I'm just getting back into the sport after a 25 year layoff. Currently I'm just swimming in a pair of board shorts I have that I wear when we go to the beach etc and a pair of cheap half broken goggles that my 9 y/o son uses. My question is should I start out with a pair of Jammers and see how those work? I am a pretty big guy at 6'2 255 so I'm just wondering how they will fit.
My second question is do people see some improvement in times just from not wearing the board shorts which I assume cause a lot of drag?
I am contemplating entering my first Masters Meet on March 2nd after only 5 swim workouts. I figure might as well be training for something!
Dang dude... y ou dropped 40lbs in 2+ months??? How much yd were you putting in? did you also change your eating habits? I have always been a sprint type of athlete. I sprinted in track and was a long and triple jumper in HS. So i'm starting with the 50 free/br and maybe 100 free.
Last night I decided to try and see how my times were just by timing some 25's and I was able to go under 14 for 25's with just an in the water start so i was happy w that. Felt a lot easier to swim for me going faster than when I would just put a long. I'm nervous to start diving off the blocks since its been 25 years!
Yes it was a big drop over about 12 weeks. I set a calorie goal and stuck to it. I used my fitness pal on my iPad religiously and worked out for about an hour 3-5 mornings a week. My biggest changes were dropping beer(which I love), dairy, and dressings on alads and sandwiches. I also love oatmeal so would use this as my filler food whenever I got hungry. Honestly this was not as tough as it sounds. The swimming gets easier and once your lungs comeback you will see your times dropping. Keep having fun, and enjoy the journey.
Dang dude... y ou dropped 40lbs in 2+ months??? How much yd were you putting in? did you also change your eating habits? I have always been a sprint type of athlete. I sprinted in track and was a long and triple jumper in HS. So i'm starting with the 50 free/br and maybe 100 free.
Last night I decided to try and see how my times were just by timing some 25's and I was able to go under 14 for 25's with just an in the water start so i was happy w that. Felt a lot easier to swim for me going faster than when I would just put a long. I'm nervous to start diving off the blocks since its been 25 years!
Yes it was a big drop over about 12 weeks. I set a calorie goal and stuck to it. I used my fitness pal on my iPad religiously and worked out for about an hour 3-5 mornings a week. My biggest changes were dropping beer(which I love), dairy, and dressings on alads and sandwiches. I also love oatmeal so would use this as my filler food whenever I got hungry. Honestly this was not as tough as it sounds. The swimming gets easier and once your lungs comeback you will see your times dropping. Keep having fun, and enjoy the journey.
