Free on 1:00
R 1:00
4x75 IM on 1:45
R 1:00
4x50 Free on :55
R 1:00
4x25 Stroke on :35 - Back
R 1:00
4x50 Stroke on 1:10 - Fly/Back, Back/Br, Br/Free, Free/Fly
R 1:00
4x75 IM on 1:40
R 1:00
4x50 Free on :50
R 1:00
4x25 Choice on :35, did free descend and AFAP on last one, came in at 14 seconds.
200 Pull w/d
Took 50 minutes and I was blowing hard. But did it all and didn't quit
2500m
Right shoulder's feeling a little creaky right now. Not bad, just chirping a little.
Paul
22 Dec 2007
SCM with team
400 swim, 100 kick, 150 pull w/u
8x75 Free on 1:15 50 Build, R :05, 25 sprint
50 EZ
6x50 on :55, 25 Build, R :05, 25 Sprint
50 EZ
100 Kick
3x200 on 3:15, Was hitting the wall on 150 on the first 2, gutted out the full 200 on the last one.
100 EZ
2x25 Sprint, first on NB on :14, R; 45 second one 1 Breath on :15
2400m in :52
Feel good. Wish I could have gutted out all 3 200s but something to work on.
Paul
first, say what lanes you are in by each link in this thread and
on the front page and title of each youtube page
also explain how the lanes are numbered
is the far side lane 1 or lane 8
50 free reads
"I am in lane 4 from the top in the blue suit."
50 fl reads
"50 meter butterfly at 2007 Colonies zone SCM ch"
50 bk reads
"50 meter backstroke at 2007 Colonies ZOne SCM c"
50 free
start
bend over more so you have less distance to move on take your mark
work on your SDK to go further off your start before you break out
turn / streamline break out
looked shallow and you came up very soon, didn't even go 5 meters underwater, at least get past the flags
did you jam your touch?
50 fly is really hard to make out
bad vantage point or not enough zoom
50 bk
can't really make out much
bad vantage point or not enough zoom
you need to turn your arms over faster and develop and use your SDK
ande
Videos of my swims. Welcome any comments.
50 Free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njnp0nVfMv0
50 Back - no comments on the start. My feet slipped
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw8D99GxlrI
50 Fly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEEU7_ArfQQ
Paul
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