Annihilation

The day started in the water. OK, it really started in bed, but by the time I was cognizant, I was in the water. Swimming at 5:45 is tough when it's cold out. Anything is tough when it's cold and the sun isn't up.

As per usual, we began with the flip turns. I'm getting (slightly) better. I still have a tendency to push myself too deep, and I'm not good at transitioning into actual swimming yet, but I'll keep on doing the work. We then did a quick set of balance drills as reminders before beginning a new type of form work.

Today we started learning about what to do with our arms. The movement was split into four parts, and we did drills for each part, focusing on some mental cue. This was followed by long pull sets, trying to piece it all together. I'm sure this will be the flavour of our next few sessions, so I don't feel too bad with being all over the place today. Some things felt good, so did not. Sometimes a drill wouldn't work for a length, but it would click, then it disappear again. Good thing I have nine months.

In the afternoon, after a long bus commute home, I hit the weights. All the arm-focused work of the morning left me deeply fatigued. The session didn't go as well as it has; I hit all the reps I was supposed to, but it was much harder than last week. I'm sure it's just an under-recovery issue. I'll be fine for Friday as long as the swim isn't as arm-intensive.

Swim: Flip turn practice
2x(100m 3 kick switch, 100m back)
4x50m of each drill: 10 & 2, finger/wrist/elbow, elbow drop, straight pull; w/pull buoy
5x200m pull
Total: 2200m

Upper body
Bear 2x4/75 lbs
Row 2x6/110 lbs
Pushup 2x6/30 lbs + 80 lbs tubing
Pullup 2x6
Military press 2x6/70 lbs
Prehab circuit x20