Catch a wave...Or the swimming thread

[kelownagirl]

I did one too!

Did a 1400m workout plus 200m test to see how many meters I could do in 5 min.


Warm up
• 8 x 25m Any Stroke (even pace), rest 0:10 / 25m

Build up (repeat 4 times)
• 1 x 25m Streamline Kicking, rest 0:10 / 25m
• 1 x 25m Single Arm (arm by side) 6 x left, 6 x right, 6 x full stroke, rest 0:10 / 25m

Core (repeat 4 times)
• 4 x 25m Freestyle (25m Easy, 25m Effort), rest 0:10 / 25m
• 2 x 50m Freestyle Catch Up, rest 0:20 / 50m

Warm down (repeat 2 times)
• 1 x 50m Freestyle Push & Glide, rest 0:15 / 50m
• 1 x 50m Freestyle Easy, rest 0:15 / 50m

[kelownagirl]

I have a hair question. Anyone have blonde highlights? What happens to your colour when you're in the pool so much? I need to get highlights back in my mousy brown hair and now that I'm swimming three times a week, I'm a little worried about turning green like my blondie daughters used to...

[chickwhorips]

What helps me, I don't have blond but some color, is use a purifying shampoo and deep conditioner once a week. I am a HUGE fan of PureOlogy. If your interested in trying some let me know. I can send you some at cost. Otherwise I know Aveda has a good one also.

Always wet your hair with "normal" water and put conditioner in it before you get in the pool. It acts like a barrier from the pool water.

[kelownagirl]

Thanks Chick. I'll ask my hair dresser when I finally get in there to get this shaggy mop cut...

I went for a swim today. 1600m in about 50 minutes.

Warm up
• 4 x 50m Freestyle Swim (even pace), rest 0:15 / 50m

Build up (repeat 6 times)
• 1 x 25m Streamline Kicking with fins, rest 0:10 / 25m
• 1 x 25m Single Arm with fins (arm out front) 6 x left, 6 x right, 6 x full stroke, rest 0:10 / 25m

Core
• 4 x 50m Freestyle Bilateral Breathing, rest 0:15 / 50m
• 4 x 50m Freestyle DPS, rest 0:15 / 50m
• 4 x 50m Freestyle Push & Glide, rest 0:15 / 50m
• 4 x 50m Freestyle DPS, rest 0:15 / 50m

Warm down
• 4 x 50m Easy Any Stroke, rest 0:15 / 50m

Plus another 100m

[teigyr]

I need to start working on defined workouts. Today I was in a small pool (20') and the dogpaddlers were wayward. I was tired anyway so I just warmed up, did some open water laps (no lane dividers so I just swam in circles), then worked on bilateral breathing. For a while, also, I practiced just breathing on my weak side.

It isn't as good as a structured workout but it was all I had the energy for And, it was 40 minutes of practice.

[alpinerabbit]

We had another 1K time trial last night.

I moaned because the coach had said we did not have to do it if we did the one in January but then obliged.

I did 18:40.
The first 100 in 1:43
500 in 9:30 -

That means
a) a negative split (if one can talk about this in swimming)
b) I took off 2:10 from the January TT
c) all of that on the second 500!

I feel much stronger on the catch these days, have improved the push-through phase although I am sure that could be improved.

[Wahine]

3100 m this morning. I nearly didn't go. There was a trange beeping sound in my house last night that I have yet to diagnose. I would wake up to the beep, then it would stop so I couldn't figure out what it was. I'd fall asleep and wake up again to the beep... Anyway, we're trying to up the speed and we're doing 200's, 100's and 50's. I was holding 44 to 45 on my 50s. I have a goal of breaking a 1:30 100. I think I'm getting close.