Hey everyone!
I was a competitive swimmer when I was younger, for about 6 years. I have also raced motocross and BMX my entire life, until about a year ago. I had a really bad crash back in 2007 during a BMX race that all in all, left me with an incredible severe concussion, broken eye socket, and a lot of post-crash issues. Added on top of all of my other injuries, I'm a complete mess and decided it's time to get back into the pool.
Since I've been an athlete my whole life, being only a little bit out of shape and losing all of my tone that I've had for as long as I can remember absolutely kills me. I can't go to the gym anymore, I can't run, and swimming is my only option for a workout. Don't get me wrong, I'm completely excited to get back in the water! I love to swim, it's in my blood.
I just almost feel overwhelmed right now and don't know where to start. I'm being hard on myself because I know that I used to swim a few thousand yards a day, and I'm just not there anymore. I'm not terribly out of shape, only a little bit.
I'm back on my old diet, so there's no worries there- it's just the exercise portion.
I just was wondering if anyone could tell me a good beginning workout to start out with? Any tips? Thank you so much everyone!:)
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Thanks everyone! I really appreciate the tips. I've had to go back and review some old swimming workouts, so in the new year I will probably start doing those. I'm going to be in the water everyday, I can't stand not swimming, I love it way too much.
I completely blanked on pulls, and definitely need to start back up on those as well as simple kicks.
As for the other workouts, I can't do them. I did biking (BMX racing) for pretty much my whole life, and none of my body can take it anymore, so I'm strictly limited to the pool. At least in the water only my shoulder clicks and doesn't dislocate like it normally does.
Is there an Android app that anyone suggests that you can track your daily results???
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Former Member
Thanks everyone! I really appreciate the tips. I've had to go back and review some old swimming workouts, so in the new year I will probably start doing those. I'm going to be in the water everyday, I can't stand not swimming, I love it way too much.
I completely blanked on pulls, and definitely need to start back up on those as well as simple kicks.
As for the other workouts, I can't do them. I did biking (BMX racing) for pretty much my whole life, and none of my body can take it anymore, so I'm strictly limited to the pool. At least in the water only my shoulder clicks and doesn't dislocate like it normally does.
Is there an Android app that anyone suggests that you can track your daily results???
