Every time I'm in the pool, I'm trying to get better. Using the scale developed by powerlifter Dave Tate, I'm working to get from "shit" to "suck". (My expectations are pretty low.) Some days I can feel the improvement; other days, not so much. On a day like today, I was all over the place. Some sets felt fantastic, I was pulling a lot of water, moving quickly, not much effort. Other sets, I was flailing, barely moving. So it seems consistency would be a good thing.
The warm-up was kind of rough, but that's what warm-ups are for, to work out the kinks. It's hard to believe that those two extra days out of the water could have a dramatic effect, but any extended break makes those first few lengths harder, where the focus needs to be on form to get back in the groove. Once we got into the main set, I was feelign strong, and leading the group. This is what may have caused the breakdown later in the workout. I was leading, and pulling away from the group for all of the early sets. They came back up to me with a vengence later. All told, it was a good day, lots of metres, and lots of hard work. Because of the Family Day holiday, there's no swim on Monday, so I'll by land-bound until Wednesday.
Swim: w/u - 200 free, 2x50 breast/50 back
400 free, as 25 head-up/75 ez, 30"
400 free, as 25 quick/75 ez, 30"
4x100, 30" (1-3: med-hard free, 4: 50 breast/50 back ez)
400 pull, 30"
400 free, descending 100s (this is where I got tired), 30"
4x100, 30" (1-3: med-hard free, 4: 50 breast/50 back ez)
c/d: 100 each: free, back, breast, free
Total: 3200m
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I hear you, but if you're doing 3200m workouts, you're closer to suck than I am. I'm not quite cracking 2000m workouts.
Swim-wise, I'm definitely on the shit side of things.
James
http://james.wanless.info
Your progress disgusts me! Okay, maybe it just makes me envious... swimming is much more technical than biking, but you seem to have moved up nicely to "suck" in just a few months...
1.5 years of focussed bike training and I'm still shit!
Make no mistake, I'm not claiming I suck. I'm still shit, I'm just inching my way towards suck. If I can suck in time for Muskoka, my "suck" bike ride and "good" run should give me a decent result.
Mark, anybody who can kick 1200w in the sprint is better than shit. Decent focus this spring (which, given the circumstances, might be tough) and you'll be dominating the local B's, which is solidly in suck.
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