I just had a meet and was unhappy with my 50 times...about a second slower than two months ago in both events (free and ***). I swam regularly (2200-3000 three or four times a week), including for the two weeks just prior to the meet, but before that, I took an entire week off (actually, 9 days) for a ski trip to Colorado. Could such a layoff have affected my times all that much, given that I am only swimming sprints?
I'm bringing this thread back up because I'm afraid I've lost my swimming mojo. It's been almost two years since my shoulder surgery and I'm just at the point where I can swim pain-free, but find I just don't feel like getting all my gear together and slogging over to the gym. I get up with good intentions and by the time I've staggered out of bed I'm like, I'll go do something else that doesn't involve getting wet.
Part of me would love to swim again like I did before all this, but it'll take a while before I can swim long and hard and consecutively enough where it's an actual good workout. I think that's what's holding me back, knowing I have a long road ahead just to get to a reasonable fitness level. So if anyone has any advice, I'd love to hear it.
I'm bringing this thread back up because I'm afraid I've lost my swimming mojo. It's been almost two years since my shoulder surgery and I'm just at the point where I can swim pain-free, but find I just don't feel like getting all my gear together and slogging over to the gym. I get up with good intentions and by the time I've staggered out of bed I'm like, I'll go do something else that doesn't involve getting wet.
Part of me would love to swim again like I did before all this, but it'll take a while before I can swim long and hard and consecutively enough where it's an actual good workout. I think that's what's holding me back, knowing I have a long road ahead just to get to a reasonable fitness level. So if anyone has any advice, I'd love to hear it.
